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.
Benchmarking Excellence
Measuring private fleet performance is reaching higher standards of accountability with each passing year. Ten years ago, fleets went through…
Shifting Gears
Headquartered in Naperville, IL, KeHE Distributors LLC (KeHE) distributes natural and organic specialty and fresh products to retailers across the…
Aaron’s Fleet
Aaron’s Inc. is the nation’s leading sales and lease-to-own retailer of furniture, home appliances and accessories, computers, and consumer electronics.…
Tone at the Top
Founded in 1982, Dallas-based Daryl Flood Relocation & Logistics is widely recognized as one of the best diversified transportation businesses…
A Model Convention
Over the past 15 years, the National Private Truck Council’s annual conference has become the centerpiece event and premier marketplace…
The Best People
Since its founding in 1968, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Inc. has expanded through both internal growth and acquisition…
Gold Standard
At its founding and from the time of its charter class graduation in 1993, the National Private Truck Council’s Certified…
Be Remarkable
Founded in 1921, Coborn’s Inc. started as a produce market in Sauk Rapids, MN, and has grown to 52 grocery…
Prime Grade Fleet
Part of a privately held family business of integrated companies started in 1946, American Foods Group provides highly dependable on-time…
A Higher Calling
As disciples of Jesus Christ, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strive to follow the biblical…
Safety by the numbers
The opening general session of this year’s National Safety Conference will highlight a report on a year-long study that just ended. Titled The…
Superior fleet solutions
Three years ago, the privately owned company formerly known as Hickory Springs Manufacturing changed its name to HSM and began…
Sustainable Solutions
UNIFI Manufacturing in Greensboro, NC, is a leading producer of multi-filament POY, textured and staple polyester, nylon-textured yarns, recycled PET…
Better Ingredients
Last year, Papa John’s Pizza celebrated its 30th anniversary and was recognized as # 1 in customer satisfaction among national…
“Best Drivers in America”
By reputation within the industry, working as a truck driver for Walmart’s private fleet has always been viewed as one…
Biggest and Best
This year’s NPTC Annual Conference scheduled for April 26-28 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza and Duke Energy Convention Center is…
Productivity Boost
The National Private Truck Council has joined the Steering Committee of the Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP), a group of…
Premier Safety Culture
Founded nearly 20 years ago, Sentinel Transportation is a national model of exceptionally high safety management standards and operational practices. …
Higher Education
Leading private fleet management practitioners and supplier partners will gather in Jacksonville, FL, January 17-21, 2015, for the Private Fleet…
Raising the Safety Bar
Praxair Inc., which traces its roots to 1907 when it became the first company in North America to commercialize cryogenically…