Rhode Warrior Issue 2, 2022 featuring Trucking U + Membership Directory

Rhode Warrior

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE RHODE ISLAND TRUCKING ASSOCIATION (RITA)

ISSUE 2 2022

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RITA, URI Welcome ATA Interstate One
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CONTENTS Rhode Warrior

ISSUE 2 2022

FEATURES 32 Truck Stop Shop &
B2B Marketplace
COVER STORY
8 RITA, URI Welcome ATA 34 RITA Allied Member
Buyers’ Guide
Interstate One to URI Campus
38 RITA Membership Directory
BY STEVE BRAWNER
DEPARTMENTS
13 Unconstitutional:
RI Toll Victory 4 Chairman’s Message

RITA confident trucking will win BY MIKE KISELICA
RhodeWorks appeal
4 RITA’s Board of Directors
BY STEVE BRAWNER 7 President's Message:

17 Ready or Not, Here BY CHRIS MAXWELL
They Come
52 ATRI Fast Facts
Zero emission trucks coming, without the need 54 Calendar of Events
for mandates 54 Advertising Resource Index

BY STEVE BRAWNER

23 Torch Run Truck Convoy

Rhode Island truckers raise $13,000 for the
Special Olympics

BY STEVE BRAWNER

25 RITA’s 2022 Truck Driving
Championships WINNERS

26 Thank you, RITA Sponsors!

28 Integrating Younger Adults
into Trucking Careers

ATRI’s new study results for attracting younger
employees to the industry

BY REBECCA BREWSTER

30 Benefits for the Long Haul

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Rhode Warrior
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This is my last address to the Rhode Warrior family. Rhode Island Trucking Association
My term as Chairman is rapidly coming to a close. I
look back, though, with fondness on the great strides Board of Directors
the Rhode Island Trucking Association has taken in a
few short years. Chairman
Mike Kiselica
A monumental step was the acquisition of our Kiselica Law Firm
new building just one year ago. Our location on Bald
Hill Road in Warwick, one of Rhode Island’s busiest Past Chairman Justin Jarvis
roadways, is a testament to our organizational vitality, strength, and solidarity. Those who support Jim Anderson N.E. Truck Solutions
us, and those who chose otherwise, cannot escape notice of our visible prominence proclaiming to Anderson Motors
everyone we are certainly here for the long haul. Vice Chair
Our relationship with the University of Rhode Island supply chain management program has Past Chairman Debora Babin Katz
never been stronger. Earlier this year the ATA’s Interstate One paid a visit to the URI campus. The John Anderson
visit concluded with a large classroom meeting where students enthusiastically engaged with the Anderson Motors TrucBrush
Road Captains. For many students it was their first time meeting actual truck drivers and learning
not only the challenges of the job but also the rewards and satisfactions that come with it. This Al Batista William Kelsey
cutting-edge educational program is clearly attracting very bright students. The future of America’s Gold Medal Bakery NETTTS
supply chain will be in good hands.
What can be said about the recent federal court decision enjoining enforcement of Past Chairman Secretary
Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling law? This is an outstanding example of what perseverance, Daniel Bell Frank Kernan
determination, and grit can accomplish. I speak for the entire Association when I acknowledge and
applaud the significant role President Chris Maxwell’s hard work played in the victory. Time and Ocean State Oil M&G
again, Chris stepped up in the face of widespread public criticism and did what had to be done. He Materials Handling
gave unselfishly of his time. The stakes were high, but so was the commitment of the Rhode Island Richard Caldarone
Trucking Association. We can all stand proud. Petrodriver Transportation Joseph Quattrocchi
I am most grateful to my fellow Board members and Past Chairmen who had the confidence Santoro Oil
in my ability to take on the responsibilities of this role. It has been an honor to be blessed with the Dave Collins
job of Chairman these past few years. I have had the unique opportunity to observe first-hand the M & D Transportation Ryan Roche
inner workings of a supremely important American industry. Indeed, trucking is a cornerstone of D.L. Terminals Inc.
what makes America work – a point often overlooked by the modern consumer. ATA State VP
As Chairman, I have made many friendships. The trucking industry is well-known for Michael Collins Anthony Santoro
camaraderie, loyalty, respect, and appreciation. The members of this Association have been most M & D Transportation CK Smith Superior
generous providing me their advice and assistance. Their kindness will not be forgotten. Finally, in
a couple of months I will turn the leadership of this Association over to the most capable hands of Al Cook Clarence Snead
Incoming Chairwoman Debora Babin Katz. She has a bold, ambitious agenda, and the fortitude to Coletta’s Downtown S & S Trucking
see it through. We will be well-served.
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Mike Kiselica Dave Duhamel Ocean State Job Lot
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Mike Kiselica John Tweedie
Kiselica Law Past Chairman Penske Truck
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ISSUE 2 2022 |

The Official Magazine of the Rhode Island Trucking Association (RITA) It’s hard to believe that this is our fourth issue of the
Rhode Warrior is owned by the Rhode Island Trucking Rhode Warrior. Time flies when you’re having fun and
production of this magazine has been one of the more
Association and is published by Matthews Publishing Group. enjoyable and gratifying accomplishments of my tenure
To request additional copies, order reprints of individual at RITA. I credit you, our members, for investing in,
believing in and rallying around this publication. In
articles or to become a subscriber to Rhode Warrior, please this day of fleeting, ‘deletable’ electronic messaging and
contact Monique Chartier at (401) 729-6600. To inquire about hollow virtuality, there’ still nothing like a good, old-
advertising, please contact the publisher at (501) 690-9393. fashioned printed piece to curl up with and turn the
crisp pages.
Publisher
Jennifer Matthews-Drake In our last issues, I highlighted the ‘pillars’ who have supported RITA over the past nine decades
Matthews Publishing Group and metaphorically compared them to the majestic pillars that grace the entrance of our new
[email protected] headquarters. In this issue, we draw strength from and perpetuate the vision of those ‘pillars’
as we lay the framework for our new charitable foundation – appropriately coined the Rhode
Executive Editor Island Trucking Foundation ( How clever!) What actually is clever, but moreover, powerful is our
Christopher J. Maxwell Foundation motto: ‘Moving Minds’. I credit incoming Chair Debora Katz for coming up with this
phrase which emanated from a Board Meeting conversation around Einstein’s “nothing happens
Managing Editor until something moves” quote. Was ‘Uncle Albert’ referring to trucking in that statement? Perhaps
Monique Chartier not, but he sure as well could have been. Whatever way you slice it, Trucking Moves America (and
Creative Director Rhode Island) Forward and brings us everything we eat, drink watch, wear and drive. While we
all know that trucking is the circulatory system of our economy and existence, we are falling short
Fran Sherman on in promoting who we are, what we do and the essentiality of our industry. And more, we are
[email protected] stagnating in our efforts to attract and steer the next generation toward careers in trucking and
supply chain – whether it be in front of a computer executing logistics, diagnosing a diesel issue,
Graphic Designer or wheeling a semi down the interstate. We as an industry, federation and association have an
Barbara Negron obligation to “Move Minds”. To this end, the RITA Foundation will not be ‘just another’ 501c3. I
can assure you that this endeavor will be informative, inspirational and impactful and I invite you
Ad Production to engage and support with your valuable time, talent and resources.
Doug Benjamin
Contributing Writers I close by inviting you to enjoy this, our second full membership directory and TruckStop Shop
Steve Brawner marketplace edition in which your fellow members, in support of RITA, have opted to promote
Dan Calabrese their products and services. We’ve also highlighting the many valued partners and membership
Andrew Dunn programs we offer as part of RITA’s “Benefits for the Long Haul” program. From discount
commercial tolling discount to dental programs, we are confident that the value and expertise our
Eric J. Francis trusted agents and partners provide are worth ‘kicking the tires”!
Kevin Jones
Johnny Kampis Keep on trucking, keep the faith and keep your heads held high for who we are as an industry
Renee Miller and what we bring to bear for America. RITA members represent Rhode Island’s ‘Small Business
David Monteith on Wheels’ and play a critical role as part of the ATA Federation and global supply chain.
Jack Roberts
John D. Schulz And by the way, September 21 was a day that will live in infamy! “UNCONSTITUTIONAL”….
Lacey C. Thacker case closed!!!
Todd Traub

