Carlton gets nod as next NITL President
Staff -- Logistics Management, 4/11/2008
WASHINGTON—Earlier this week, the Board of Directors of the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), a Washington-based association that represents shippers and carriers focused on freight transportation for domestic and international commerce, said it has nominated Bruce J. Carlton as its next president, effective June 1, 2008.
Carlton replaces John Ficker, who served as NITL president from 2003-2007 and resigned last November to join Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., an industrial real estate firm, a vice president of supply chain solutions. Former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Annette M. Sandberg has been serving as interim president of the NITL since January.
The NITL celebrated its 100th anniversary last year and was awarded as the 2007 John T. McCullough Logistics Executive of the Year, an annual award presented by the NITL in conjunction with LM.
Carlton currently serves as the Assistant Administrator of the United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. He is the ranking Senior Executive Service (SES) career official at the Maritime Administration, where he is responsible for international activities, policy development and implementation, legislation, economic analysis, and strategic planning, along with his overall executive management duties, according to a NITL statement. Carlton has more than 30 years of experience in domestic and international freight transportation issues.
The NITL statement also highlighted how Carlton successfully negotiated market-opening bilateral agreements with China, Russia, Brazil, Vietnam, Japan, and Ukraine. And he also lead the DOT to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and in negotiation of the new UNCITRAL convention on cargo liability, among other accomplishments.
“We are very fortunate to have Bruce as our new President,” said NITL Board Chairman Curt Warfel. “He brings a tremendous depth of knowledge and experience in the transportation industry and Washington, D.C. to his new role in the League. Bruce’s leadership skills and business acumen will advance the League’s profile as a leader in the transportation community.”
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