Last week, The American Trucking Association appointed 13 representatives from 10 motor carriers to its 2023 Law Enforcement Advisory Board (LEAB).
LEAB is comprised of ATA members who have previous experience in federal, state, and local law enforcement as current and retired law enforcement officials who have contributed positively to the partnership between trucking and law enforcement organizations across the country. The board was founded in 2021 to advise the ATA Federation on strategies to grow and strengthening relationships between the two groups.
The board is currently 38 members strong and boasts a collective law enforcement experience totaling over 900 years. These members bring a current or previous affiliation to 29 law enforcement entities across the nation.
Fred Fakkema, Zonar Systems Vice President of Safety and Compliance will once again serve as LEAB chairman. Fakkema brings over 25 years of service with the Washington State Patrol with him which he served prior to joining Zonar.
“Last year, we helped advance the ball on truck parking through outreach to state departments of transportation across the country, alerting them to the federal funds available to build out capacity,” said Fakkema. “That issue, in addition to others like human trafficking, aggressive and distracted driving, and marijuana legalization, will remain a top focus of ours in the year ahead.”
Fleet board members include Jeff Ferber, J.B. Hunt (CCJ Top 250, No. 3); Parker Harrison, Old Dominion Freight Line (No. 10); Mike Martin, Old Dominion Freight Line; Jim Kochenderfer, Werner Enterprises (No. 13); Keith Eoff, J.B. Hunt; Mark Riordan, U.S. Auto Logistics; Steve Dowling, Covenant Logistics (No. 41); Dennis Bailey, Walmart; Floyd Dixon, FedEx (No. 1); Joshua Shelton, FedEx; Doug Beebe, American Moving & Storage Inc.; Martin Cepeda, Trancasa USA; and David Guess, Usher Transport.
Other members include Ron Cordova, Zonar Systems; Derek Barrs, HNTB Corporation; Tim Cardwell, National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Assistance Center; Jeffrey Tippit, City of La Porte Police Department; Dana Moore, Texas Trucking Association; John Rigney, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association; Kent Grisham, Nebraska Trucking Association; Will Cole, Montana Trucking Association; Steve Massey, North Carolina Trucking Association; Marc Nichols, Drivewyze; Mark Savage, Drivewyze; John Samis, Delaware State Police; Christopher Vinson, Midlothian Texas Police Department; Rex Railsback, Railsback Hazmat Safety Professionals; Ray Miller, McAnally Wilkins Insurance; Jeff DeVere, DeVere Public Affairs; Rocco Marrari, EBE Technologies; Steve Keppler, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting; Todd Armstrong, Illinois State Police; Jake Elovirta, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA); Gary McCarthy, Aurora Innovation; Kevin Kelley, Missouri State Highway Patrol; Milana Walters, TM Total Consulting and Janice Mulanix, PrePass Safety Alliance.
Source: ccjdigital
