BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$258.4M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are a customer-focused freight carrier and logistics services provider. With dedicated people in the office and on the road Transport America is a highly respected core partner and preferred carrier for a wide range of Fortune 500 shippers. We take pride in our people, and our people take care of our customers by exceeding expectations and delivering results.
CEO
Bob MeyersNumber of Employees 1,370
Peer Companies
NAICS Code General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload: 484121
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Ventana Medical Systems, Transport Corporation of America, Nortek, and Viad Conference Calls to be Broadcast On Vcall Over the Internet
Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--April 17, 2001 Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:VMSI), Transport Corporation of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:TCAM), Nortek, Inc. (NYSE:NTK) and Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI) will broadcast their investor communication conference calls over the Internet, Vcall, a Service of World Investor Link announced today. Ventana Medical Systems, Inc....
Made2Manage Systems, Vital Images, Glimcher Realty Trust, Transport Corporation of America, and NACCO Industries Conference Calls to be Broadcast On Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 17, 2000 Made2Manage Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MTMS), Vital Images Inc. (OTC BB:VTAL), Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE:GRT), Transport Corporation of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:TCAM), and NACCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NC) will broadcast their investor communication conference calls over the Internet, Investor Broadcast Network announced. Made2Manage Systems,...
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Paxar, Gentia Software, NACCO Industries, and Transport Corporation of America Conference Calls to be Broadcast On Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--July 18, 2000 Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI), Paxar Corporation (NYSE:PXR), Gentia Software plc (NASDAQ:GNTI), NACCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NC), and Transport Corporation of America, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCAM) will broadcast their investor communication conference calls over the Internet, Investor Broadcast Network announced. Pharmaceutical Product...
USFreightways Enters Agreement To Acquire Transport Corporation of America
Business Editors ROSEMONT, Ill.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 18, 2000 USFreightways Corporation ("Freightways") announced today that it had entered into an agreement providing for the merger of Transport Corporation of America, Inc. ("Transport") into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightways. In this stock-for-stock transaction, shareholders of Transport will receive approximately .412 shares...
Career Education Corp, Biosite Diagnostics, Transport Corporation of America, Sanchez Computer Associates, Paging Network, Trans-Industries, and World Access, Quarterly Earnings Conference Calls to be Broadcast by Vcall Over the Internet
PHILADELPHIA--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 8, 1999--Career Education Corp (Nasdaq:CECO), Biosite Diagnostics, Inc (Nasdaq:BSTE), Transport Corporation of America, Inc (Nasdaq:TCAM), Sanchez Computer Associates (Nasdaq:SCAI), Paging Network, Inc (Nasdaq:PAGE), Trans-Industries, Inc (Nasdaq:TRNI) and World Access, Inc (Nasdaq:WAXS) will provide their quarterly earnings conference calls over the Internet, Vcall Corporation announced today. Using a...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Meyers | CEO |
| Scott C. Arves | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Keith R. Klein | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Mark J. Emmen | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Craig A. Coyan | Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing |
| Christopher Licht | Vice President, Safety & Risk Management |
| Cynthia Rodahl | Vice President, HR |
| Larry Johnson | Vice President, Marketing Services & Director, Marketing Services |
| Peggy C. Farra | Vice President Driver Recruitment & Safety |
| Ronald C. Kipp | Vice President of Operations |
| Scott D. Hunt | Vice President Operations |
| John R Houston | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles M. Osborne | Board of Directors |
| John L Morrison | Board of Directors |
| Kenneth J. Roering | Board of Directors |
| Michael S Israel | Board of Directors |
| Michael T. Sweeney | Board of Directors |
| Thomas R. McBurney | Board of Directors |
| Timothy D Johnson | Board of Directors |
| Tony J. Christianson | Board of Directors |
| Van Zandt Hawn | Board of Directors |
| William D Slattery | Board of Directors |
| William D. Salttery | Board of Directors |
| William P. Murnane | Board of Directors |
Bob Meyers, CEO and CFO joined FPD Power in January of 2006. Mr. Meyers is the former President and CEO of Transport Corporation of America, Inc. Transport America is one of the nation's largest and most respected public truckload carriers. During his ten year career at Transport America, Mr. Meyers served as CIO, CFO and COO. Mr. Meyers was the CFO when the company went public in 1994. Mr. Meyers has been involved in accounting, information management, corporate management, business turnarounds, sales and acquisitions and business formation for over 25 years. Mr. Meyers was founder and President of MicroMation, Inc., a successful software development firm. He has served in senior management, accounting, finance, and information systems positions with Deloitte and Touche, Dayton-Hudson Corporation, TMW Systems and Tennant Company. Mr. Meyers has a Bachelor of Accounting degree and a MBA both from the University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Frauenshuh Power Development, LLC | CEO and Cfo | Current |
