TMC’s Best of the Best Gather for Annual Wheel Master Meeting Marty Ott Honored as 2018 Recipient
Back row, left to right: Alan Wiegard, Kevin Dinsdale, Brian Eley, Louis Steele II, Matt Bohl, Mark Skeen, Marvin Hayes, Danny Cagle, Derek Boykin, Larry Brown, Mike LaVigne. Front row, left to right: Roger Dannen, Dick Wyatt Jr., John Wheeler, Russ Allen, Harrold Annett, Marty Ott, Herb House, Les Bohlken, George Calore, Jeff Wisgerhof
in an already remarkable fleet TMC’s annual Wheel Master of drivers. Each year a driver is honored with the Wheel Master Meeting took place distinction based on years of Saturday, March 23rd at TMC’s service with the company, safe headquarters in Des Moines, driving record and overall quality Iowa. The meeting brought of performance, and Marty’s in Wheel Masters both past positive attitude, hard work and present, and also served and dedication to his Black and as a platform to induct the Chrome family over the years newest Wheel Master into the has earned him this notable prestigious order. distinction. The recipient of the 2018 Wheel Master award was Marty Ott, who with 16 years of service and nearly 2 million safe driving miles, humbly accepted the award before a room of his peers and TMC management. The annual award is the highest driver honor given at TMC, and was created as a way to recognize the best of the best
The Pittsburgh native says he was born for the road. Marty comes from a long line of overthe-road truck drivers, and when he came to TMC back in 2003, he found his niche. Marty continues to embrace the lifestyle, describing himself as a hands on, “in the trench” type of guy. He worked in construction for several years before getting
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into trucking, where he finds that it is the challenges the job brings, whether it be the terrain, the weather or the diversity of loads, that makes it rewarding. Marty was named Driver of the Second Quarter in 2016, and in
