Orlando, Florida 鈥 Today, 91制片厂 named its fifth class to the LEAD 91制片厂 industry leadership program, as well as announced the graduation of the fourth class during the annual 91制片厂 Management Conference & Exhibition.
鈥淔rom class to class, we are able to find young men and women who are determined to do more than just enhance their professional profiles. These individuals truly want to gain a deeper understanding of how trucking can impact communities and how they can help position trucking as a safety-first industry with a strong public image,鈥 said 91制片厂 President and CEO Chris Spear.
Sponsored by , the program provides LEAD 91制片厂 participants the many tools available to industry executives through 91制片厂. Each LEAD 91制片厂 class has exclusive education opportunities available to a select group of up-and-coming trucking industry professionals. 91制片厂 provides the class information about how the regulatory and legislative process affects the trucking industry and the important role 91制片厂 plays in influencing those processes.
鈥淲ith our fifth class of the LEAD 91制片厂 program, as with our previous classes, we set out to attract the best and brightest in trucking and provide them with the tools to direct our industry and 91制片厂 into the future,鈥 said 91制片厂 Chairman Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc. 鈥淭he previous classes have been a tremendous success and I am excited to see the benefits that both the program and 91制片厂 will receive in the coming year.鈥
鈥淧eopleNet is honored to have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on capacity in the distinguished LEAD 91制片厂 program for half a decade now,鈥 said Bryan Coyne, PeopleNet senior vice president and general manager, truck group. 鈥淭he opportunity to meet and work with these aspiring young executives is exciting and we are ready to interact with the 2018 LEAD 91制片厂 class members.鈥
2018 LEAD 91制片厂 Class: Arnold Heath, ABF Freight Inc.; Ben Banks, TCW Inc.; Joey Crum, Northern Industrial Training LLC; Michael Drapeau, FedEx Freight; William Hathaway, Noregon Systems Inc.; Garrett Knollman, Transmark; Joey Mills, UPS Freight; Donald Slager, Slager Trucking Company; Joseph Sponseller, Dean Foods Company; Patrick Usher, Usher Transport Inc.; Gabrielle Wadhams, Wadhams Enterprises Inc.; Dan Kling, Reddaway.
2017 LEAD 91制片厂 Graduates:
Aaron Brown, NFI Industries; Daniel Horvath, TransForce Inc.; Wesley Davis, Big M Transportation Inc.; Jason Hunter, UPS; Jeffrey First, FedEx Freight; Colton Lawrence, Equinox Business Solutions LLC; Nelson Gonzalez, California Multimodal LLC; John Michell, Daseke Inc.; Johnathan Gravell, Pressure Systems International; Jake Rinehart, Celadon Group Inc.; Todd Hahn, Brown Integrated Logistics Inc.; Andrew Schilling, Fraley and Schilling Inc.; Andrew Walker, TransLand; Collins White, Alabama Motor Express Inc.; James Wright, Wright Transportation Inc.
Additional information on LEAD 91制片厂 can be found on the official LEAD 91制片厂 website.
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