Each month NPTC President and CEO Gary Petty writes a column in Fleet Owner magazine that focuses on the individuals, companies, best practices, and resources that make private trucking the force that it is in the American economy. Reaching more than 100,000 subscribers, three-quarters of whom are private fleet professionals, this column provides an excellent forum to communicate the value of the private fleet.
Gary Petty | gpetty@nptc.org | Private Fleet Editor for FleetOwner Magazine
Gary Petty has more than 30 years of experience as CEO of national trade associations in the trucking industry. He has been the president and CEO of the National Private Truck Council since 2001.
Be Present to Win
Private fleet managers apply cost-benefit analyses to everything – tires, driver-leasing contracts, on-board technology, equipment buy versus lease…_x000D_
Fleet-a-Foot
The “road” from Supai to Haulapai Hilltop, Arizona, is unpaved, rock-strewn, narrow at points, and very dangerous. More aptly called…
Best Practices
This month, the National Private Truck Council launches its highly innovative “Best Practices Safety Guide” program, an interactive, online safety…
NPTC Institute Gets High Marks
Attention private fleet managers: Mark your calendars for January 15-19, 2005. These are the dates for the next…
The Million Dollar Fleet
The private fleet of Bridgestone-Firestone North American Tire, LCC, is among the top 100 private truck fleets in the U.S…
Texas Pete’s Fleet
The story of Texas Pete Hot Sauce begins at the dawn of the Great Depression in l929. Founder Thad W.…
Learning On-Line
The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) has launched the Fleet Learning Center, a comprehensive on-line training program designed to enhance…
Nothing Runs Like a Deere
Here’s a good example of a private fleet that has grown-and made money. Moline, IL-based Deere & Company has a…
Tax Shakedown
For all practical purposes, the State of Illinois is the trucking capital of the world. On any given day, more…
A Wonderful Life
I received a surprise call one morning this summer from a calm, lovely voice. It was Mrs. John C. White…
Engine Evolution
In the event you haven’t been keeping up on all of the recent press regarding Class 8 emissions regulations, a…
Cream of the Crop
Exceptional people come in all walks of life, but few are more impressive than the drivers in this year’s NPTC…
Farmers’ Fleet
It “links farmers to almost any market in the world,” envisions a “global food economy where every crop will grow…
Small Accident, Big Impact
Before patting itself on the back too hard for having one of the best safety years in company history, the…
Cargo Theft Wake-Up Call
What happens when one of the top private fleets in America has three straight cargo thefts in the span of…
The Truck’s in the Mail
Mail trucks rarely make headline news. Even fewer are the subjects of a police chase shown live on TV. However,…
The Little Store That Could
Eighty-one-year old Walter Hachborn shows up for work every day, still passionately committed to his dream. He is founder and…
Time to Speak Up
The countdown for Sept. 30, 2003 has begun. On this day, the historic Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century…
A History of NPTC
The National Private Truck Council traces its lineage back to l939, when a rift developed between the private fleet and…
The case for UCR
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) and the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) are supporting legislation to change a nearly 40-yr.-old…