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Orlando, Florida – Today, the ����Ӱҵ’ Board of Directors elected Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, as the federation’s 73rd chairman.

“It is a tremendous honor to elected by my fellow ����Ӱҵmembers as their chairman for the coming year,” Manning said. “I look forward to continuing the work of immediate past Chairman Kevin Burch, and all my predecessors as we work to build a bright future for our industry.”

“Dave has a strong and steady voice for our industry,” said ����ӰҵPresident and CEO Chris Spear. “He will be an outstanding representative for our industry and I congratulate him on this honor.”

Manning replaces Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc., as chairman.

“Being ����Ӱҵchairman was the honor of a lifetime,” Burch said. “I’m sure Dave will do an incredible job as chairman and I wish him the best for a great year to come.”

Manning has been an executive with TCW since 1985, helping to grow the company from a single terminal operation to diversified transportation firm with more than 600 employees across the southeastern United States.

Manning has been very active in the ����Ӱҵfederation for many years, including chairing ATA’s Intermodal Carrier Conference and working with the Tennessee Trucking Association as chairman of the state association’s political action committee.

He is also a leader in the intermodal transportation world, having been past chairman of

the Intermodal Association of North America, active in the Tennessee Trucking Association, a boardmember of the Intermodal Interchange Executive Committee and chairman of the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative.

For more on Manning’s history, click .

In addition, the Board elected Barry Pottle, CEO of Pottle’s Transportation, as ����ӰҵFirst Vice Chairman and Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc. as ����ӰҵSecond Vice Chairman. The Board also elected Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, president and CEO of Garner Transportation and Harold Summerford Jr., CEO of J&M Tank Lines Inc., as ����ӰҵVice Chairmen.