Former Tank Truck President Clifford Harvison Dies at 85
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Clifford Harvison, a longtime former president of the National Tank Truck Carriers, died March 19 at his home in Stuart, Fla. He was 85.
Harvison joined NTTC in 1965, and served as the president of the trade association for more than 30 years, retiring in 2005.
Harvison was a widely respected trade association executive and known for his outstanding oral and written communications skills. His focus was always on the credibility of NTTC with its members, the industry at large, government regulators, and Capitol Hill.
Harvison led the association during the challenging days of deregulation and industry restructuring, supporting the Department of Transportation in significant changes to the regulations of the design, construction, and maintenance of cargo tanks used to haul hazardous materials that enhanced safety.
Harvison also led the industry’s significant defeat of the congressionally mandated banning of hazardous materials in cargo tank loading lines that would have had a negative impact on safety.
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A graduate of Duquesne University, where he played tennis, Harvison was a U.S. Army veteran and worked at the Central Intelligence Agency on the German Desk before joining NTTC. He was an avid golfer, reader, and expert in crossword puzzles.
“His leadership style was one they could teach in business school,” said John Conley, a past president of NTTC who worked for Harvison for 20 years. “He was very even keeled, no highs and no real lows. I never heard anybody ever say negative things about him. He just didn’t make enemies.
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“It’s very unusual in Washington for somebody to be the president of an association for 30 years, and with the association for 40 years.”
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) said upon Harvison’s retirement in 2005: “The Motor Carrier Safety Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act — and its successor, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act — the Safe Food Transportation Act, truck driver hazardous materials endorsements — these are all key pieces of legislation and regulation affecting motor carriers, and bear the stamp of Cliff Harvison’s input as an honest, and honorable, broker.”
Harvison is survived by wife Sandy, son John, and brother Carl and was predeceased by his daughter Jennifer in 2013. In lieu of flowers and at his request, the family suggests donations in Mr. Harvison’s name be made to Tunnels to Towers t2t.org.
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