Rhode Island Trucking Association

President & CEO
Christopher J. Maxwell

[email protected]

Member Services & Communications Director
Monique Chartier

[email protected]

For more information, contact RITA at:
Rhode Island Trucking Association, Inc.
831 Bald Hill Road, Warwick, RI 02886
Phone 401-729-6600 | Fax 401-729-5220

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Rhode Island Trucking Association is an affiliate of the Christopher J. Maxwell
American Trucking Associations. RITA is a Rhode Island President & CEO
corporation of trucking companies, private carrier fleets Rhode Island Trucking Association
and businesses which serve or supply the trucking industry. [email protected]
RITA serves these companies as a governmental affairs
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branches of government on issues that affect the trucking
industry. The organization also provides public relations
services, education services, operational services and serves
as a forum for industry meetings and membership relations.

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RITA, URI Welcome ATA
Interstate One to URI Campus

What’s one way to get more BY STEVE BRAWNER accident-free miles as well as
young people like University by the safety features trucks
of Rhode Island senior Emma CONTRIBUTING WRITER now have.
Grant excited about the
trucking industry? Get them on the road, and the freight. She said that prior to the
inside of a truck. “When I was able to go and try to drive visit, “I think that they had a
good grasp that it’s a difficult
That’s one concept behind a truck on my own, it was so hard,” she said. profession, but I don’t think
a partnership between RITA “I’m pretty sure that I crashed into a taxi they had an understanding
and the university that helped in the simulator, but I was not alone in that firsthand how important and
bring the American Trucking struggle, and when I finished, I joined a group how difficult the job is. And
Associations’ Interstate One of students who were talking to someone so actually meeting several
show truck to URI’s campus from ATA and the Rhode Island Trucking drivers and hearing their story
on April 21 – the first college Association about how hard it is to train people and hearing their experience,
campus visit of its kind. and find people. To hear from someone who some over 30 years’ worth of
had gone through that process and had been experience, and you know, the
The truck, which is part driving for years was so interesting to me, and pride that they felt about the
of the ATA’s Trucking U it really changed my appreciation and whole number of safe miles, it really
college outreach program, has attitude towards that industry.” changed the perspective from
a commercial truck driving students, and I heard about it
simulator and is billed as a America’s Road Team captains, RITA for the rest of the semester and
“classroom on wheels.” President and CEO Chris Maxwell, and including into this semester.”
members of RITA’s board of directors spoke to Maxwell said he told students that if they
Also participating in the event were RITA about 30-35 members of the college’s Supply are going to be successful in the supply chain
and several of the ATA’s America’s Road Team Chain Club on April 21. Booth said students or logistics sector, they must understand that
captains. The Road Team is composed of were exposed to the industry and to what it’s trucking is its backbone.
selected veteran drivers from across the country like to make decisions. Walmart driver Ken “You can’t be an effective high-level
who have long and impressive safety records. Duncan told students they should be sensitive manager unless you know what the people
to drivers as their career progresses. down in the trenches are doing and appreciate
Tess Booth, a College of Business lecturer, and respect what they’re doing,” Maxwell
said this year’s two-day event came at the Booth said organizers wanted to give said in an interview. “Because you can move
right time and to the right place. The truck students an immersive experience along with a the pieces on the chessboard all day long, but
was parked at the university’s quadrangle on perspective of what a professional driver does. you’re not going to be successful if you’re not
a beautiful weekend. Roughly 300 students Their decisions as industry professionals will sensitive to the impacts it has on the people
came inside, some of them multiple times. Not affect future drivers, so it was important to behind the wheel. So that’s why this program
all of them were enrolled in the Supply Chain put a face to the profession. She said students and its linkages between college students and
Management Program or even the College of were impressed by the drivers’ high number of what trucking does and what truck drivers do
Business. The truck simulator attracted a lot of is vital to our long-term health of our industry.”
attention, as students made a game of seeing Booth said she had not heard from any
how far they could navigate real-life challenges students who had been inspired to become
such as fog and accidents. truck drivers as a result of their experience.
But she had heard a couple say a parent was
Grant, a supply chain management retiring and would be driving a truck.
major, came into college majoring in global Booth said there was a spike in student
business, and a career in trucking and logistics interest in the ATA’s Trucking U program which
was not on her radar screen. She switched her will be held this years’ ATA Management
major after hearing a professor speak about Conference & Exhibition in San Diego Oct. 22-
supply chains. 25. She and four students including Grant were
scheduled to travel across the country to attend.
Now the 21-year-old from North Smithfield RITA’s foundation has provided financial
is considering a career in trucking based support for this trip to both ATA and URI.
partly on her experience with Interstate One
and hearing from the America’s Road Team
captains. One driver described the need
for constant awareness because drivers are
responsible for their own life, the lives of others

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They will tour the MCE Exhibit Hall, “There’s a lot of symmetry between these two great
network with motor carrier executives and organizations, RITA and URI, and the sky’s the limit.
others in the industry, participate in education It’s in its infancy, but we see great things in the future
sessions about important industry topics, and
attend keynote speaker sessions including ATA between URI and the RITA Foundation.”
President and CEO Chris Spear’s address.
Students also will participate in a roundtable ­—Chris Maxwell, president & CEO, RITA
discussion with trucking executives about how
to attract younger people to the industry. will continue to bear fruit in the future. support ATA’s outreach program and will
“We’re definitely strong partners when continue to forge a relationship with the
Looking ahead to the event, Grant said, university. It also will work to create a pipeline
“I’m really hoping to grow more in my it comes to having the same goal of building for students who might want to choose a career
understanding of this industry and also trying up the trucking industry and ensuring that in trucking and logistics.
to figure out how I can leverage my supply young minds think of the trucking industry as
chain degree and my experiences that I’ve a really great opportunity for their career, and He said RITA will continue to partner with
had so far with this industry. I want to know so there’s a lot more we want to accomplish,” URI. The association recently formed the RITA
if I manage a team that has drivers or we’re she said. “But this very first Interstate One Foundation and will have URI serve on its
transporting freight, how can I best support visit was absolutely something that we both board of directors.
these people when I graduate and get to go into found to be very successful, and we’re eager to
a full-time role.” put on several different events and coordinate “There’s a lot of symmetry between these
additional opportunities.” two great organizations, RITA and URI, and
Interstate One’s URI campus visit was an the sky’s the limit,” he said. “It’s in its infancy,
example of the growing partnership between Maxwell said RITA will continue to
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The trucking industry could be affected
in that some operations may shift away
from ports. There could be clusters of
drivers needed to service domestic
manufacturing locations.

Young University of Rhode Island
graduates will be entering that environment,
and they’ll be wanting to make a difference.

“They want to come up with ideas,
and they want to see those ideas be put
into play, and they want to innovate, and
they want to create,” Booth said. “They
absolutely want to have a say to change
the name of the game, and I think that the
trucking industry is definitely an industry
that would welcome that.”

