ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Derek Leathers, Werner Enterprises Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer has been named Chairman of the Board of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). Derek succeeds Judy McReynolds, ArcBest Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, who’s finishing eight years of service as ATRI Chair. Derek was first appointed to the ATRI Board of Directors in October 2015 and can now chair the Board comprised of 13 trucking trade CEOs.
Mr. Leathers has over 30 years of expertise within the transportation and logistics trade and greater than 20 years of expertise with Werner Enterprises. In his tenure with Werner, he has served many integral roles together with the formation of Werner’s Mexico cross-border operations and oversight for the asset working teams main the launch of Werner Global Logistics. In addition to his service on the ATRI Board of Directors, Mr. Leathers serves on quite a few outdoors boards together with the American Trucking Associations and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Leathers is the Founder and National Director of PlaySmart, a non-profit group that helps underserved fifth via Eighth-grade college students understand their tutorial and life potential via sports activities.
Prior to becoming a member of Werner in 1999, Mr. Leathers was one of many first overseas members of Mexico’s trucking affiliation and was based mostly out of Mexico City for a number of years. He holds an economics diploma from Princeton University.
“Derek has been a strong supporter of ATRI’s research in his years of service on our Board and is well-respected throughout the industry,” mentioned ATRI President Rebecca Brewster. “We look forward to his tenure as ATRI Chair.”
In acknowledging Judy McReynolds’ eight years of service as ATRI Chairman, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear remarked, “Under Judy’s leadership, ATRI’s research has gained worldwide recognition for its objective analyses of key industry issues on topics ranging from litigation research, the truck parking shortage, congestion, highway funding and the environment. Derek is the perfect choice to continue ATRI’s leadership in advancing the industry’s safety and productivity.”
An entire itemizing of the ATRI Board of Directors is available here.
ATRI is the trucking trade’s 501c3 not-for-profit analysis group. It is engaged in important analysis regarding freight transportation’s important position in sustaining a protected, safe, and environment friendly transportation system.
SOURCE American Transportation Research Institute
