Cameron KizzireHomeAbout the AwardThe Technology and Maintenance Career Leadership Award is earned throughout a career of dedication to professionalism and excellence in fleet maintenance management. Candidates are selected by the CCJ editorial staff from open nominations. Recipients are those able to demonstrate substantial accomplishments, involvement, leadership and contributions to the profession. Professional and personal integrity, and a candidate’s […]December 15, 2011HomeAgenda2020 Preliminary Agenda Sunday, February 23, 2020 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception Grand Ballroom, North Tower Level M4 Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center 8:00 p.m. Awards Dinner Grand Ballroom, North Tower Level M4 Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center Welcome Recognition of Past Recipients Editorial Comments Dinner Award Presentation Acceptance of the 2020 Award Closing […]December 15, 2011Career Leadership Award2011 Recipient, Carl P. TappCarl P. Tapp, CDM/E Vice President Of Maintenance, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. By his own admission, Carl Tapp, vice president of maintenance for P.A.M. Transportation Servies, Inc., is most comfortable working behind the scenes to move both the Tontitown, Ark.-based company and the trucking industry as a whole forward. But throughout Tapp’s long and varied […]December 15, 2011Career Leadership Award2010 Recipient, Mike JeffressMike Jeffress Vice President, Maintenance, Maverick Transport A native of Fayette, Mo., Mike Jeffress’s career in vehicle maintenance began at about age 11 when he first spent a summer as a go-fer for H & S Auto Repair, where his father Willard worked. Willard later became part owner in the business, which became H & […]December 15, 2011Career Leadership Award2009 Recipient, Ronald Lee SzapacsRonald Lee Szapacs Maintenance Specialist, Air Products & Chemicals Ron Szapacs was the youngest of three children, following brother Joe and sister Jan. Born in 1945. Ron grew up in the small town of Slatington, Pa. As a child, he was involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, played football, ran track and was a […]December 15, 2011Career Leadership Award2008 Recipient, Peggy FisherPeggy J. Fisher Tire Stamp, Inc. Peggy Fisher originally was a “Jersey girl.” She was born and raised in Westfield, N.J. — the fifth child in Bertha and Alvin Fisher’s brood of five girls and one boy. As a tomboy, her favorite activities were catching frogs and salamanders, climbing trees and beating up neighborhood boys. […]December 15, 2011Career Leadership Award2007 Recipient, Lew FlowersLew Flowers Manager of Vehicle Maintenance, U.S. Postal Service It’s said that the mail must go through, and Lew Flowers has become one of the folks that helps keep that adage true. But there’s more to his story. As a young man growing up in the Tidewater area of Virginia, Flowers had enormous respect for […]December 15, 2011Career Leadership AwardComplete List of Recipients2011 Carl Tapp, P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. 2010 Mike Jeffress, Maverick Transportation 2009 Ronald Lee Szapacs, Air Products & Chemicals 2008 Peggy J. Fisher, Tire Stamp, Inc. 2007 Lew Flowers, United States Postal Service 2006 Thomas E. Newby, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. 2005 C. Oren Summer, FleetNet America, Inc. 2004 David J. Foster, Jr., […]December 15, 2011HomeContact UsFor more information on the Innovators program, Playa Largo or accommodations at the Summit, contact Haley Evans at [email protected], (205) 248-1106.December 14, 2011Previous PagePage 2 of 2Top StoriesTest Drives110 miles and 100 degrees in Peterbilt's Model 579Join CCJ Editor Jason Cannon and Peterbilt Marketing Manager Zach Gross on a 110-mile test drive through the scorching 100-degree Texas heat from Denton to Bowie and back.Safety & ComplianceHow a $604 million judgment is reshaping carrier safety benchmarkingHealth & wellnessStill hauling at 94: Trucker eyes Guinness record for oldest driverOils & lubricantsRising lubricant costs squeezing maintenance budgets, and the climb isn't overFeatured SponsorContinental Extreme Duty Multi V-Belts designed for extreme temps and abrasion resistance.
