Harold Sumerford Jr. News Updates

Government, Business

At White House, Biden Touts Trucking’s Workforce Program

WASHINGTON — Standing alongside three Class 8 trucks parked outside the White House, President Joe Biden described a federal apprenticeship program designed to accelerate commercial driver license training as a “key ingredient” to boosting recruitment efforts in trucking.

April 4, 2022
Business

Harold Sumerford Jr. Tirelessly Advocates for Industry

For much of Harold Sumerford Jr.’s adult life, he has risen at 4:30 each morning and worked 11 hours a day, six days a week. But it’s never felt like the daily grind for American Trucking Associations' new chairman.

October 27, 2021
Business

Harold Sumerford Jr. Elected ATA’s 77th Chairman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations closed out its 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition with a celebratory evening after electing Harold Sumerford Jr. as the federation’s 77th chairman.

October 26, 2021