Grant wants to work somewhere in the
supply chain where she can help implement
innovative technology in an existing
company. She said a lot of new technology

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exposed by the pandemic, but many people are. is and how these goods move, but without
companies haven’t adopted it. She’d coming and speaking to the next generation
like to help a company do that – one that “I think they just need to get out there of people about it and giving them that
values her knowledge, expertise, youth and and share what it’s like to actually be in the hands-on experience and knowledge about
fresh perspective. industry,” she said. “I think that we have this what it would be like to work in that industry,
idea of what a trucker is, but that’s not the no one’s going to know.”
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Unconstitutional: RI Toll Victory

RI Toll Victor RITA confident trucking
will win RhodeWorks appeal

BY STEVE BRAWNER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The state of Rhode Island is appealing that their crazy scheme was not only precision. And we won. That’s what you
a judge’s ruling that its truck-only tolling discriminatory, but illegal. We’re pleased the expect of your association, and candidly
scheme is unconstitutional, but trucking court agreed. To any state looking to target that’s what you deserve. This is why
advocates are confident trucking will win our industry, you better bring your A-game we fight.”
there, too. because we’re not rolling over.”
Rhode Island appealed to the U.S. First
District Judge William Smith ruled In remarks at American Trucking Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 19, but Rhode
Sept. 21 that the RhodeWorks plan tolling Associations’ annual meeting in mid-October, Island Trucking Association President Chris
only Class 8 trucks at selected bridge Spear cited ATA’s significant legal victories Maxwell was confident the decision will
sites violated the U.S. Constitution’s in federal court over the state of Rhode stand after Judge Smith “eviscerated” the
dormant commerce clause because it was Island on the issue of tolling and over the state’s case.
discriminatory in intent, discriminatory in Biden Administration on the government’s
effect, and didn’t approximate fair use by proposed employer-based vaccine mandate as “After seven years of a brutal and bloody
charging all bridge users. evidence of ATA’s commitment. battle that involved ATA, its Federation and
Rhode Island Trucking Assocaition, we not
Smith permanently enjoined the state “These two court victories are impactful only got an unconstitutional ruling, but
from continuing the program, though he did and historic. No matter the size of your we got a ruling that is going to hold water
not require it to reimburse truckers for tolls business – large, medium or small – had and essentially stand its ground on any
already paid. The state quickly shut down its either of these two policies become reality, challenges,” he said.
toll gantries. our industry and the countless businesses
and consumers we serve… would have He said a challenge to the ruling is
Chris Spear, American Trucking suffered,” he said. “We assembled the best “basically chasing fool’s gold. It’s not going
Associations president and CEO, declared team. We developed the best legal strategies. to be overturned.”
victory in a press release, saying, “We We exercised every option with patience and
told Rhode Island’s leaders from the start Rich Pianka, American Trucking

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Associations general counsel, said courts based on a consultant’s recommendation to reduce the impact on local industries.
of appeals usually defer to a lower court’s would have included Class 6 and 7 trucks, Second, RhodeWorks was discriminatory
finding of fact but are more willing to but those classes were dropped in a second in effect because 80 percent of toll-paying
overturn on findings of law. draft that also addressed repeat per-day visits trucks were from out of state, while state-
to a particular toll gantry. Legislators and based trucks benefited more from toll caps.
But Smith’s legal reasoning was sound in state officials said those changes occurred Finally, RhodeWorks didn’t approximate fair
his 91-page ruling. First, RhodeWorks was because of local businesses’ concerns and use because only 3 percent of the users paid
intentionally discriminatory. An early version 100 percent of the tolls.
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kind of concern the commerce clause was
|14 RHODE WARRIOR ISSUE 2 2022 included in the Constitution to avoid.”

Rhode Island became the only state with
a policy of tolling only Class 8 trucks in
2015 when then-Gov. Gina Raimondo and
the General Assembly created RhodeWorks.
The Rhode Island Department of
Transportation projected tolls would fund
about 10 percent of the state’s needed bridge
repairs. It included a maximum toll cap of
$20 for large commercial trucks traveling
on I-95 from Connecticut to Massachusetts.
A truck could be charged no more than $40
per day. The toll system collected $40 million
annually after expenses.

The plaintiffs – Cumberland Farms,
Inc.; M&M Transport Services, Inc.;
New England Motor Freight; and the
American Trucking Associations – sued
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Pianka said the ruling sent a message
to other states that were considering
singling out trucks to raise revenues.
Nearby, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont had
campaigned on instituting truck-only tolls.

Maxwell agreed, saying, “For other states,
the Trojan horse that was truck-only tolling
is basically dead. So, other states that wanted
to try to toll trucks only or use truck only
as a lead-in, or a Trojan horse if you will,
to attain a more wholistic, comprehensive
tolling program. Well, the cat’s out of the bag
with Rhode Island. That’s not going to work.

“If tolling is going to be pursued
anywhere with any type of infrastructure
funding, it’s going to have to satisfy
the approximation of use clause, which
essentially says if you’ve got two wheels on
the ground, four wheels on the ground, or 18
wheels on the ground, you’re going to pay a
portion of that,” he said.

Maxwell said the court victory demonstrated
the power of a unified trucking industry.

“This really shows the might of how a
federation works,” he said. “The country’s
smallest state was attacked, and we fought
like hell locally knowing that in the end, the
federation would close ranks, and the ATA
would do what it did, which was fight on
behalf of all 50 states. We will continue to
do so whether it’s truck-only tolling or any
other issue.”

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Ready or Not, Here They Come

