Members on the Move BY FTN STAFF Bob Schomber retired from Florida


Power & Light Company. Schomber also served as the ATA State Vice President for Florida.


Dick Rechtien recently retired from


Rechtien International and sold the company. Troy Thompson was recently promoted


to Lieutenant Colonel and put in charge of the Florida Highway Patrol, Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement in Tallahassee.


Rex Henderson moved to UPS Freight


as Service Center Manager at the company’s Jacksonville facility. He previously was with AAA Cooper for 30 years.


Tracy Linhart, Director of Safety,


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Premier Beverage Company LLC was awarded the Safety Professional of the Year by the South Florida Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers for continued support to safety in transportation, general industry, and the environment.


Dave Veenema recently joined Sun State


International, after 16 years with Hyundai Translead, handling their dealer network in the US and Canada. Dave is thrilled to have the opportunity to expand Sun State’s trailer presence in the Florida marketplace and is looking forward to making new relationships and contacts in the state of Florida.


Lisa Leatherwood brings over 20 years


of trailer sales experience to the Sun State Team. She is a current member of the Florida Trucking Association including the Technology & Maintenance Council, Safety Management Council and is also on the committee for the Florida Truck Driving Championships. Since Sun State recently became a Fontaine Trailer dealer, Lisa is “eager to explore the opportunities the Fontaine product line can offer our customers!”


Jeff Marple, Southeastern Independent


Delivery Service/Rooms to Go, was recently named the ATA State Vice President for Florida. Marple replaces longtime VP Bob Schomber.


To include your personnel announcement, email brief information to Tisha Keller at tisha@ FLTrucking.org. FTN


Florida Truck News Q1 WINTER 2014


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ATRI’s 34-Hour Restart Study


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Decoding Hours of Service


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