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Saturday, October 12, 2024

TCA gets new president

 

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. โ€“ A trucking publisher is taking over the leadership of a major US industry association.

As a result of Chris Burruss resigning in June, The Truckload Carriers Assosication (TCA has chosen BRAD BENTLEY to serve as President.

Following graduation from journalism school, Bentley spent six years in driver recruitment advertising sales and 15 years as a publisher of a trucking publication. He also worked as editorial director for Randall-Reilly.

โ€œBrad is a bright, creative, โ€˜roll-up-your-sleeves and earn your stripes kind of guyโ€™ who knows truckingโ€™s issues, companies, and people, said TCA Chairman Shepard Dunn. โ€œWith his outstanding communication skills, thereโ€™s no doubt he will make a positive impact on TCAโ€™s members, programs, and sponsorships. I feel confident he will be a natural fit with our organization.โ€

Bentley is already familiar with the organization. He sits on the TCAโ€™s board of directors, is a member of its recruitment and retention human resources committee and has served as co-chair of the TCAโ€™s image and communications policy committee.

โ€œIโ€™m honored to have been selected. Itโ€™s a life-changing deal for me,โ€ said Bentley. โ€œMy career has been about creativity and collaboration, and Iโ€™m a big networker, so youโ€™ll see me out there โ€˜beating the streetsโ€™. Iโ€™m planning to offer the TCA members a value-driven agenda.โ€