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Fleet Advantage

Fleet Advantage is Proud to Announce Three Female Leader Recipients of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 3rd Annual Women in Supply Chain Award

Award Honors Top Female Supply Chain Leaders and Executives Whose Accomplishments, Mentorship and Examples Set a Foundation for Women In All levels of a Company’s Supply Chain Network

Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing, and life cycle cost management (LCCM), announced today that Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Katerina Jones, Senior Fleet Transaction Analyst and Project Manager, Jackie Jacobs, CLFP, and Marketing Manager, Elizabeth Gomez, were recipients of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2022 Women in Supply Chain Award.

Every year, the Women in Supply Chain Award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. This year’s list includes individuals across multiple industries, including trucking and transportation, who have all helped supply chain clients and the supply chain community at large prepare to meet many of today’s—and tomorrow’s—challenges.

WALPOLE INC.

Ryan Walpole, Director of Maintenance and Purchasing

Some people fall into trucking, and others grow up in it. As a fourth-generation “trucker” Ryan Walpole has spent his entire life caring deeply about trucking and wanting to see the industry succeed. But more than that, he wants people outside of the world of trucking to understand and care about it too. When he’s at work he’s the director of maintenance and purchasing for family-owned and -operated Walpole Inc., and when he’s not at work he’s proudly representing the industry.

He is a graduate of the American Trucking Associations’ LEAD class — a program designed to develop the next generation of trucking leadership, sits on the Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organization, and is actively involved in the Florida Trucking Association. He’s a board member, the founding member of the association’s 2.0 Leadership class — which supports emerging leaders in the industry, and serves as FTA’s vice president to the ATA.

Source: Originally published in Heavy Duty Trucking, Oct. 11, 2022, https://www.truckinginfo.com/10182982/ meet-the-2022-hdt-emerging-leaders

Lake Trucking

Based on the performance of Lake Trucking Company’s freight transportation operations, EPA has named your company a 2022 SmartWay High Performer for the second year in a row. Lake is rated in the top 10 out of 4000 SmartWay members for 2022.

For the sixth year, EPA will publish a list of SmartWay High Performers, and I’m pleased that Lake Trucking Company made the list. A complete list of all 2022 SmartWay High Performers, and the criteria for making

The Business Growth Awards Program, presented by Cascade Capital Corporation, recognized TDI and the other honorees that have achieved superior growth in sales and/or employment over the past five years at the Business Growth Awards on October 18, 2022, at John S. Knight Center. All were also featured in a special editorial report in the October edition of Smart Business Northeast Ohio

$10,000 to Local Teachers

the list, are available on the SmartWay website: https://www.epa.gov/smartway/ smartway-high-performer-lists.

“We are working very hard to reduce our carbon footprint as a company. We have reduced it by 45 percent in the last 5 years. “– Ted Brozanski, owner, president/COO, Lake Trucking

You can view, print, and save your SmartWay High Performer Acknowledgement using the SmartWay Portal. You can login into the SmartWay Portal by going to https://app4. erg.com/smartwayweb/portal/login.cfm and entering the email address of your SmartWay Working Contact or Executive Contact and your company’s SmartWay ID: 01030524. For security purposes, enter the four-digit random number displayed into the empty box below it. The Working or Executive contact will receive an email from SmartWay with a secure link to the Partner Portal. Once you have logged into the SmartWay Portal, select the “High Performer Acknowledgement” option, which will display the document in your browser as a PDF file.

Again, congratulations. EPA commends Lake Trucking Company for its continued efforts as a SmartWay Partner and its contribution to a more efficient, productive, and sustainable freight industry.

If you have any questions or suggestions about SmartWay’s High Performer recognition, please contact Joann Jackson-Stephens at (734) 214-4276 or jackson-stephens.joann@epa.gov.

TOTAL DISTRIBUTION, INC.

TDI was recognized for the 2022 Family Business Achievement Award with the other honorees at the Family Business & Business Longevity Conference on September 29, 2022, and featured in a special editorial report in the September edition of Smart Business Northeast Ohio

“On behalf of Total Distribution, Inc, we are so grateful for all of our employees that have demonstrated their dedication and exceptional skills, and became part of our family,” said Doug Sibila. “Having such incredible employees is the key to the success of family-owned businesses. We are so honored to receive these awards.”

Douglas Sibila, a third-generation family member and President and CEO of TDI, has first-hand experience in knowing what it takes for a family business to become successful. In 1914, Ray Sibila purchased the company in Massillon, OH as a moving. Today, TDI operates in eight states, with 47 different warehouses dedicated to providing 3PL services that specialize in handling chemicals, plastics, food grade, and consumer goods. Throughout the years, the Sibila family has been active in many community services. Whether it is volunteering or sitting on boards in the community or in trade associations, they have had continuous representation and leadership roles in local development agencies for decades. These include the Stark Development Board Team NEO, The Massillon Development Foundation, American Trucking Association, Stark County Port Authority, Stark State College, The Boy Scouts of America and NEOTEC – just to name a few.

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The start of a new school year brings excitement for students, parents, and teachers. But in the midst of the excitement, teachers usually themselves digging deep into their personal pockets to purchase classroom supplies.

Four State Freightliner’s mission statement specifies that the company has a responsibility to be good stewards and leaders. Recognizing the teachers’ need for assistance, Four Star Freightliner wanted to honor its commitment to the communities where its businesses are located which includes seven cities in three states.

Jerry Kocan Four Star Freightliner’s dealer principal, authorized the donation of more than $10,000 worth of gift cards to local teachers in school systems near Montgomery, Dothan, Valley, Ala., Albany, Valdosta, Tifton, Ga., and Midway, Fla. Forty-two teachers were selected in total, and each given a $250 gift card.

Kocan’s goal was to help local teachers and students, but to also honor educators in his own family that made an impact on so many people.

My wife’s grandfather, Stacey Hughes was a teacher and principal,_Kocan recalls. “His daughter and my mother-in-law, Bonnie Ely was an educator and so was my godmother, Charlotte Sirianni know the personal dedication that it takes in the way of time, resources, and their own money to supply their classrooms.”

Laura Hartley who is entering her 15th year of teaching, said she thankful for what she describes as “much needed help.

“School funding is always limited, and a lot of the expense of classroom supplies and cleaning products fall on the teachers and parents,” Hartley said. “Having this help from Four Star Freightliner will do so much with providing a safe, clean environment for the students along with the supplies they need to learn and enjoy learning.”

Total Distribution, Inc. (TDI) has been honored with a 2022 Business Growth Award and Family Business Achievement Award by Smart Business Magazine.

Four Star Freightliner

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Teachers completed a form online and were randomly selected as winners. Four Star was also able to help teachers who have a personal connection to Four Star Freightliner. Visit us online at www.fourstarfreightliner.com.