ATA Chairman Dave Manning

Dave Manning stands in front of a 1938 Diamond T truck in the lobby of TCW’s Stanley Street warehouse and office building. This is one of the first trucks owned by TCW.

TCW Inc. President Dave Manning in his Stanley Street office. TCW's main trucking service is intermodal drayage, but TCW (formerly Tennessee Commercial Warehouse and Tennessee Express) also works in regional truckload, specialized and last-mile transportation, distribution and depot and yard management.

Dave Manning, a former CDL holder, stands in front of one of TCW’s Peterbilt day cabs in the Visco Street yard. TCW uses all Peterbilt day cabs.

TCW's Stanley Street warehouse and headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. TCW was founded in 1948 as Tennessee Tobacco Warehouse by Howard George, grandfather of Scott George, the current owner.

Dave’s wife, Betsy Manning, talks about their years together. They met in seventh grade, “but it wasn’t until ninth grade when we started liking each other,” she said. They married in 1975 at age 19 when Dave was attending Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.

Dave Manning, aboard his Tennessee walking horse Bella, uses moments like these for quiet reflection.

Dave Manning talks through-put with warehouse manager Arron Taylor at the Stanley Street facility. The company operates an 85,000-square-foot warehouse, mainly for cigarettes.

Dave Manning chats with Brian Melton, a warehouse worker for TCW’s specialized warehouse division. TCW has about 625 employees, of whom 475 are drivers, plus 35 owner-operators.

TCW's Visco Street facility under water in May of 2010, after the great flood. TCW lost millions of dollars worth of Nissan auto parts due to the flood.

A lift tractor moves an empty container for stacking in TCW’s Visco Drive container yard and operations center. TCW has 200 company-owned intermodal chassis, plus access to more through a chassis pool.

Dave Manning visits with TCW Inc. employees in the company's logistics center. TCW hauls cargo from the BNSF Railway, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. intermodal terminals in Memphis, Tenn.

Dave Manning, shown among TCW’s chassis and containers in the Visco Street yard. TCW expects to bring in $80 million in revenue in 2017.

A TCW Peterbilt day cab rolls under the Louisville & Nashville railroad bridge between TCW’s Stanley Street and Visco Drive facilities.

TCW equipment at a company facility. TCW has 350 power units, including owner-operator tractors.

Dave Manning with TCW driver Bennie Yearly at the National Truck Driving Championships in Orlando, Fla., August 2017.

Bob Dylan has his Nashville Skyline, here’s Dave Manning’s, as seen from Visco Street. TCW’s fleet operates out of 11 port and inland terminals in six Southeastern states.

Flanked by outgoing ATA Chairman Kevin Burch (left) and ATA President Chris Spear, Dave Manning talks to his press about his goals for the next year during the 2017 Management Conference & Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 24, 2017.

Dave Manning watches as outgoing ATA Chairman Kevin Burch acknowledges the crowd after he received an honorary red jacket from Manning during the closing reception for the 2017 Management Conference & Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 24, 2017.

Dave Manning addresses the crowd during the closing reception for the 2017 Management Conference & Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 24, 2017. “We have a unique opportunity to put great wins on the board,” Manning said.