MOVES AND NEWS
Update on people and places in FTA membership
In March 2021, Matt Petersen, CTP, Vice President, Florida Kenworth, joined CSM Companies leading their recent Kenworth Truck dealership acquisitions in Orlando, Lakeland and Tampa, Florida. Matt is responsible for leading his Florida dealership teams in truck sales, parts, and service operations. He also was recently awarded the Dan Smith Lifetime Achievement Award from NPTC recognizing his contributions to the private fleet community. The award is given each year to an individual who has shown significant leadership and who serves as an exemplary model for future private fleet professionals. Every year, Faith Baptist Church hosts a Bar B Q fundraiser in June to support its summer youth programs. This year, AGX Freight gave the church event an added boost by purchasing 40 dinners for Beaches Habitat for Humanity families. AGX reached out to BEAM to find out if there was a community partner in the Beaches area that might appreciate a hot meal. BEAM Food Bank Manager, Meagan Anderson, suggested that AGX contact Beaches Habitat for Humanity and the groundwork was laid for a plan to have Faith Baptist Church deliver Bar B Q dinners to Beaches Habitat 24 | SUMMER 2021
AGX supporting Beaches Habitat for Humanity (Top) AGX with Jacksonville Transportation Club (bottom)
on June 11. AGX Freight also cohosted the 11th annual Children’s Safe Passage (CSP) Charity Golf Tournament. AGX Freight recently announced its expansion to the Houston,
FLORIDA TRUCK NEWS
Texas port market with a new association with Texico Transport, and its principals, Pete and Maribel Ybarra. The Houstonbased firm becomes the 20th agency to join the AGX network
