ATA’s National Accounting & Finance Council announces new leadership
The American Trucking Associations’ National Accounting & Finance Council announced Melissa Ruby, director of finance and corporate controller for Melton Trucks Lines, and Juli Dorrough, VP of tax at J.B. Hunt, will serve as the chair and vice chair of NAFC, respectively. Tom Stewart, CFO of Peninsula Truck Lines, completed his one-year term as chair and will now serve as NAFC’s immediate past chair.
“This is a year of growth for the NAFC,” Melissa Ruby said. “We have a strong board with a focused vision to provide more value to our membership through timely content, added CPE opportunities, and leadership programs. We are working to develop NAFC podcasts and other outreach programs through various channels. I am excited by the opportunity to lead this group and to grow our membership and conference attendance.”
NAFC creates value for its members through education, research, professional interaction, and technical assistance regarding finance, accounting, tax, and risk management issues impacting the trucking industry. The council also conducts surveys and develops industry best practices where appropriate. Fleet members include chief financial officers, tax, accounting, and risk management professionals. Supplier members include industry providers of tax, finance, accounting, insurance, and legal services. The NAFC annual meeting offers CPE credits required by tax and accounting professionals and networking opportunities.
“I am excited for the future of the NAFC,” Julie Dorrough said. “The board is committed to ensuring the NAFC is a quality resource for our members to learn about important issues in accounting, finance, tax, and insurance. The board will continue its work to improve channels of outreach to our members, including CPE opportunities, membership growth, networking, and the Young Leaders program.”
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Andrew Grose joins Grote Industries as VP of Grote Networks
Grote Industries recently added Andrew Grose to its executive team as VP of Grote Networks.
With more than 14 years of experience at Whirlpool Corporation, Grose has held various leadership positions, most recently as COO and general manager of Yummly, a software company and Whirlpool subsidiary. During his tenure at Whirlpool, he spearheaded initiatives in product development, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, sales strategy, and operations. Before joining Whirlpool, Grose spent five years at Nissan Automotive in various engineering roles for passenger vehicles.
In his new role, Grose will lead Grote Networks, comprised of, in part, the 4SEE smart trailer solution and Guardian businesses. Launched in 2016, Guardian started as a system to meet customer needs for light-out detection. As it evolved, Grote recognized the customers’ need for a solution that consolidates data from all the systems on the trailer, regardless of the sensor packages installed. In 2022, 4SEE was announced as this solution, with a proprietary nose box, which provides functionality to allow digital and video data to communicate through the standard J560 connection to the cab and a digital harness system.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join the team at Grote,” Grose said. “Early discussions with Dominic [Grote] showed that Grote’s approach to the smart trailer space and providing valuable customer-centric solutions with 4SEE was being executed in a unique and compelling way. Combining the mountain of opportunity that is 4SEE and the family-owned company culture that echoes trust and reliability through Grote’s products, I am proud and honored to be tasked with accelerating their new vision to a reality.”
