Press Release

Sherri Garner Brumbaugh Elected 76th 91Ƭ Chair

Oct 28, 2020

Garner Transportation Group President and CEO to Become Second Woman to Lead Federation

Arlington, Virginia – Today, the Board of Directors of 91Ƭ elected Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, president and CEO of Garner Transportation Group, Findlay, Ohio, the 76th chair of the nation’s leading trucking industry association.

“I am humbled and honored to be chosen by my fellow truckers to be chair of 91Ƭ,” Garner Brumbaugh said. “Despite the unprecedented challenges we face, I look forward to representing 91Ƭ 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.”

Garner Brumbaugh succeeds Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc. and Southeastern Motor Freight Inc.

“Sherri has been tireless booster of trucking, not just in Ohio, but across the country,” said 91Ƭ President and CEO Chris Spear. “As a second-generation trucker and 91Ƭ leader, she has deep roots in our industry and association and I congratulate her on this honor.”

Garner Brumbaugh is the second member of her family to be elected 91Ƭ chair, following her father Vern Garner who led the federation from 2002-2003. In addition to her work with 91Ƭ, 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 91Ƭ 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 91Ƭ first vice chairman and Dan Van Alstine, president and COO of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Des Moines, Iowa, as 91Ƭ 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 91Ƭ 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.