Zero emission trucks coming, without the need for mandates

BY STEVE BRAWNER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Zero emission vehicles like electric trucks “We are a fuel-neutral industry. It does not matter
are making their way into the marketplace, but what the fuel is, but we have to make sure it’s available,
challenges remain regarding range, cost and the affordable, and that it meets our operational needs so we
electric charging infrastructure.
can deliver the products people need.”
Motor carriers will need more certainty
before governments pass mandates forcing —Louis Campion, president & CEO, MMTA
them to buy those vehicles, said Louis
Campion, MMTA’s president and CEO. electric vehicle charging stations in Maryland, powered tractor topped out at 250 gallons
and none are currently equipped for trucks. achieving seven miles per gallon can travel
“I think there are a lot of concerns about roughly 1,750 miles between fill-ups. These
whether or not the vehicles are able to meet our “There has been an overwhelming shortage are significant differences for drivers whose
operational needs,” Campion said. “So, I think of truck parking for more than 20 years, and highway hours are limited by federal regulation,
it’s premature and bad public policy to impose our state has been unable to simply add asphalt and for fleets facing a growing driver shortage.
a mandate that you know we cannot meet.” to provide more parking spaces,” he said. “If Moreover, technicians aren’t yet trained in the
we can’t give truck drivers a slab to park on, technology, and dealers will need parts
Legislation was introduced this year in how are we going to add enough electrification for repairs.
Maryland that would have created a California- stations for them to fuel? We’re decades away
style mandate requiring manufacturers to in the long-haul sector from realistically being Fleets wanting private charging stations
sell a certain number of medium- and heavy- able to adopt these technologies. Realistically, will face their own challenges. Rick Mihelic,
duty trucks. The bill, which had the backing the earliest adopters will be medium-duty local director of emerging technology for the
of the Sierra Club and other environmental delivery vehicles.” North American Council for Fleet Efficiency
groups, did not get voted on in committee, but (NACFE), said fleets that want to charge 5-20
Campion expects it to return next year. Campion said there are many operational heavy trucks will need to start talking to their
issues associated with electric trucks. They utilities now so they can start charging in two
Campion said electric trucks are not big are two to three times as expensive as diesel- years. For medium trucks, the electrification
electric cars, and there are many concerns that powered trucks. Battery capacity is at best challenges are not as daunting. He noted that
should make mandate-inclined policymakers 350 miles and in many cases significantly less. at a DHL facility he visited, the chargers were
pause. Those include product availability, Charging stations are still sparse, and charging
operational limits, the cost of equipment, and can take a long time. In comparison, a diesel- CONTINUES 
a lack of charging infrastructure. The grid
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small, and delivery vans were basically plugging shorter distances, like local package delivery 2024. That year, 5 percent of Class 7-8 tractors
into a wall. trucks. Other segments will take more time. and 9 percent of Class 4-8 tractors must be
Historically, diesel trucks have driven the zero emission vehicles. By 2030, the numbers
Among the other operational issues is the shortest distance between two points, a straight are 30 percent and 50 percent, and by 2035
6,000-8,000 pounds of batteries heavy duty line, because there’s always a fueling station they are 40 percent and 75 percent. So far, five
electric trucks require. They’ll save weight in somewhere. With electric vehicles and the states have joined with California in adopting
other areas, such as exhaust equipment, but current state of charging infrastructure, they the rule: Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, New
there will still be a significant weight difference. may have to divert to find a station resulting York and Massachusetts.
Carriers who push the 80,000-pound weight in lost driving time due to charging taking
limit will have to buy additional trucks to so long. California is also developing another rule,
deliver the same amount of freight, assuming the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule, that will
they can find drivers. NACFE’s Mihelic believes the operational require fleets starting in 2025 to buy increasing
problems can be overcome. When diesel is numbers of zero emission vehicles.
At this point, electric vehicles won’t work $3 per gallon, the electricity required to run a
in every application, said Glen Kedzie, the tractor is two to three times less expensive, and Kedzie said a number of stakeholders will
American Trucking Associations’ vice president, diesel is a lot more than $3 a gallon right now. likely challenge the Clean Fleets Rule once it is
energy and environmental counsel. For some Maintenance could eventually be half to a third finalized in California. The American Trucking
weight-sensitive, long-haul operations, it will of diesel. Electric trucks have fewer moving Associations continues to carefully assess
be cost-prohibitive. Electric vehicles run better parts and less vibrating equipment. Battery developments under this rule. It had concerns
on flat terrain and temperate climates. Tank weight will not be an issue for trucks hauling about the Advanced Clean Truck Rule because
truck haulers can’t take an electric vehicle to a lighter freight, and many trucks travel less than it knew it would lead to the Advanced Clean
refinery because of the potential for sparks. 200 miles per day. Fleets Rule that will eliminate vehicle and
technology purchasing choice.
Campion emphasized that the MMTA is “The longer routes are not going to be well-
not opposed to electric trucks. Potentially, they suited for battery electric trucks yet, but routes The number of electric trucks in the U.S.
can reduce the trucking industry’s costs along that are 50 to 200 miles are certainly feasible,” market is a drop in the bucket compared to
with emissions. There will be some local and he said. diesel trucks. In a report released in January,
regional operations where electric charging CALSTART, a national nonprofit supporting
technology will be very meaningful. Maryland’s legislation would have followed the clean transportation industry, said 163 U.S.
California’s lead. Under the Clean Air Act, customers have deployed 1,215 zero emission
But challenges will take years to overcome, states are prohibited from setting their own Classes 2B-8 trucks as of December. Sixty-one
as Maryland’s experience with electric cars emissions standards and must follow federal percent, or 738, were in California; 11 were in
has demonstrated. Mandates for cars that standards, except for California. If California Maryland. The four companies that produce
have been in place for many years have not deviates from federal requirements, other states the entire diesel heavy duty truck market,
been met. can choose to adopt identical standards Daimler, Volvo, Navistar and PACCAR, had
to California. deployed a total of only 45 heavy-duty zero
“We are a fuel-neutral industry,” Campion emission trucks.
said. “It does not matter what the fuel is, but California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule
we have to make sure it’s available, affordable, requires truck makers to sell rising numbers of Notably, 60 percent of zero emission trucks
and that it meets our operational needs so we zero-emission vehicles starting in model year deployed domestically were believed to be
can deliver the products people need. Trucking
is not a discretionary user of the roadways.” RITRUCKING.ORG

Similarly, the American Trucking
Associations is not opposed to zero emission
vehicles and might even support achievable and
affordable regulations. But regulatory changes
must take into account all considerations.

“We are fact-based. We are science-based,”
said Kedzie. “But we are also sensitive to the
financial ability of fleets to keep hauling the
nation’s freight without having any serious
disruptions, especially for the 97 percent of
those trucking companies in the country that
are characterized as small businesses, which are
very integral to the overall supply chain.”

Kedzie said the ATA wants to avoid
disruptions in the marketplace. Changes will
take time.

“Diesel has taken 75 years to get where
it is today,” he said. “It’s not about flipping a
switch. I tell folks that the easy part is putting
a regulation in place and creating a law. The
difficult part is the 99 percent of things that
have to occur after that switch is flipped.”

Kedzie said zero emission vehicles will first
gain acceptance in market segments covering

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non-operational, the report said. Campion You’ve got naysayers, and you’ve got zealots on both
compared the situation to the challenges the sides, and somewhere in the middle is reality.”
industry faced with downtime when stricter
diesel emissions standards were enacted in 2010 —Rick Mihelic, director of emerging technology, NACFE
and 2013, and carriers were forced to park
trucks because of equipment problems. purchase agreement, and have the truck built The best-case scenario is for the
and delivered at some point in time down the marketplace to drive advances in electric trucks.
ATA’s Kedzie said that just because road. Maryland trucking companies can Mihelic noted there are large shippers that have
California passes a regulation doesn’t mean do that with dealers in Virginia, Pennsylvania, sustainability goals and are looking for fleets
other states should follow suit. California West Virginia or Delaware without ever leaving that operate clean vehicles.
is providing billions of dollars in financial their offices.”
incentives to help fleets purchase electric trucks. But it will take time to get there in an
State funds are also available to help pay for Moreover, Campion noted that Maryland uncertain world. A good production year in the
charging infrastructure. is a pass-through state. More than half the United States is 300,000 to 350,000 Class 8
trucks traveling on the I-95 and I-70 corridors trucks and about the same number of medium-
“California’s an anomaly when it comes to are neither originating in Maryland nor duty trucks. There are 2.8 million tractors and
electric vehicles,” he said. “And that’s why we stopping here. 8.8 million single trucks in North America, so
are telling states, if you want to mimic what it will take a long time to replace them. Trucks
California’s doing, you need to mimic them “Those trucks are still emitting greenhouse bought in 2030 will still be operating in 2050.
financially as well. Are you prepared to do that, gases,” he said. “So now we’re going to impose
and how do you plan on doing it?” these challenges on Maryland truck owners, but “Even if you could turn the switch on today
all of the out-of-state trucks that are running and every truck built is electric, it still takes you
Campion said Maryland would be through our state do not have to comply. Are 10 to 20 years to get there,” Mihelic said.
especially disadvantaged if it instituted we really helping the environment?”
mandates for zero emission truck sales. In a The unpredictability is a key consideration
small state, a fleet can easily buy a truck from Campion said a federal solution is needed – in trying to set electric truck policy and in
a dealer in another state without mandates one that does not yet exist. The Infrastructure creating mandates. ATA’s Kedzie said smart
on purchases. Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress people are working to overcome the challenges
last year includes funding for electrification associated with electrification, but it’s
“Buying a truck is not like buying a car, stations, but it requires public access, which impossible to know when those challenges will
where you go to the car dealer and pick out means a private business cannot apply unless it be solved. Unfortunately, mandates have date-
the vehicle you want from their lot,” he said. allows other electric vehicle users to access the
“A truck purchase is a paperwork transaction charging stations on its property. CONTINUES 
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may not have advanced as much as the Assisting the industry is the increasing cells will emerge as dominant. Meanwhile,
mandates anticipated. renewable diesel and natural gas trucks will still
popularity and advancement of other types of be viable for decades.
Mihelic believes problems can be overcome. electric vehicles, Mihelic said.
The electricity industry is developing more Mihelic noted the industry is at the
capacity by building more efficient plants and “Trucks are not on their own path by beginning of the diffusion of electric technology
through the increasing viability of nuclear, wind themselves,” he said. “You’ve got cars and buses across the United States. Diesel trucks face
and solar power. At a national level, utilities that have come to marketplaces a decade ahead stricter emissions regulations but have limited
should be able to keep up with fleets’ increasing of trucks already.” room to improve. Electric trucks, on the other
electricity requirements, but locally there could hand, can only get better. Once the trucks
Mihelic said technologies will be competing can get out in the market and fleets can start
for market share over the next decade, but offering feedback, performance, reliability and
cost will improve.

