Lending a voice

Defense Transportation Journal, Dec, 2008 by Denise A. Bailey

One of my goals as NDTA's Vice President--Industry is to present a broader scope of industry concerns to the membership and especially our military and government partners. As part of the trucking industry, I believe I have the experience and background to represent the views of my fellow trucking members; but seeing issues and challenges through the eyes of an ocean carrier, airline, freight forwarder, or railroad is a different story.

To better represent the opinions of all NDTA industry members, and to truly make this column a bully pulpit for all points of view, I would like to reach out to all major NDTA industry segments and identify spokespersons that can represent the varied commercial interests of our corporate members. Our goal will be to give a voice to all the common subjects and concerns of our corporate members--large companies and small, well established and newly formed, in every transportation mode and in related logistics, supply chain, travel, and service fields.

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NDTA has agreed to furnish an initial list of members who might be willing to represent their respective industries. But there is no way of ensuring that everybody is considered without going directly to each of you and asking if you would be willing to help. So that is what I am doing. If you would membership like to serve as a spokesman for your industry, please contact me at denise.bailey@yrcw.com. Once we have chosen a representative group from our corporate membership, we will solicit information from them and prepare articles for publication in this column. Ideally, we could have a different Industry column author for each issue of the DTJ. It will be good experience for the individual in "getting published," and good exposure for the spokesman's company. All of NDTA can profit from the diversity of the opinions that will be presented.

Denise A.Bailey, NDTA VP Industry

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