Safety & Maintenance Council (SMC)

It's time to nominate the 2021-2023 Safety & Maintenance Council Officer position of SECRETARY.

Nominations are due June 11, 2021

Send nominations to Kellie Walsh at Kellie@intrucking.org

The IMTA Nominating Comittee is comprised of Past Chairmen and the current Chairman, will meet on October 9th in French Lick, IN to conduct the final vote at the IMTA Annual Meeting.

IMTA Members in good standing with the association and are a member of the Safety and Maintenance Council are eligible for nomination. Once nominations are received, the SMC Officers put forth a slate of candidates for election. Each SMC member will have one vote and it shall be cast electronically.

The SMC Board of Governors consist of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer and Past Chairman. Each position will serve a two-year term. As Governors move up in leadership, the incoming Secretary/Treasurer may alternate between a safety professional and maintenance professional, depending on the previous person’s profession. The Board of Governors shall, between council meetings, represent the full membership. The Board of Governors is empowered with the full authority to take whatever action is deemed proper and necessary and consistent with the objectives of the Council.

Meet Our Safety & Maintenance Council Officers

The goal of the Safety and Maintenance Council (SMC) is to provide membership with the best possible resources to enhance current and future safety and maintenance processes and to recognize members for outstanding safety and maintenance achievements; both on an individual and company basis. The intent is to educate and support membership in order to improve the safety of employees as well as the general public, and to ensure fleets maintenance professionals have the most current information on best practices for fleet maintenance to ensure top operational performance and roadside/scale house inspection results. The council works hard to make sure our members stay up to date on key topics, but always welcome suggestions and member's input on topics.

BOTH Carrier and Allied members are encouraged to join the Safety & Maintenance Council. Join the SMC today at the bottom of this page.

GEORGE GERTH

V.P. Safety, Driver Recruiting, Grammer Logistics

Chair

DARICK UNDERWOOD

Assistant Director of Safety, Carter Express, Inc.

Vice Chair

SHAWN MILLER

President, Assertic, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer

Officers of the Safety & Maintenance Council (SMC) are devoted to advancing safe policies, practices and technology, as well as effective risk management and injury/accident prevention throughout the trucking industry in the State of Indiana through the Indiana Motor Truck Association.

SMC Member Testimonial

"I joined the Safety and Maintenance Council over 10 years ago and continue to attend meetings and workshops regularly to stay up to date on changes in our industry. SMC membership is very affordable at $55 per year and the value that comes out of this membership is priceless."
- Teresa Wade, Asset Management Coordinator, Heritage Transport

Join the Safety & Maintenance Council

SMC membership includes safety meetings every other month and many weigh station visits per year.

You can sign up online or download the brochure for a hard copy application. Once received, the application will be reviewed and an invoice for Annual SMC Dues ($55/yr) will be sent to the email address provided.