“You’ve got naysayers, and you’ve got
zealots on both sides, and somewhere in the
middle is reality,” he said.

The market is expected to grow rapidly. The
CALSTART report said there are more than
140,000 pending orders for commercial zero
emission trucks, including Amazon’s plans to
purchase 100,000 delivery package vans over
the next eight years.

The Volvo Group, the only truck
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Maryland, has made a global commitment that
100 percent of its products be fossil fuel-free
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burned in an internal combustion engine, said not about flipping a switch. I tell folks that the easy part
Dawn Fenton, vice president, government is putting a regulation in place and creating a law. The
relations and public affairs for Volvo Group difficult part is the 99 percent of things that have to occur
North America.
after that switch is flipped.”
The company has a good start on reaching
those goals. It has already sold more than —Glen Kedzie, VP energy and environmental counsel, ATA
5,000 electric buses in Europe that are running
commercially, and in the U.S., it recently mandates because they place requirements and encourage their own agencies to work
announced Volvo Trucks was launching its on manufacturers over which they have no collaboratively.
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Torch Run Truck Convoy

Rhode Island truckers raise $13,000 for the Special Olympics

BY STEVE BRAWNER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Almost 50 trucks a banner on the grill of their lead trucks. The This was the third year
from more than 30 Rhode trucks were escorted by law enforcement for the convoy, with the
Island trucking companies motorcycles and cars. first occurring in 2019.
participated in this year’s The event was cancelled in
Torch Run Truck Convoy® “On a Sunday morning when we pull this 2020 because of COVID
for Special Olympics, off, it’s quite an impressive showing of our but resumed last year.
which raised $13,000, the industry,” Maxwell said. “When you see those Maxwell said the first
most ever in the event’s motorcycle escorts in full force ahead of these two events were done in
three-year history. glossy tractor-trailers and they’re all blowing conjunction with Travel
their horns, it’s a pretty cool thing.” Centers of America, but
The convoy was co- organizers needed a larger
hosted by Special Olympics space this year from which
Rhode Island, RITA, and to launch.
municipal and state law
enforcement agencies. Garabedian said
Special Olympics Rhode
“It was the trucking Island hopes to grow the
industry at its best taking convoy into a larger-scale,
the resources, the time, the family-friendly event with
talents, and their beautiful food trucks.
equipment and showing
how much good we can do She said the
with those resources for a partnership with RITA
tremendously worthwhile has been “extremely
charity,” said Chris Maxwell, RITA’s president beneficial” for Special Olympics Rhode Island.
and CEO. The organization depends on corporate
sponsorships and donations, and the relationship
The convoy started its route May 22 at the with RITA has placed it in front of new sponsors
IGT corporate headquarters parking lot in West in the trucking industry.
Greenwich, where participants were served a “It’s opened so many doors for us, and
complimentary breakfast by Twin Catering. it’s just sort of put us in front of a whole new
Special Olympics athletes called for drivers to audience,” she said.
roll out at 9 a.m. A police escort led the convoy Special Olympics Rhode Island provides
up Route 95 through Providence to Route 146 more than 1,600 year-round opportunities
and then down Route 295. Back at the IGT for children and adults with intellectual
headquarters, participants were served lunch by
Dan’s Place. CONTINUES 

Tracy Garabedian, Special Olympics Rhode “It was the trucking
Island’s senior director of special events, said industry at its best taking
the organization in North America has a the resources, the time, the
longstanding partnership with law enforcement. talents, and their beautiful
That relationship led to the creation of the equipment and showing
“World’s Largest Truck Convoy®.” The event how much good we can
was conceived as a one-day event across North do with those resources
America, though in practice it occurs on different
dates in different locations. Bill Ziehl, a retired for a tremendously
police chief in Foster, Rhode Island, helped bring worthwhile charity.”
the truck convoy to Rhode Island.
—Chris Maxwell, RITA’s
Newport Propane was the presenting
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disabilities. Garabedian said it currently serves “If you ever want to see some of the best competition
3,000 athletes. That’s down from 4,000 pre- around, truly, and in addition some of the best
pandemic. Some families have been reluctant
to resume participation, and agencies still have sportsmanship, come to a Special Olympics event.”
staffing issues.
—Tracy Garabedian, senior director of special events,
“It has been a very challenging few years,
but you know what? I believe we’re coming Special Olympics Rhode Island
out stronger,” she said. “We’ve learned a lot
from this.” June. About 5,500 athletes and coaches from Island’s Hall of Fame and is a bone marrow
all 50 states and the Caribbean, along with cancer survivor.
The State Summer Games returned this 20,000 volunteers and 125,000 spectators, were
June for the first time since 2019. Outside of the expected to be present. When the World Games “I think he might not only be one of Special
pandemic, the event occurs each summer at the occur next year in Berlin, Rhode Island will send Olympics’ most decorated athletes, but I think
University of Rhode Island on the weekend after one athlete and a unified partner to compete in he also might be one of Cranston’s most well
Memorial Day. Athletes competed in athletics, bocce, a ball-tossing competition. recognized residents,” Garabedian said.
bowling, cycling, powerlifting, swimming,
soccer skills and unified soccer, which involves Henry Moretti is among the most decorated The first Special Olympics games were held
teams of Special Olympics athletes competing Rhode Island Special Olympics athletes. Now in Chicago in 1968. The movement was founded
alongside individuals without intellectual in his 60s, the longtime Cranston city employee by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of the
disabilities. Athletes also compete in seasonal has been competing since 1972 and currently Kennedy family.
sports throughout the year. Practices and/or competes in track and field, bowling and
competitions occur nearly every day year round, soccer, Garabedian said. He has traveled the Garabedian said the Special Olympics is “a
Garabedian said. world and been trained as a Special Olympics serious sports organization, and we want to be
Global Messenger. He’s met Presidents Bill taken as such.” It provides good training, and it
This year was a national games year, which Clinton and George W. Bush along with Arnold awards medals only to top finishers.
happens every four years. Rhode Island sent Schwarzenegger. He was a member of the first
about 30 athletes and partners to the Special class inducted into Special Olympics Rhode “We always tell people, ‘If you ever want to
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RITA Congratulates the
Truck Driving Championships

Winners!

Grand Champion
Joe Hicks, XPO Logistics

Straight Truck
First Place:  David Lumpkin, FedEx Express

3-Axle
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First Place:  Mynor Guevara, XPO Logistics

Twin Trailers
First Place:  William Burns, A. Duie Pyle

Rookie of the Year
David Dilorenzo, XPO Logistics

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Integrating Younger Adults
into Trucking Careers

