Truckload Carriers Association Honors Members Reaching Membership Milestones in 2011
Seven companies inducted to prestigious Ambassador Club; Reed Trucking Co. recognized for 50 years of membership
San Diego, California:
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has recognized 20 members who have held longtime memberships in the association. Seven of the companies were inducted into the organization’s prestigious Ambassador Club, while the other 13 were recognized for reaching milestones in their membership tenures. The ceremony took place during this morning’s New Member Breakfast, part of TCA’s Annual Convention currently underway at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront and San Diego Convention Center in California.
Reed Trucking Co. of Milton, Del., reached 50 years of membership, for which it receives a crystal globe recognizing its lengthy commitment to TCA. New inductees and companies that moved up to the next level within the Ambassador Club received plaques. Craig Transportation Co. of Perrysburg, Ohio, was the senior member of this group, moving up to the category of 70 years of TCA membership.
“TCA values the many years of affiliation we have had with the members of our Ambassador Club,” said John Kaburick, TCA’s chairman and the president of Earl L. Henderson Trucking Co., Salem, Illinois. “These are the companies that have been with us ‘for the long haul,’ providing their input, time, and expertise for many decades to help define and shape the truckload industry into what it has become today.”
TCA established its prestigious Ambassador Club in 1996 as a way to honor companies that maintain memberships with the organization for 25 years or longer. After their induction, companies are honored every five years for their ongoing commitment to TCA and their industry. Special recognition is bestowed when companies reach the 50- and 75-year marks.
With the addition of the seven newest inductees, there are now a total of 77 companies in TCA’s Ambassador Club. The 2011 honorees are as follows:
| 70 Years Craig Transportation Company Perrysburg, Ohio Lance Craig CEO & President |
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| 60 Years B & T Express, Inc. North Lima, Ohio Howard J. O’Malley, Jr. Chairman
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| 60 Years Dameo Trucking, Inc. Bridgewater, New Jersey Rocque D. Dameo, Sr. President |
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| 55 Years FFE Transportation Services, Inc. Dallas, Texas Russell Stubbs, Sr. Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
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| 55 Years Houff Transfer, Inc. Weyers Cave, Virginia Doug Houff President 55 Years 50 Years |
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| 45 Years Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. St. Cloud, Minnesota Rollie Anderson President |
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| 45 Years CRST International, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa John M. Smith President & Chief Executive Officer |
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| 45 Years D.M. Bowman, Inc. Williamsport, Maryland Donald M. Bowman Chairman |
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| 40 Years Cresco Lines, Inc. Harvey, Illinois Robert Stranczek President |
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| 40 Years Diamond Transportation System, Inc. Racine, Wisconsin Jon Coca Vice President |
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| 40 Years Sammons Trucking Missoula, Montana Tim Burke President 30 Years 25 Years 25 Years |
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| 25 Years Pilot Flying J Knoxville, Tennessee James Haslam Chief Executive Officer |
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| 25 Years Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Phoenix, Arizona Dave Berry Vice President |
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| 25 Years TransCore Beaverton, Oregon David Schrader President |
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| 25 Years U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee Patrick E. Quinn President & Co-Chairman |
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| 25 Years Venezia, Inc. Royersford, Pennsylvania Frank Venezia President |