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Current SMC Members

First	Last	Company
Todd	Abke	Magnum Express
Cynthia	Able	ITI
Mike	Addison	ITI
Jeff	Ayers	RAF Transport
Curt	Ballard	Heritage Transport, LLC
April	Bassett	Venture Logistics
Aaron	Baute	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Amanda	Boehlke	AG Trucking, Inc.
Jodie	Brill	Hoosier Equipment Service, Inc.
Clark	Brown	Schneider
Heidi	Brumback	Hoosier Equipment Service, Inc.
Jonathan	Burkert	Liquid Transport LLC.
Todd	Carrier	Protective Insurance Company
Fred	Caudillo	RG Transport, LLC
Kevin	Coley	General Truck Sales
Kalvin	Cook	Online Transport, Inc.
Deidre	Davis	Venture Logistics
Jeff	Davis	Hudson Insurance Company
Mark	Davison	SIRVA
Steven	Day	Hoosier Air Transport, Inc.
Percy	Donnells	RAF Transport
Mike	Driver	M & M Transport Services, Inc.
Gretchen	Duncan	Online Transport, Inc.
Len	Dunman	Mercer Transportation Co., Inc.
Jim	Fairfield	Carter Logistics, LLC
Thomas	Flaten	Thorn Valley Enterprises
Dillon	Foxx	Jason Jones Trucking Inc.
Houston	Gehring	Heritage Transport, LLC
George	Gerth	Grammer Logistics
Matt	Goller	NETS Trailer Leasing & Sales
Larry	Greenlee	Circle Logistics, Inc.
David	Griffin	Indy Specialized Transport, Inc.
Steven	Groth	Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Charles	Harper	Midwestern Insurance Alliance
Parker	Harrison	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Jared	Hartley	Switzer Tank Lines, Inc.
Ryan	Harvey	McGriff Insurance Services
Scott	Herrenbruck	Atlas Van Lines, Inc.
John	Holland	WalMart Transportation
Jim	Hopwood	Zurcher Tire Logistics, Inc.
Mary	Hygh	National Transportation Consultants
Anthony	Johnson	Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Camden	Johnson	Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Zachary	Johnston	Switzer Tank Lines, Inc.
Jeff	Kaps	Baylor Trucking, Inc.
Edward	Kelley Jr	Rush Truck Centers
Mike	Kelly	FedEx Ground
Dean	Kinnett	Switzer Tank Lines, Inc.
Garrett	Knollman	Transmark Logistics
Hannah	Krontiris	Venture Logistics
Rick	Kruze	Paddack's Heavy Transport & Wrecker Service
Jake	Leitzman	Heritage Transport, LLC
Larry	Limp	LNL Trucking Inc.
Steve	Lovelady	IMMI
Kris	Maczollek	Schneider
Jerry	Mastin	Carter Logistics, LLC
Becca	Matthews	Tenstreet
Ry	McCormick	Bestway Express, Inc.
Scott	McKenzie	Best-One of Indy
Terry	McKinney	Magnum Express
Ayron	McLochlin	Omnitracs, LLC
Jim	Merrifield	RAF Transport
Erin	Merrill-Macy	Creekside Testing & Compliance
Shawn	Miller	Assertic, LLC
Shawn	Miller	Grammer Logistics
James	Milstone	Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC
Don	Mueller	Planes Moving and Storage of Indianapolis, Inc.
Donna	Nelson	Great West Casualty Company
Kristy	Neukam	Meyer Logistics, Inc.
Jerry	Ogle	Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Jason	Paauwe	WABCO North America, LLC
Michael	Poiter	Omnitracs, LLC
Michael	Posz	Fraley & Schilling
Peggy	Ramseyer	Moo Juice Express, Inc.
Barb	Randall	CPC Logistics, LLC
Gerald	Reeder	Howmet Transport Services, Inc.
Jeremy	Reymer	DriverReach, LLC
Lance	Riegle	Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Kasey	Riggen	Neier, Inc.
Mike	Rightmyer	M&K Truck Centers
Kelly	Ritter	J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Jessica	Robinson	Heritage Transport, LLC
Brian	Runnels	Reliance Partners
Daniel	Rutherford	Buchanan Hauling & Rigging, Inc.
Doug	Scott	Carter Logistics, LLC
Josh	Shaffer	Online Transport, Inc.
David	Sharpe	Switzer Tank Lines, Inc.
Greg	Shipman	Vertical Alliance Group, Inc.
Michael	Shipman	Vertical Alliance Group, Inc.
Erica	Shoop	Millennial Transport Services, LLC
Joe	Sluss	Heritage Transport, LLC
Paul	Smerage	Boss Truck Shops, Inc.
Jim	Stetnish	Carter Logistics, LLC
Kyle	Stumpf	Great West Casualty Company
Marilyn	Surber	Tenstreet
Montford	Switzer	Switzer Tank Lines, Inc.
Ben	Tiemeyer	RAF Transport
Madison	Tomey	Rush Truck Centers
Roger	Tucker	Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Chris	Turner	RG Transport, LLC
Darick	Underwood	Carter Logistics, LLC
Matt	Van Scyoc	Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Teresa	Wade	Heritage Transport, LLC
Doug	Warnke	Carter Logistics, LLC
Derick	Welch	FedEx Ground
Brendan	Williams	ITI
Stephanie	Wilson	Neier, Inc.
Matt	Wise	Great West Casualty Company
Brad	Witkowski	Hoosier Air Transport, Inc.
William	Wright	XPO Logistics

Past Chairs

Year - First Last, Company (at the time)
2000 - Brad McDonald, Certified Venture
2001 - Dennis Anness, Kid Glove Services
2002 - William Davis, Transit Group
2003 - Tim Wiseman, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light & Hanson
2004 - Shannon Schlotter, Hiner Transport, Inc.
2005 - Jim Fairfield, RG Transport
2006 - Fred Whiteley, FedEx Express
2007 - Lance Riegle, Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
2008 - Lance Riegle, Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
2009 - Bob Hutson, Stone Belt Freight Lines
2010 - Woody Atwood, Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
2011 - Angela Switzer, Switzer Transportation Companies, Inc.
2012 - Nathan Keith, Jackson Oil & Solvents
2013 - Fred Marsicano, Triple Crown Services
2014 - Brian Runnels, Online Transport System, Inc.
2015 - Barb Conley, Horizon Freight Lines, Inc.
2016 - Anthony Johnson, Marvin Johnson & Associates, Inc.
2017 - Mike Kelly, FedEx Ground
2018 - Mike Kelly, FedEx Ground
2019 - George Gerth, Grammer Logistics