ATRI’s new study results for attracting younger
employees to the industry

BY REBECCA BREWSTER

GUEST WRITER

Workforce shortages remain one of the into Trucking Careers”.  ATRI’s research intervieweessaid that another factor
trucking industry’s biggest challenges.  In identified strategies for promoting younger was equallyor more important. The
2021, the American Trucking Associations employee recruitment, training, and most commonresponses were a stable
reported that the truck driver shortage hit retention that have proven successful for career path, loveof driving, and a
a record high of over 80,000 drivers. carriers and employees alike. Below are the schedule that allows for work/life
key findings and best practices. balance.
It is imperative that the trucking • Younger drivers asserted that greater
industry attract younger employees to Younger Employee Recruitment transparency would help attract
ensure long-term viability. For that reason, • While younger drivers are motivated younger drivers. Their suggestions
the American Transportation Research included making job postings more
Institute recently completed a study by pay, it is not the only factor. explicit about expectations or
entitled “Integrating Younger Adults Sixtypercent of younger driver
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requirements and posting “day in the "It is imperative that the trucking industry attract
life” videos or other content to help younger employees to ensure long-term viability. For that
convey a sense of what a job in trucking reason, the American Transportation Research Institute
is like. recently completed a study entitled Integrating Younger
• Eighty-four percent of younger drivers
consider company culture important. Adults into Trucking Careers.
• Younger drivers identified concrete
practices for building community- — For a copy of the complete report, please visit
centered company cultures: promoting www.truckingresearch.org
supportive managers, making sure
employees understand each other’s roles graduated from apprenticeship their concerns regularly either via
first-hand, encouraging managers and programs feel confident that their direct communication with a superior
coworkers to show each other leeway carrier is invested in the continued or a company-wide survey increases
as needed, encouraging employees development of their skills as drivers. engagement among younger drivers.
to ask and share their own unique • Both small and large fleets ranked • Younger drivers appreciate
strategies for success, and establishing raising compensation as the most schedule flexibility and consistency.
opportunities for casual social effective retention strategy for their Opportunities for regular home time
interaction among employees. younger drivers. Younger drivers also or hybrid positions can appeal to
• Seventy-three percent of younger drivers communicated they were attracted to individuals who otherwise might not
were introduced to trucking through a the industry by the income potential have joined the industry.
family member in the industry. over the span of a stable career rather
than just in the short-term.
Younger Employee Training • Younger and experienced drivers
alike appreciate opportunities to learn
• Twenty percent of younger drivers from each other. Carriers can promote
believe that training could be improved these relationships by establishing
by providing better instruction for mentorships and opportunities for
trainers themselves. In addition, 14 driver interaction.
percent of drivers recommended more • Environments where younger drivers
driving time and variety. These were feel comfortable to communicate
younger drivers’ top recommendations.

• Younger drivers want more time behind
the wheel and more mentors in order
to gain the experience and perspectives
necessary to do their job well.

• Training programs that include
duties beyond driving – such as
conflict resolution,loading, yard
work, budgeting, and other aspects
of the freight process – can improve
recruitment, retention, and driver
success by equipping younger drivers
with a wider range of skills to face
unexpected challenges and more fully
integrating them into the company
culture.

Younger Employee Retention

• Carriers with an apprenticeship
program found that graduates had
higher retention rates than non-
graduates. Younger drivers who

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Consulting 2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500 215-249-1773
Associated Road Tax, Inc. Phoenix, AZ 85012 [email protected]
Donna Maroney 6028 Valley Forge Drive
401-294-7940 Coopersburg, PA 18036

