MISSION STATEMENT
In 2016, the AEMCA Board of Directors updated the association’s mission statement, smart vision statement and the strategic initiatives.
MISSION
AEMCA’s mission is to provide the framework for member networking, education, and inter-association relations and to assist the shipping public and regulatory agencies in understanding the many advantages of using flexible, client-oriented carriers offering a variety of expedited trucking services.
The significant role played by AEMCA members can best be illustrated by realizing how weak the air and expedited cargo industry would be if there were no air and expedited truckers to perform the many specialized services in today’s global marketplace.
AEMCA offers members the opportunity to educate, advocate, and promote business development through networking with members and industry groups.
VISION
Increase the core membership to over 100 members through improved marketing, legislative/regulatory, education, exposure and outreach.
AEMCA’s Strategic Initiatives:
Improve Association Marketing
Increase member development and retention
Increase legislative impact and exposure
OUR HISTORY
In the late 1990’s, the AEMCA became an independent non-profit association, governed solely by an appointed board of directors and members. They also became a part of the American Trucking Association for a short period of time but, since 2000, have stood as an independent association. The mission and core values created in 1988 still apply today — to offer members the opportunity to educate, advocate and promote business development through networking with members and industry groups. Over the years, the AEMCA has represented the air freight trucking industry on many legislative and security issues, as well as keeping up with the ever-changing demands of this industry.
The Film, Air and Package Carriers Conference (FAPCC) was founded in 1962 by a small group of like-minded people from the freight trucking industry. This annual conference was comprised of three separate groups: Air Freight Motor Carrier Conference (AFMCC), American Package Carriers Association (APCA), and the Film Package Association (FPA). The intent of the conference was the same then as the current AirCargo Conference is today, to assist members in networking, building their business and learning more about the industry. 1988 was a big year for AFMCC. Under the leadership of Kevin Maloney and Ted Shapiro, the AFMCC separated from the FAPCC and changed the name to the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Association.
PURPOSE
AEMCA speaks as a unified voice in regulatory and legislative issues that affect the trucking industry. Members have an opportunity to learn, share and get consensus and guidance from other members facing similar challenges that include legal, regulatory, and financial issues. AEMCA members improve their businesses by listening to other members' successes, failures, and also solutions to the things that keep them up at night.
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ray Shannon
AEMCA President
The Expediting Co., Inc.
1295 S. Brown School Road
Vandalia, OH 45377
ray.shannon@expco.com
937-280-2030
Matt Hodson
AEMCA Vice President
Summit NW Corporation
5330 NE Courier CT Ste A
Portland, OR 97218-2817
matth@summitnw.com
503-255-3826
Cody Jackson
AEMCA Treasurer
Land Air Express, Inc.
P.O. Box 2250
Bowling Green, KY 42102-2250
cody@landairexpress.com
(270) 781-0655
Jim Hill
AEMCA Secretary
Hill Logistics, Inc.
800 East 17th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
jim.hill@hilllogistics.com
(501) 375-4445
Past Presidents
John Conahan
AEMCA Past President
Mobile Air Transport, Inc.
P.O. Box 2400
Binghamton, NY 13902
jjc@mobileairtrans.com
(607) 772-1102
Buzz Gondran
AEMCA Past President
Action Freight Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 140005,
Austin, TX 78714
buzz@actionfreight.com
(512) 476-6415
Directors
Robert Croce
Philadelphia Truck Lines, Inc.
519 Kaiser Drive Ste D
Folcroft, PA 19032
bobc@phltrucklines.com
610-522-1184 x109
Ian Conahan
Central Air Freight Services, Inc.
20 Powell Drive
Hazleton, PA 18201
ianc@caffreightservices.com
(570) 455-7543
Brent Nadlicki
AEMCA Director
Forward Air
19220 Kenswick Dr.
Humble, TX 77338
bnadlicki@forwardair.com
281-312-5919
Enzo Vartuli
American Linehaul Corporation
9 Mt Bethel Road, Ste 206
Warren, NJ 07059
evartuli@americanlc.com
973-589-0101
Wanda Sample
Avalon Risk Management, LLC
17 Battery Place Ste 234
New York, NY 10004
wsample@avalonrisk.com
646-490-5352
Dale Grosso
AIT
dgrosso@aitworldwide.com
Brennan O'Dowd
7L
brennan@7Lfreight.com
Dayna Harap
Direct Expedite
dharap@directexpedite.com
Garrett Sweigert
BLK Out!
gsweigert@blkoutllc.com
Other
Hank Seaton
AEMCA Legal Counsel
Seaton & Husk, L.P.
2240 Gallows Road
Vienna, VA 22182
heseaton@aol.com
703-573-0700
Scott Klever
Honorary
PHL TruckLines
6880 Port Road
Groveport, OH 43125
sklever@forwardair.com
513-331-1867
Shanna Smith
AEMCA Executive Director
sksmith1833@gmail.com
PAST PRESIDENTS
Paul A. Smith (1965-1968)
H.J. Noel (1968-1969)
Richard Harbourt (1969-1972)
Robert O. Weston (1972-1978)
D.M. Brandon (1978-1980)
Ronald Kauffman (1980-1983)
Sal Zummo (1983-1987)
Kevin Maloney (1987-1991)
Jack Law (1991-1995)
Gary “Duke”Downey (1995-1997)
James W. “Butch” Burleson (1997-2002)
Ed Hogan (2002-2003)
Jim Weiland (2003-2006)
Robert Serra (2006-2009)
Mike King (2009-2011)
Dave Kreigh (2011-2013)
Jeff Patterson (2013-2015)
Scott Klever (2015-2017)
Buzz Gondran (2017- 2019)
John Conahan (2020-2022)
