Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation

$76,290 Raised During Annual Foundation Fundraisers

IMTA members always show up, especially when it comes to the Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation and the annual auction that take place at the annual Management Conference.

The live auction held during the welcome reception raised $53,000 when attendees blindly bid on twelve prize packages. Shortly after the live auction, the best surprise of the night came when Scott Szymanek, Eldon C Stutsman, won the vintage Louis Vuitton purse raffle drawing and decided to have the auctioneer auction it off to the highest bidder. Once all was said and done, the purse raffle raised $9,840 with $6,000 coming directly from the bidding war.

“I continue to be amazed with the support of our members through the various auctions at the Management Conference. To be able to raise over $76,000 during three auctions is just remarkable. The Foundation has a lot in store for 2023 and we wouldn’t be able to advance our mission without the money raised through these fundraising activities,” said Foundation Board Member Steve Schuster, Schuster Co.

The following day, the LEAD Council’s silent auction raised an additional $13,450 with attendees bidding on 23 donated packages from IMTA members.

Thank you to the

2022 auction winners:

• Adrian Dickey, Dickey Transport • Alan Heyl, Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. • Bill Roth, Truck Country • Chris Hummer, Don Hummer Trucking • Chris Patrick, Cottingham & Butler • Darla Arends, Van Wyk, Inc. • David Riggan, TanTara Transportation Corp. • Don Decker, Decker Truck Line, Inc. • Don Vogt, West Side Transport, Inc. • Doug McCoy, Truck Country • Eric Crall, Panama Transfer • Jeff Wangsness, JMT Trucking Company • Jerry Bender, Midwest Wheel Companies • Dave Neuwohner, All Seasons Trucking • Jody Neuwohner, All Seasons Trucking • John Gile, Truck Country • John O’Halloran, Quality Services Corp. • Mark Crall, Panama Transfer • Mark Olson, Olson Explosives, Inc. • Melinda Anderson, Ennis Corp • Robert Seivert, Panama Transfer • Scott Szymanek, Eldon C Stustman • Steve Schuster, Schuster Co. • Travis Thompson, Thompson Truck & Trailer

Thank you to the

companies who donated to the silent auction:

• Bison USA • Clausen Companies • Cottingham & Butler, Inc. • Decker Truck Line, Inc. • Don Hummer Trucking • Ennis Corp • Fareway Stores, Inc. • GATR Truck Center • Green Products Company • Hirschbach Motor Lines • JT Logistics • PDI/Hy-Vee, Inc. • Ruan Transportation • Schuster Co. • Simon’s Trucking, Inc. • Solar Transport • Sukup Manufacturing Co. • Thompson Truck & Trailer • Truck Center Companies • Truck Country • TrueNorth Companies • US Cargo Control • West Side Transport, Inc.

Foundation President Brenda Neville and the Professional Auctioneer Joe Bair pose with Foundation Board Members Kevin Gass (PDI), Jeff Wangsness (JMT Trucking), Steven Schuster (Schuster Co.), Brad Kohlwes (Argee Transport), Justin Phillip (Simon’s Trucking), and Jack Sawyer (DMTC) Scott Szymanek (Eldon C Stutsman) helps auction the vintage Louis Vuitton that he volunteered to auction off after winning the purse through a raffle drawing.