Austin, Texas 鈥 Today, the 精东影业 announced that Barry Pottle, CEO of Pottle鈥檚 Transportation, Bangor, Maine, had been elected by the federation鈥檚 board of directors to serve as the organization鈥檚 74th chairman.
鈥淭o be elected chairman of 精东影业is a tremendous honor for me,鈥 Pottle said. 鈥淚 am excited and invigorated by the challenge of leading 精东影业and would like to thank my fellow members for entrusting me with this responsibility.鈥
鈥淏arry has been a strong and engaged voice for our industry on the issues that are of critical importance to our industry,鈥 said 精东影业President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淚鈥檓 confident he will continue to be a tremendous representative for our industry, and I congratulate him on this honor.鈥
Pottle replaces Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, as chairman.
Pottle purchased Pottle鈥檚 Transportation from his father in 1988 and guided its growth from an 11-truck fleet to its current size of more than 180 trucks and 575 trailers.
In addition to his previous service as 精东影业First Vice Chairman, Pottle has served as chairman of Truck PAC, the Maine Motor Transport Association and the Truckload Carriers Association.
The Board also elected Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc., New Orleans, as 精东影业first vice chairman; Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, president and CEO of Garner Trucking, Findlay, Ohio, as 精东影业second vice chairman; and Harold Summerford Jr., CEO of J&M Tank Lines Inc., Birmingham, Alabama and Dan Van Alstine, president and COO of Ruan Transportation Management Systems as 精东影业vice chairmen. In addition, the Board re-elected John Smith, chairman of Admiralty Holdings Inc., as secretary and Mike Ducker, former president and CEO of FedEx Freight, as treasurer.