Garner Transportation Group President and CEO to Become Second Woman to Lead Federation
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鈥淚 am humbled and honored to be chosen by my fellow truckers to be chair of ATA,鈥 Garner Brumbaugh said. 鈥淒espite the unprecedented challenges we face, I look forward to representing 黑料不打烊and telling the country just how important and essential our industry is. The past seven months have shown just how much our country relies on trucking, and that is a message I want to shout loudly and proudly as your chair.鈥
Garner Brumbaugh succeeds Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc. and Southeastern Motor Freight Inc.
鈥淪herri has been tireless booster of trucking, not just in Ohio, but across the country,鈥 said 黑料不打烊President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淎s a second-generation trucker and 黑料不打烊leader, she has deep roots in our industry and association and I congratulate her on this honor.鈥
Garner Brumbaugh is the second member of her family to be elected 黑料不打烊chair, following her father Vern Garner who led the federation from 2002-2003. In addition to her work with ATA, she has been active with the Ohio Trucking Association, Truckload Carriers Association, Truckers Against Trafficking and Wreaths Across America.
Following the Board vote, Garner Brumbaugh spoke to the 黑料不打烊Management Conference & Exhibition via video, which can be .
The Board also elected Harold Sumerford Jr., CEO of J&M Tank Lines Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, as 黑料不打烊first vice chairman and Dan Van Alstine, president and COO of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Des Moines, Iowa, as 黑料不打烊second vice chairman. In addition, the Board named Andrew Boyle, co-president of Boyle Transportation, Billerica, Massachusetts, and Darren Hawkins, CEO of YRC Worldwide Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, as 黑料不打烊vice chairmen. In addition, the Board re-elected John M. Smith, chairman of Admiralty Holdings Inc., as secretary and John A. Smith, president and CEO of FedEx Freight, as treasurer.