New NPTC board members

The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) has announced the election of several new members to serve two-year terms on its board of directors.

These persons are:

• 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
• Haig R. Dikijian, CTP, representing the Medium & Light Duty Division
• Rick Foster of Wal-Mart Transportation as secretary and chair of the Legislative & Regulatory Advisory Committee
• Jeffrey P. Jaeger, CTP, representing the Heavy Duty Division
• Tony Jolly, CTP, of General Mills as chairman of the Membership Committee
• Debra A. Stone, CTP, of McKee Foods Corp. as chair of the Conference Planning Committee

  Continuing to serve on the board of directors are:

• Matthew W. Peterson, CTP, of Mack Leasing System, Inc. as chairman
• Harry J. Haney, III of Kraft Foods, Inc. as vice chair/chair-elect
• Michael Parrish of Paccar Leasing Co. as treasurer
• Gary Petty, president & CEO of NPTC, ex-officio
• 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 Corp. 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
• Ron Tartt, CTP, of Bridgestone/Firestone NA Tire LLC as chairman of the NPTC Institute Board of Governors