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Forklifts 20 Newman Avenue, Suite 1000 405-820-1985
M&G Materials Handling Company Rumford, RI 02916 [email protected]
Frank Kernan 6709 North Classen Blvd
401-944-9450 Insurance Oklahoma City, OK 73116
[email protected] Sustainable Benefits Strategies
860 Waterman Avenue Ralph Coppola Kiselica Law Firm
East Providence, RI 02914 401-287-8840 Michael Kiselica
[email protected] 401-421-0300
Fuels/Additives 229 Burt Street [email protected]
Advanced Fuel Solutions, Inc Warwick, RI 02886 10 Dorrance Street Suite 700
Barry Aruda Providence, RI 02903
978-258-8360 The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company
[email protected] Todd Dalessio Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP
85 Flagship Drive 401-825-2667 David Willis
North Andover, MA 01845 [email protected] 401-829-0334
One Beacon Centre [email protected]
Funeral Home Warwick, RI 02886-1378 One Citizens Plaza, Suite 620
Perry-McStay, Inc. Providence, RI 02903
Paul Martin USI Insurance
401-434-3885 Kevin Joyce Mobile Snow Removal
2555 Pawtucket Avenue 413-563-2067
East Providence, RI 02914 [email protected] TrucBrush Corporation
475 Kilvert Street, Bldg B, Suite 205 Debora Babin Katz
Healthcare Warwick, RI 02886 877-783-0237
Armistice Urgent Care [email protected]
Karl Felber Zelano Insurance 28 Renker Drive
401-725-4100 Tony Zelano South Easton, MA 02375
[email protected] 401-949-1550
209 Armistice Boulevard [email protected] Mobile Solar Power
Pawtucket, RI 02860 37 Pleasant View Avenue
Greenville, RI 02828 eNow, Inc.
Concentra Jeff Flath
Justin Timpano IT Solutions 401-732-7080
860-289-5561 Attain Technology, Inc. [email protected]
[email protected] Bob Paradise 133 Hallene Road, B2
701 Main Street 401-244-5200 Warwick, RI 02886
East Hartford, CT 06108 [email protected]
275 Reservoir Avenue, Rear Permits
Eastside Chiropractic Center Providence, RI 02907-3562
Amy Westrick aZip Permit
401-453-2225 Tivitri Steve Phelan
[email protected] Eric Jacobson 800-937-6329
511 Broadway 801-857-1656 [email protected]
Providence, RI 02909 [email protected] 3 Alicia Circle
448 E Winchester, Suite 110 Warwick, RI 02886
HealthSourceRI for Employers Murray, UT 84107
Kristen Areson Restaurant
401-465-4060 Legal Services
[email protected] Drivers Legal Plan Angelo's Palace Pizza
Richard Banks Christine Kitsilis
RITRUCKING.ORG 401-728-3340
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F & C Donuts d/b/a Dunkin Donuts Palmer Spring Co. Coastal Int Trucks/AT Northern Warwick
Fatima Dutra Doug Palmer Gordon Scott
401-487-9495 401-351-8300 401-784-3060
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
145 Phenix Avenue PO Box 72882 17 O'Keefe Lane
Cranston, RI 02920 Providence, RI 02907-0882 Warwick, RI 02888
Safety & Compliance Phoenix Truck and Auto Service Miller's Truck Sales & Repairs, Inc.
DISA Global Solutions Russell Cucino Robert Miller
Steven Spencer 401-489-2497 401-723-9030
817-332-0044 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] 86 Calder Street 145 Higginson Avenue
17592 East 17th Street, Suite 300 Cranston, RI 02920 Lincoln, RI 02865
Tustin, CA 92780
Sure Trade LLC The Peterbilt Store New England
J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Steven MattPreston
Susan Baranczyk Suher 508-316-2799
800-558-5011 508-336-3539 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] 116 Washington Street
PO Box 368 463 Ledge Road Plainville, MA 02762
Neenah, WI 54957-0368 Seekonk, MA 02771
Volvo Trucks North America
Tire Manufacturer Truck Stop Chris Gossler
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Pilot Flying J 336-210-4514
Jason Beckett Matt Romano [email protected]
401-952-3504 865-474-0423 25 Firethorn Lane
[email protected] [email protected] Cranston, RI 02920
17 Congress Street 5508 Lonas Drive
Warwick, RI 02889 Knoxville, TN 37909 Trucks & Trailers
Bay State Truck & Trailer
Truck Services Trucks Erik Hoskins
1-800 Radiator / Interstate Battery Advantage Truck Group 508-336-9600
Matt Kaskel Sarah Baldelli, Chris Marsh [email protected]
401-524-1412 508-753-1200 PO Box 430
[email protected] [email protected], Rehoboth, MA 02769
235 E Main Street [email protected]
Milford, MA 01757 411 Hartford Turnpike Beam Truck & Body, Inc.
Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Aaron Smith
Fleet Advantage LLC 401-767-2639
William Ten Eyck Anderson Motors, Inc. [email protected]
401-487-1629 John Anderson, Jr. 433 Cumberland Hill Road
[email protected] 401-434-5900 Woonsocket, RI 02895
53 Benjamin Street [email protected]
East Greenwich, RI 02818 170 Amaral Street Boston Trailer LLC
East Providence, RI 02915 Jarod Warsofsky
Janus Logistics 508-668-4570
John Elliano Ballard Truck Center [email protected]
401-826-9600 Brian Buckley 635 Manley Street
[email protected] 401-821-4800 West Bridgewater, MA 02379
85 Orchard Valley Drive [email protected]
Cranston, RI 02921 280 Scituate Avenue RITRUCKING.ORG
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= CARRIER Advanced Fuel Solutions, Inc. Anderson Motors, Inc.
= ALLIED Barry Aruda John Anderson, Jr.,
= OWNER OPERATOR 85 Flagship Drive James Anderson
1-800 Radiator / Interstate Battery North Andover, MA 01845 170 Amaral Street
Matt Kaskel 978-258-8360 East Providence, RI 02915
235 E Main Street [email protected] 401-434-5900
Milford, MA 01757 Aetna Bridge Co [email protected]
401-524-1412 Amy La Starza Angelo's Palace Pizza
[email protected] 100 Jefferson Blvd, Suite 100 Christine Kitsilis
Warwick, RI 02888 133 Mendon Road
A 401-728-0400 Cumberland, RI 02864
A & A Trucking Services, Inc. [email protected] 401-728-3340
Antony Collado Alisson Trucking, Inc. [email protected]
75 Maita Street Pedro Davila Armistice Urgent Care
Copiague, NY 11726 197 Chapin Avenue Karl Felber
631-741-6384 Providence, RI 02909 209 Armistice Boulevard
[email protected] 401-868-7921 Pawtucket, RI 02860
A. A. Wrecking Co, Inc. [email protected] 401-725-4100
John Furtado Allen Seed Store [email protected]
R-1307 Hartford Avenue Charles Allen III Arnold Lumber Co.
Johnston, RI 02919 693 South County Trail Raymond Dreczko
401-351-1188 Exeter, RI 02822 251 Fairgrounds Road
[email protected] 401-294-2722 West Kingston, RI 02892
A. Duie Pyle Inc. [email protected] 401-783-2266
Rich Kaczynski Almonte Transportation LLC [email protected]
PO Box 564 Melvin Almonte AS Trucking
West Chester, PA 19381 151 Cottage Street Adilson Semedo
800-523-5020 Pawtucket, RI 02860 210 Kenyon Avenue
[email protected] 401-219-0570 Pawtucket, RI 02861
A. Ricci & Sons, Inc. [email protected] 401-954-6759
Joseph Ricci Alpine Auto Wash [email protected]
990 Mineral Spring Avenue Freda Douleh Associated Road Tax, Inc.
North Providence, RI 02895 520 Angell Road Donna Maroney
401-353-3414 Lincoln, RI 02865 150 Midway Rd Suite 155
[email protected] 401-595-4099 Cranston, RI 02920
Above & Beyond Tree Service [email protected] 401-294-7940
Geoff Mongeon Amado's Trucking [email protected]
460 George Washington Highway Francisco Amado Astro of New England, LLC
Smithfield, RI 02917 5 Kids Way Chuck Lamendola, Jr.
401-529-4903 Pawtucket, RI 02860 25 Industrial Drive
[email protected] 401-742-8340 Exeter, RI 02822
Accu-Care Supply, Inc. [email protected] 401-397-8484
Pravin Shah American Trucking Associations [email protected]
109 King Phillip Road John Lynch Atlantic Control Systems
East Providence, RI 02916 80 M Street SE Suite 800 Jim Grundy
401-438-7110 Washington, DC 20003 PO Box 313
[email protected] 703-838-1700 Exeter, RI 02822
Ace Towing / Fatties Garage [email protected] 401-294-1560
Anthony J. Giampietro Amtrol, Inc. [email protected]
300 Franklin Street Jillian O'Connor Atlas Pallet Corp
Bristol, RI 02809 1400 Division Road Heather Ross
401-245-5710 West Warwick, RI 02893 50 Old Mill Street
[email protected] (401) 884-6300 Harrisville, RI 02830
Adamsdale Concrete [email protected] 401-568-2900
David Courtois Amy's Trucking Co. [email protected]
PO Box 516 Baldomero Velasquez Attain Technology, Inc.
Pawtucket, RI 02862 108 Beaufort Street Bob Paradise
401-722-6725 Providence, RI 02908 275 Reservoir Avenue, Rear
[email protected] 401-243-3280 Providence, RI 02907-3562
Advanced Concrete Cutting, LLC [email protected] 401-244-5200
Debra Stowik Anchor Subaru [email protected]
POBox 7606 Robert Benoit Aurora Fuel Company, Inc.
Cumberland, RI 02864 949 Eddie Dowling Highway Wayne Johnson
401-333-9041 North Smithfield, RI 02896 191 Pulaski Street
[email protected] 401-768-3369 West Warwick, RI 02893
[email protected]
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401-345-5996 Belmont Fruit Inc. 401-863-2751
[email protected] Jack Siravo [email protected]
aZip Permit 600 Kingstown Road Builder's Surplus, Inc.
Steve Phelan Wakefield, RI 02879 Paul Burnham
3 Alicia Circle 401-783-4656 2457 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886 [email protected] Warwick, RI 02886
1-800-937-6329 Berger & Company 401-737-9900 x 14
[email protected] Sam Sinel [email protected]
B 126 Front Street C
B & B Trucking Company Pawtucket, RI 02860 C & C Plastics Company, Inc.
