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.
The Secret Sauce
Sentinel Transportation has been one of the nation’s top private fleets for nearly 25 years. From its beginning, the company…
Josh and Michele
The trucking industry’s struggle to attract young people to a truck driving career is an “old story.” Truck drivers tend…
A Rewarding Journey
In 2018, NPTC’s Certified Transportation Professional® (CTP) program, now sponsored by J.J. Keller & Associates, will celebrate its 25th anniversary…
Gratifying Work at Berry Global
BERRY GLOBAL INC. is a global manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products with over 130 manufacturing locations worldwide and…
Golub Growing Younger Drivers
Established in 1932, Golub Corp. is a regional grocery chain covering six states in the Northeast with a well-earned reputation for…
Benchmarking Excellence
The 2017 Benchmarking Survey Report paints the picture of a private fleet community that is resilient, flexible, and committed to…
Eyes Wide Open on Safety
NPTC’s National Safety Conference, which is scheduled for Sept. 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency Dulles Hotel near Washington Dulles International…
A Farmer’s Life Deferred
Early on in life, Gary Strausbaugh, a top expert private fleet manager and NPTC’s highly respected and beloved volunteer leader,…
Smarter About Costs
Dean Foods’ executive Mike Ahart ranks as one of the nation’s top practitioner experts on corporate fleet financial management and…
Time-Sensitive Deliveries
Started in 1949 as a small family business, American Proteins has grown to become the international source for processing allied…
Truck Pilots of Tomorrow
In the recently published book titled Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead, authors Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman predict that…
NPTC 2017
The NPTC 2017 Annual Education Management Conference & Exhibition will be filled with the largest and most comprehensive array of…
All-Star Driver
“Growing up on a 300-acre farm in Pennsylvania, I watched my dad operate trucks all the time. In addition to…
School of Private Fleets
Over the past decade, the National Private Truck Council has developed a master plan to provide private fleet management practitioners…
Driver Data Aggregation
Recognized as Number One in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index among national QSR-pizza chains for 15 of…
Teamwork and Loyalty
Organized in 1899, VF Corp. is a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and accessories with more than 30…
Making the Business Case
Entering its 180th year in business, Moline, IL-based Deere & Co. operates a successful private fleet consisting of 110 power…
Benchmarking Report
Results from NPTC’s 2016 Benchmarking Survey Report published last month provide an inside look into the differentiating performance qualities that…
Cost-of-Service Experts
With $2.7 billion in annual sales, Chicago, IL-based Hill-Rom Inc. is a leading provider of medical technologies for the health…
Standards for Bigger Stakes
Road congestion, eroding, unsafe roads and highways with insufficient lanes for high traffic volume, and dangerous bridges are at epidemic…