Departing Chairman Made Mark With Wren Plan

John E. Wren is not going to quietly go back to running his Roseville, Minn., trucking company when his term as chairman of American Trucking Associations expires Nov. 2.

Michael James - Transport Topics
Michael James - Transport Topics
John E. Wren
While he will keep an eye on Lakeville Motor Express, Wren plans to continue to devote much of his time to helping ATA implement the strategic plan that bears his name.

“I’ve not given my sweat and blood for two years just to walk away from this. I have some ownership in the plan’s implementation,” Wren said. “I plan to remain as active as can be without stepping on the toes of the new chairman.”

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As first vice chairman in February 1998, Wren was tapped by then-chairman Edward R. Trout to head a task force examining ATA’s structure. The task force developed the plan, which was approved by ATA’s board of directors last October at the association’s annual management conference and exhibition in New Orleans.



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