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Contact: Clayton Boyce
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| Nov. 19, 2007 |
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ITLC Names J. Braxton Vick Chairman, Vicki L. Schluter Vice Chair
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Information Technology & Logistics Council of the American Trucking Associations named J. Braxton Vick and Vicki L. Schluter to serve as the council’s first chair and vice chair, respectively, in 2008.
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Braxton Vick
2008 ITLC First Chair
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Vicki Schluter
2008 ITLC Vice Chair
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Vick is the senior vice president of Corporate Planning and Development for Southeastern Freight Lines, a Lexington, S.C., less-than-truckload carrier. Schluter is the vice president of Information Solutions for YRC Worldwide of Overland Park, Kansas.
As new technologies – used to do everything from track freight to automate back-office systems –gain a foothold in daily trucking operations, industry executives must remain focused on forming best practices and serving as a resource to other carriers, said Vick.
He said drawing more attention to the best technology and logistics operations in the industry is among his top priorities as ITLC chairman.
“Our vision is to provide a venue to discuss and learn leading-edge solutions to solve the technical and process problems facing the trucking and logistics industry. Our focus will be on providing our members with information they can take back and put into practice,” said Vick.
Vick and Schluter were announced as the new ITLC chairman and vice chairman at the group’s Nov. 19 board meeting.
“The ITLC can be a great organization for professional development for the motor carrier industry, and I am looking forward to helping develop it to its full potential,” said Schluter.
The Information Technology & Logistics Council of the American Trucking Associations is dedicated to supporting the interests of the trucking industry’s information technology and logistics professionals. ITLC is committed to educating members, developing industry best practices and technology guidelines and providing legislative and regulatory advocacy programs.
The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States.