Chris Spear departing as head of American Trucking Associations
Chris Spear, long-time head of the ATA, is leaving the organization. The post Chris Spear departing as head of American Trucking Associations appeared first on FreightWaves.
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Chris Spear is out as the president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations. In a letter sent to members Friday, signed by ATA chairman Greg Hodgen, CEO of Groendyke Transport, said Spear’s “tenure as president and CEO has concluded, effective today.”
There was no indication whether Spear had decided to leave his position on his own or whether the ATA chose to have him depart. “I want to thank Chris for his more than a decade of service to our association and our industry,” Hodgen said in the letter.
“During his leadership, ATA strengthened its voice in Washington, secured important policy victories, and advanced the priorities of trucking nationwide.” Hodgen said a search has begun to “(identify) ATA’s next President and CEO.”
“In the meantime, I want to assure you that ATA remains strong, focused and fully engaged in delivering results for our members,” Hodgen said. “Our mission has not changed. Our advocacy agenda remains intact.” Hodgen said Spear had “(assembled) an exceptionally talented and experienced team to represent this industry.”
As a result, he added, “ATA has the advocacy horsepower to keep advancing our priorities without missing a beat.” Spear had recently observed his 10-year anniversary as president and CEO of the organization. He came to ATA after being vice president of government affairs at Hyundai Motor Co.
He had an earlier stint at ATA as senior vice president for legislative affairs at ATA. Spear also served in a government relations role at Honeywell International. Spear also held several positions in the federal government. An email sent to the ATA’s media relations team had not been responded to by publication time.
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