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Thursday, March 28, 2024

ATA Reveals This Years America’s Road Team Captains

 The ATA (American Trucking Associations) recently chose their new team of 18 professional truck drivers (called Captains) for the 2019-2020 class of America’s Road Team.

ATA’s President and CEO, Chris Spear, said, “These drivers represent the diverse experiences of the 3.5 million professional drivers across the country and will be able to bring their unique stories to new, critical audiences as part of America’s Road Team. ATA is very excited to begin working with this group of professional, respected drivers and see them continue spreading the positive image of the trucking industry.”

America’s Road Team is an outreach program that was established in 1986 and uses professional truckers to bring light to the importance of trucking to the general public, media, and lawmakers.

“This new class represents everything we strive to promote about our industry and its professionals,” said Elisabeth Barna, ATA’s Senior Advisor and Executive Vice President of Industry Affairs.

The full list of drivers chosen for America’s Road Team is as follows:

  • William C. Bennett III, UPS Freight, Maytown PA
  • Sammy Brewster, ABF Freight, Powder Springs GA
  • Jorge Chavez, Jetco Delivery, Houston TX
  • Timothy Chelette, Big G Express, Murfreesboro TN
  • James Clark, Penske Logistics, Otter Lake MI
  • April Coolidge, Walmart Transportation, Mint Hill NC
  • Scott Davis, ABF Freight, Kearney MO
  • Douglas Frombaugh, FedEx Freight, Carlisle PA
  • William Goins, Old Dominion, Cloverdale IN
  • Billy Hambrick, Werner Enterprises, Yoder WY
  • Russell James, YRC Freight, Bonner MT
  • Gary Martin, FedEx Ground, Galt CA
  • William McNamee, Carbon Express, Christopher IL
  • Tina Peterson, FedEx Ground, Blaine MN
  • Theldorine “Dee” Sova, Prime Inc, Sacramento CA
  • Ronald Vandermark, UPS Freight, Delran NJ
  • Nicolette Weaver, FedEx Freight, New Bloomfield PA
  • Todd Wilemon, ABF Freight, Fulton MS