| Micromation | President | Former |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | President | Former |
| Micromation | Founder | Former |
| University of Minnesota | MBA | Former |
| University of Minnesota | Bachelor of Accounting Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Deluxe Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Deluxe Corporation | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Finance Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Senior Director, Finance and Treasury Management, Controller | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Swift Transportation Co. | Vice President of Sales, Southeast and Mexico | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President, Safety & Risk Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing Services & Director, Marketing Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President Driver Recruitment & Safety | Current |
| KPMG International | Former | |
| Wells Fargo Center | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President of Operations | Current |
| Schneider National, Inc. | Vice President of Sales | Former |
| University of Chicago | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Vice President Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| North Main | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| North Main | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
Mr. Roering is currently a Professor of Marketing at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota with a business address of 321 Nineteenth Avenue South, Suite 4-300, Minneapolis, MN 55455-9940. Mr. Roering served as Department Chair for ten years and occupied the Pillsbury Company Chair in marketing for 20 years.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carlson School of Management | Professor of Marketing | Current |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mike was recruited by the company's founders in 2000. When Mike joined the firm, he brought with him a wealth of experience in both operating management and corporate finance roles, most recently as President of Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd. in London. Prior to his international corporate leadership experience, Mike spent several years as an entrepreneur developing and selling franchise companies for both Blockbuster Video and Papa John's Pizza. While he was at Blockbuster, he had the opportunity to work closely with Goldner Hawn when it became the business' lead investor. Mike's career in corporate finance also includes Merrill Lynch in New York and Phoenix and a boutique investment banking business he launched, built and sold. Mike currently serves on the board of Goldner Hawn portfolio companies Allen-Edmonds and Transport America. He also holds a board position at the Guthrie Theater, and formerly, at the Walker Art Center. Mike is also a director at First Solar Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. | Managing Partner | Current |
| Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc. | Managing Partner of Goldner Hawn | Current |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gunther Portfolio | Director | Current |
| Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vitality Foodservice Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Solar, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Solar, Inc. | Committee Member | Current |
| Starbucks Corporation | President | Former |
| Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | NA | Former |
| First Solar, Inc. | Independent Director | Former |
| Swarthmore College | graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Avoca Implement | Founder | Current |
| Cherry Tree | Owner | Current |
| Capella Education Company | Director of Our Company | Current |
| Cherry Tree | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Avoca Implement | Director | Current |
| Peoples Educational Holdings Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dolan Media Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Quad County Implement | Director | Current |
| Fair Isaac Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AmeriPride Services Inc. | Director | Current |
| Metafarms | Director | Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | NA | Former |
| Norwest Venture Capital | NA | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| St. John's University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Innovex, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Graco Inc. | President | Former |
| Graco Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Boutwell Owens & Co. Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Main Steel Polishing Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Deluxe Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Fair Isaac Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Main Steel Polishing Company | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Northwest Airlines Corporation | Executive Vice President, Operations | Former |
| Deluxe Corporation | Senior Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Innovex, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Innovex, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Manager | Former |
| Graco Inc. | member | Former |
| Northwest Airlines Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Innovex, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Transport Corporation of America, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Innovex, Inc. | President and CEO | Former |
| Innovex, Inc. | President and Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Boutwell Owens & Co. Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Innovex, Inc. | Vice President and General Manager | Former |
| United Parcel Service of America, Inc. | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Mba | Former |
| University of Maryland | Ms In Operations Research | Former |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Bs In Engineering | Former |
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