For Immediate Release
May 4, 2016
For Information Contact:
Gary Petty, NPTC
703-838-8876
NPTC Honors 59 Certified Transportation Professionals® (CTP)
ARLINGTON, VA – Fifty-nine transportation professionals achieved the prestigious designation of Certified Transportation Professional® (CTP) by the NPTC Institute, the educational and professional certification arm of the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). The graduates were honored during a ceremony at the Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 24-26, 2016 in Cincinnati.
Since the CTP designation was first introduced in 1993, nearly 1,550 fleet and transportation professionals have earned the right to add CTP after their name. CTPs are raising industry standards, and in turn, increasing the respect and prestige of the fleet and transportation profession.
“These new Certified Transportation Professionals, have demonstrated the knowledge and ability to understand complex operational and regulatory issues, identify and evaluate potential costs and savings, and develop systems and practices that best meet their company’s transportation needs and objectives,” said Mari Roberts, CTP, Chair of the NPTC Institute Board of Governors that oversees the program and Director, LD&T Dallas Metroplex, Frito-Lay, Inc.
“The CTP designation is a benchmark of excellence earned by a special few, but available to any fleet or transportation specialist will to make the necessary commitment of dedicated effort.”
Each year, Fleet Owner magazine sponsors the CTP Top Graduate Award. This year’s Top Graduate was presented to Joe Sponseller, CTP, Data Analyst with Dean Foods.
In addition to Sponseller, the following individuals represent the CTP Class of 2016:
| David Bement, Idealease
Abhishek N. Bharadwaj, Alcoa Wheel Products Les Chimko, VitalAire Canada Todd J. Comer, Perdue Farms Joseph B. Cosenza, Jr., CPC Logistics Michael Allan Crawford, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products Mark Cunningham, J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Thomas Detweiler, Pepsi Beverages Company Joseph M. Dilley, Sr., Oldcastle/Allied Building Products Conrad B. Eastin, II, Castellini Group of Companies Gino Fontana, Transervice Logistics David Fortener, Papa John’s International, Inc. Jarrid Frye, SmartDrive Systems, Inc. Tim Giddens, PeopleNet Lavonne Anne Gillies, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products Robert Goldstein, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products Debra Gonneville, Shaw Industries Sara Hahn, PeopleNet Kirby Hargis, LSP Transport, LLC Christopher S. Hepler, Element Fleet Management Ronald Hoffman, Kellogg Company Justin D. Honeycutt, Penske Truck Leasing Penelope Hoover, Maines Paper & Foods Service, Inc. Carrie Johnson, Perdue Farms Laura Johnson, NIC Federal Ronny Jones, J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Steven D. Kalnitzky, TMW Systems, Inc. Stephen Katona, Fleet Advantage Troy M. Kays, Sr., Papa John’s International, Inc. Allister Kendall, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products |
Darren King, Lytx, Inc.
Kevin Kure, Idealease, Inc. Charles Raymond Larkin, III, Lytx, Inc. Steven J. Lawrence, Meritor WABCO Christy Lemoine, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products Sean Mack, CVS Health Amy Mason, The Mennel Milling Company Peter Mastrodomenico, Cumberland Farms Jeff Mills, Fleet Advantage Jeff Neil, Penske Truck Leasing Kelly Newsome, Hill-Rom Company, Inc. Peter E. Norem, Penske Truck Leasing David M. Nye, Pepsi Beverages Company Jeffrey Packett, Hittman Transport Services Michelle B. Reynolds, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products Nathan W. Rhoads, Pepsi Beverages Company Jim Rice, Lytx, Inc. Amanda Romanowsky, NEP Broadcasting Andrei Sakalouski, PeopleNet Jessica Savage, Mack Trucks Joe Sponseller, Dean Foods Josh Taylor, Sherwin-Williams Company Lauren E. Underwood, Oldcastle/Allied Building Products John C. Van Geest, John Deere Canada, ULC Kenneth R. White, Perdue Farms Chris Whitehurst, Walgreen Oshkosh Jerry A. Widner, Jr., HSM Solutions Michael T. Williams, AmeriQuest Transportation Service Rodney Wilson, Walgreen Oshkosh |
The CTP 2016 Graduating Class
2016 CTP Top Graduate Joe Sponseller, CTP
Data Analyst, Dean Foods
About NPTC
Founded in 1939, the National Private Truck Council is the only national trade association exclusively representing the interests of the private truck industry and corporate/business private truck fleet management. With an actively engaged leadership team of Board representatives, member volunteers and staff, NPTC in the past decade has grown significantly to serve a rising professional class of private fleet practitioners meeting the challenges of modern corporate transportation. NPTC is the leading learning resource center, government affairs advocate, and business networking culture for America’s top private fleet and supplier member companies. The Council produces benchmarking, best practices, and economic data reports on the private fleet market; administers the highly regarded Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) training program, and conducts some of the most successful events in the trucking industry including the Annual Conference and Trade Show, the Private Fleet Management Institute, and the National Safety Conference. For more information about the Council’s activities and programs, visit our website at nptc.org.