Jeffery Kelley Thompson of Olathe, Kan., who served as an America's Road Team Captain appointed in 2009, died June 20.
July 1, 2021Business, Top 100
NFI Icon Bernard Brown Dies at 96
Bernard Brown, the visionary behind National Freight Inc., one of the oldest trucking companies in the U.S., died Jan. 21 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
January 27, 2021Business
David Parker, Trucking Professional, Marine and Attorney, Dies at 80
David Robert Parker, 80, of Boulder, Colo., died Jan. 16, after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, according to his family. He was a longtime trucking executive and civic leader within American Trucking Associations.
January 21, 2020Business
Ervin Equipment Founder Greg Ervin Dies at 58
Greg Ervin, founder and CEO of Ervin Equipment Inc., died July 18 from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident near Sweetwater, Tenn. He was 58.
July 25, 2019Business
Industry Leader Bill Reed Jr., CEO of Skyline Transportation, Dies
William Reed Jr., CEO of Skyline Transportation and prominent in the trucking industry for advocating for a broad number of issues, died suddenly Dec. 17 at his home in Farragut, Tenn. He was 71.
January 10, 2019Business
Former ATA Chairman Ernest Cox Dies at 89
Ernest Stedman Cox, a former American Trucking Associations chairman and prominent figure in the industry, died Oct. 1. He was 89.
October 4, 2018Business
John Conkin, Longtime Commercial Lender in Trucking, Dies at 62
John Conkin, a longtime commercial lender and supporter of the trucking industry who most recently was managing director at BMO Transportation Finance, died June 3 after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.
June 19, 2018Business
Doyle Coatney, Longtime Owner of Acme Truck Line, Dies at Age 82
Doyle Coatney, the longtime owner and CEO of Acme Truck Line in Gretna, La., died May 1. He was 82.
May 10, 2018Business
Harris Saunders, Truck Leasing Executive, First Trala Chairman, Dies at Age 93
Harris Saunders Jr., the former head of Saunders Leasing System and picked to be the first chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association in 1978, died May 6. He was 93.
May 10, 2018Business, TCA
Jay Kaplan, Owner of Freightway Corp., Dies at 76
Jay Kaplan, who owned the trucking firm his father founded and led industry advocacy groups, died Feb. 24 in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg Township. He was 76.
March 2, 2018