Study Group: TL and LTL Services Experts(?)
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President
Rigley Financial Corporation
James Butler is the Managing Director of Rigley Financial, LLC, and the Senior Partner for Rigley Capital, LLC, an Illinois-based origination and consulting firm specializing in providing advisory services to Municipal, Governmental-Issues, Consumer, Energy, Commercial, and Mortgage industry-related...
Jay ThompsonPresident and General Manager
Transportation Business Associates
Jay Thompson is the President and General Manager at Transportation Business Associates, a firm providing planning and marketing consulting services to top-name shippers; trucking companies; financial institutes; industry suppliers; and truck, trailer, and engine manufacturers. Mr. Thompson has more...
Executive Vice President of Maintenance,Purchasing
Arrow Trucking Co
James Cade is Executive Vice President of Maintenance and Purchasing at Arrow Trucking. Mr. Cade is responsible for managing the vehicle assets of the company and purchasing, maintaining, and disposing of used equipment. He is also responsible for fuel management for the company. Mr. Cade has more than...
John Coates, Sr.President and Chief Executive Officer
The Fennimore Group
John Coates is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Fennimore Group; a firm providing consulting services on change management, process management, business launch management, and contract management operations in the intermodal logistics industry. Mr. Coates has more than 35 years...
Senior Vice President
Southland International Trucks Ltd.
Ronald Stephenson is a Senior Vice President at Southland International Trucks Ltd. Previously, Mr. Stephenson was a key market manager at International Truck and Engine (subsidiary of Navistar) General Sales Manager for multiple site Peterbilt dealerships and Vice President of Cummins Engine Co. distributorship....
Thomas JacksonDirector of Market Research & Analysis
Estes Express Lines, Inc.
Thomas Jackson is Director of Strategic Marketing and Research at Estes Express Lines, the largest private LTL carrier in the US. Mr. Jackson is responsible for conducting industry and market analysis, and providing business intelligence for strategic marketing and corporate sales growth. He has more...
David BeatsonChief Executive Officer
Ascent Advisors
David Beatson is CEO of Ascent Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm serving the supply chain, transportation, and logistics industry. He also serves as the CEO of GlobalWare Solutions a privately held digital and physical supply chain management company. Mr. Beatson has over 28 years of transportation,...
Thom WilliamsPrincipal & Managing Director
AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co.
Thom Williams is the Principal & Managing Director at AmherstAlphaAdvisors Co. Mr. Williams is a recognized expert in the operational, financial, and technology issues key to profitability in the commercial freight transportation (trucking, intermodal, & ocean-marine) and corporate logistics sectors....
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In Mr. Brown’s Washington Post source article, he correctly points out how everyone’s perspective may change differently as the price of oil increases, but change it will. And as people begin to understand that much of the current 4% to 5% increase they see in the cost of goods can be attributed to...
After 67 years of service, Michigan-based Alvan Motor Freight is ceasing operations and will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A Teamsters-covered carrier, Alvan is the latest victim of the brutal operating and cost environment facing all U.S. trucking companies. Alvan President...
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