Harold Sumerford Jr was elected chairman of the board of National Tank Truck Carriers Inc (NTTC) at the association’s recent annual conference in Boston MA. Sumerford succeeded Dean Kaplan, chief executive officer & executive vice-president of K-Limited Carrier Ltd, who now serves as chairman of the association’s executive committee.
“I appreciate the legacy built by my predecessors in leading the NTTC,” said Sumerford. “It is my intention to continue to build on that strong foundation. This new role as your chairman is not something that I take lightly. There were many great industry leaders who have served in this important position.”
The continuity of NTTC as a membership association made up primarily of family businesses is personified in Sumerford. His chairmanship marks the eighth time in NTTC’s 70-year history that a son has followed his father’s path and earned this esteemed leadership position. Harold Sumerford, Sr. was the 2002-03 NTTC Chairman.
Harold Sumerford Jr is currently chief executive officer of J&M Tank Lines Inc (http://www.jmtank.com/), a family-owned trucking company that has been in business for more than 60 years. J&M has terminals located in Alabama, Georgia, and Texas. The company operates 380 tractors and 414 tanks.
NTTC is a trade association composed of over 240 trucking companies that specialize in bulk transportation services by cargo tank throughout North America. Additionally, there are over 350 associate members that service the bulk transportation industry including cargo tank repair facilities, tractor manufacturers, tank trailer manufacturers, and other related tank truck equipment and services. The tank truck industry generates roughly 5.1% of all truck freight revenue, but that represents 25.6% of all truck freight in terms of tonnage due to the heavy nature of the liquid bulk products handled.