TMC awards Silver Spark Plug honors

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Updated Mar 6, 2018
TMC General Chairman Glen McDonald is pictured with Paul Menig, Jeff Harris and Todd Cotier.TMC General Chairman Glen McDonald is pictured with Paul Menig, Jeff Harris and Todd Cotier.

American Trucking Associations‘ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) honored four members with the Silver Spark Plug – the group’s highest honor – at the opening of TMC’s 2018 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition Monday in Atlanta.

This year’s honorees are Todd Cotier, director of maintenance for Hartt Transportation; Randy Obermeyer, terminal manager at Batesville Logistics Inc.; Paul Menig, CEO, Tech I-M., Sherwood, Ore., and Jeff Harris, vice president of maintenance at USA Truck Inc.

“More than half of the 7.3 million people employed by the trucking industry do something other than drive a truck, and without them, our nation’s goods don’t get to our stores, hospitals and factories,” says ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “These individuals are examples to all of us in this industry and they’re to be commended.”

Jason Cannon has written about trucking and transportation for more than a decade and serves as Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. A Class A CDL holder, Jason is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School, an honorary Duckmaster at The Peabody in Memphis, Tennessee, and a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Reach him at [email protected]