NPTC Announces Board Leadership
Alexandria, VA – The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) elected Mike Breeden, Kevin Connors, CTP, Harry Haney, Ken Higgins, John Hinton, David LaPalomento, Bill Patterson, Bruce Perkins, CTP, Matthew Peterson, CTP, and Gary Putman, CTP, to serve on the Board of Directors.
The following were all elected to two-year terms:
Matthew W. Peterson, CTP, of Mack Leasing System, Inc. as Chairman
Harry J. Haney, III of Kraft Foods, Inc. as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
Mike Breeden of Cummins, Inc. representing the Large Volume Supplier Division
Kevin Connors, CTP, of ConAgra Foods, Inc. representing the Medium & Light Duty Division
Ken Higgins of J.F. Fick, Inc. as the National Advisory Board Fleet Representative
John Hinton of Harris Teeter, Inc. representing the Heavy Duty Division
David T. LaPalomento of International Truck and Engine Corporation as the National Advisory Board Allied Representative
Bill Patterson of ADM Trucking, Inc. representing the Heavy Duty Division
Bruce J. Perkins, CTP, of Yorktowne, Inc. as Chairman of the Safety Committee
Gary S. Putman, CTP, of BP as Chairman of the PR/Marketing Committee
Continuing to serve on the NPTC's Board of Directors are:
Michael Parrish of PACCAR Leasing Company as Treasurer
Rick Foster of Wal-Mart Transportation as Secretary and Chairman of the Legislative & Regulatory Advisory Committee
Gary Petty, President & CEO of NPTC, Ex-Officio
Robert S. Abbott of TransForce Services Group representing the Small Volume Supplier Division
Lance Bertram, CTP of Idealease of North America representing the Third Party Provider Division
Richard J. Chavez of Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. representing the Third Party User Division
Haig R. Dikijian, CTP, representing the Medium & Light Duty Division
Tony Jolly, CTP, of General Mills as Chairman of the Membership Committee
Gary A. Kelly of The Schwan Food Company representing the Heavy Duty Division
Debra A. Stone, CTP, of McKee Foods Corporation as Chair of the Conference Planning Committee
Ron Tartt, CTP, of Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC as Chairman of the NPTC Institute Board of Governors
In addition, the following individuals serve in an ex-officio capacity:
Bruce Richards, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada
Leonard Gomez Vargas, Director General, Asociacion Nacional De Transporte Privado, A.C. (Mexico)
About NPTC
NPTC is the only national trade association exclusively representing the interests of corporate and business truck fleet managers. Through NPTC, both fleet and allied members come together to share information that enables them to meet the demands of changing business, safety and regulatory issues as well as competitive challenges. NPTC and its members are working together to shape the future of the private fleet industry.
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