Bill Colello 401-723-7240 Donald "Buzz" Corriveault
75 Providence Street [email protected] PO Box 73
Rehoboth, MA 02769 Berkeley Towing dba Shea's Towing Woonsocket, RI 02895
508-336-4272 David Bordalo 401-762-0553
[email protected] 9 Whipple Street, Unit 4 [email protected]
B and N Trucking Cumberland, RI 02864 C E D Transportation
Benedicto Rodriguez 401-724-1111 Carlton Ducharme
6 Palace Gardens Road [email protected] 155 Timber Lane
Worcester, MA 01607 Berkeley Transportation North Dartmouth, MA 02747
508-579-7519 Brad Dean 774-644-9593
[email protected] 16 Jasons Grant Drive [email protected]
Bacalao Distributors & Importers LLC Cumberland, RI 02864 C. Brito Construction Co.
Manuel Rodrigues (401) 334-4677 Joseph Brito, Jr.
450 Prospect Street [email protected] 101 Tupelo Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860 BestPass Bristol, RI 02809
401-447-5396 Michael Magliocca 401-253-9277
[email protected] 500 New Karner Road [email protected]
Bacon Construction Co. Inc. Albany, NY 12205-3857 Cardi Corporation
Steven Agostini 518-867-7600 Barry Manfredi
241 Narragansett Park Drive [email protected] 400 Lincoln Avenue
East Providence, RI 02916 Bill's Construction Warwick, RI 02888
401-431-1200 Bill Johnson 401-739-8300
[email protected] 171 Lavan Street [email protected]
Ballard Truck Center Warwick, RI 02888 Carrier Transicold of Rhode Island
Tom Plante 401-785-1180 Glenn Harding
280 Scituate Avenue [email protected] 90 Bay State Road
Johnston, RI 02919 Blount Fine Foods Corp. Wakefield, MA 01880
401-821-4800 Kendra Strangis 781-246-1400
[email protected] 630 Currant Road [email protected]
Bay Crane Northeast LLC Fall River, MA 02720 Castro & Son Construction, Inc.
Joan Mitchell 774-888-1300 Philip Castro
115 Lydia Ann Road [email protected] 812 Great Road
Smithfield, RI 02917 Blue Sun Towing Lincoln, RI 02865
401-349-2755 Joe Longo 401-334-1668
[email protected] 165 Frenchtown Road [email protected]
Bay State Truck & Trailer North Kingstown, RI 02852 Catalano Construction
Erik Hoskins 401-884-2300 Jason Catalano
PO Box 430 [email protected] PO Box 7086
Rehoboth, MA 02769 Boston Trailer LLC Cumberland, RI 02864
508-336-9600 Jarod Warsofsky 401-658-3999
[email protected] 635 Manley Street [email protected]
Beacon Shipping Logistics, Inc. West Bridgewater, MA 02379 Central Nurseries
Fred Deschamps 508-668-4570 Paul Pagliarini
25 Messenger Drive [email protected] PO Box 19477
Warwick, RI 02888 Brada Manufacturing, Inc. Johnston, RI 02919
401-270-2993 Ada Hamilton 401-942-7511
[email protected] 46 Warwick Industrial Drive [email protected]
Beam Truck & Body, Inc. Warwick, RI 02886 Central Paper
Aaron Smith 401-739-3774 Paul Vellucci
433 Cumberland Hill Road [email protected] 400 Glenwood Avenue
Woonsocket, RI 02895 Member:Carrier Pawtucket, RI 02860
401-767-2639 Brown University [email protected]
[email protected] Matthew Force
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Central Paper Co. Concrete Products Cosco, Inc.
Dennis Power Avis Hamill Dave Costantino
400 Glenwood Avenue PO Box U 707 Park East Drive
Pawtucket, RI 02860 Chepachet, RI 02814 Woonsocket, RI 02895
401-728-6900 401-568-8874 401-765-0009
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Centrex Distributors Confreda Greenhouse
Frank Parella Vincent Confreda Couto Bros Movers
119 Hopkins Hill Road 2150 Scituate Avenue Bob Romano
West Greenwich, RI 02817 Hope, RI 02831 2 Greco Lane
401-397-6100 401-827-5000 Warwick, RI 02886
[email protected] [email protected] 401-739-7788
Charles Herzig Conlon Container Corp. [email protected]
40 Whiteney Circle David Thompson
Swansea, MA 02777 21 Mead Street Cranston Coal
508-673-9321 Seekonk, MA 02771 Kathy Zange
[email protected] 508-336-4695 127 Fletcher Avenue
Chris Corrigan Moving, Inc. [email protected] Cranston, RI 02920
Chris Corrigan Conlon Moving & Storage (401) 943-4525
169 Cowden Street Tony Gallo [email protected]
Central Falls, RI 02863 55 Mead Street
401-722-2422 Seekonk, MA 02771 Cranston Trucking Co.
[email protected] 508-336-7766 John DiGiuseppe
Citizens Bank [email protected] PO Box 1445
Khane Goodson Consolidated Concrete Corp. Coventry, RI 02816
28 Tara Lane George Pesce 401-397-2442
Woonsocket, RI 02895 835 Taunton Avenue [email protected]
401-297-7168 East Providence, RI 02914
[email protected] 401-438-4700 Cranston Trucking Company
Claflin Co. [email protected] Russ DeMarco
Lou Andreozzi Consolidated Truck & Equipment PO Box 1445
455 Warwick Industrial Drive Robert Dias Coventry, RI 02816
Warwick, RI 02886 32 Industrial Court 401-397-2442
401-562-8205 Seekonk, MA. 02771 [email protected]
Lou - [email protected] 508-252-3339
Climaco Trucking [email protected] Crest Manufacturing Company
Gilberto Climaco Construct Oil/Taylor Oil Northeast Gary Hood
108 Emmett Street Mark O'Leary 5 Hood Drive
Central Falls, RI 02863 27 Dexter Road Lincoln, RI 02865
617-861-1385 East Providence, RI 02914 401-232-5891
[email protected] 401-431-5060 [email protected]
Coastal Int Trucks/AT Northern Warwick [email protected]
Gordon Scott Consumers Moving Co., Inc. Cronin, D.J., Inc.
17 O'Keefe Lane John LaCroix Richard Cronin
Warwick, RI 02888 750 Wellington Avenue PO Box 14257
401-784-3060 Cranston, RI 02910 East Providence, RI 02914
[email protected] 401-785-0152 508-336-5252
Coastal1 Credit Union [email protected] [email protected]
Matthew D'Agenais Contractors Benefit Solutions
1200 Central Avenue Brian Renaud Crum Relocation
Pawtucket, RI 02861 738 Main Street Brian K. Crum
401-729-4034 Waltham, MA 02451 400 Putnam Pike, Suite 139
[email protected] 800-832-8317 Smithfield, RI 02917
Coletta's Downtown Auto Service, Inc. [email protected] 401-500-2925
Josh Coletta Contractors Supply, Inc. [email protected]
250 Niantic Avenue David Murphy, Jr.
Providence, RI 02907 3340 Pawtucket Avenue Cumberland Farms
401-421-3232 East Providence, RI 02915 Peter Mastrodomenico
[email protected] 401-434-4300 165 Flanders Road
Concentra [email protected] Westborough, MA 01581
Justin Timpano Cooke Disposal, Inc. 508-270-8356
701 Main Street Terry Sweet [email protected]
East Hartford, CT 06108 PO Box 1153
(860) 289-5561 Coventry, RI 02816 Cunha Trucking & Moving Co.
[email protected] 401-385-9369 Edward Cunha
[email protected] 55 Amaral Street
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Robert Savastano
63 Commercial Way
East Providence, RI 02914
401-434-2194
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CV Transportation, Inc. Delta Dental of Rhode Island Drivers' Legal Plan
Celestino G. Veiga Tim Pheland Richard Banks
30 Conduit Street 10 Charles Street 6709 North Classen Blvd
Central Falls, RI 02863 Providence, RI 02904 Oklahoma City, OK 73116
401-642-5995 401-752-6241 405-820-1985
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Dennis K. Burke, Inc. Drivewyze, Inc.
D Mark Collins Marc Nichols
D & J Appliance, Inc. 555 Constitution Drive 1601 Elm Street, Floor 33
Joseph Pagnani Taunton, MA 02780 Dallas TX, 75201
263 Academy Avenue [email protected] 888-988-1590
Providence, RI 02908 Deslandes Construction, Inc. [email protected]
401-351-0510 Jill Deslandes DUA Logistics LLC
[email protected] 126 Bellows Street David Urena Alvarez
D & N Equipment Services Warwick, RI 02888 24 Mansfield Street
Dick & Nancy Cucino 401-467-7600 Providence, RI 02908
169 Brown Avenue [email protected] 401-999-0706
Johnston, RI 02919 Deslandes Excavation, LLC [email protected]
401-943-6315 Jill Deslandes Dupuis Oil Company
[email protected] 126 Bellows Street Marc Dupuis
D J R Construction LLC Warwick, RI 02888 401 Walcott Street
David Morrocco, Jr. 401-601-0415 Pawtucket, RI 02860
46 Pine Hill Avenue [email protected] 401-722-0080
Johnston, RI 02919 Dial Oil Service-Sout,h Inc. [email protected]
401-954-5760 Richard Venezia
[email protected] 1010 Tiogue Avenue E
D Milinda Transportation Coventry, RI 02816 E & M Coastal Trucking LLC
Anilton DaGraca 401-821-4447 Eric Matteson
40 Ellis Street [email protected] 6200Post Road, #30
Brockton, MA 02301 Diggers Landscaping North Kingstown, RI 02852
(617) 959-0789 Christopher Scothon 401-749-9601
[email protected] PO Box 7183 [email protected]
D. Berndt Sanitation & Excavation Cumberland, RI 02864
Donna Berndt 401-475-7088 East Coast Landscaping & Construction Max
120 Melody Drive [email protected] Essery
Attleboro, Ma 02703 DISA Global Solutions 202 Chase Road
508-222-4963 Steven Spencer Portsmouth, RI 02871
[email protected] 17592 East 17th Street, Suite 300 401-683-5656
D.L. Terminals Tustin, CA 92780 [email protected]
Ryan Roche 817-332-0044
125 Carlsbad Street [email protected] East Coast Transportation Services, Inc.
Cranston, RI 02920-7397 Distinctive, Inc. Juan Segura
401-943-6020 David Fernandes 130 Klondike Avenue, Apt 202
[email protected] 1877 Fall River Avenue Haverhill, MA 01832
D'Ambra Construction Seekonk, MA 02771 617-943-3426
Michael D. D'Ambra 508-726-3843 [email protected]
80 Centre of New England Blvd [email protected]
Coventry, RI 02816 DLD Logistics Eastside Chiropractic Center
David London & Co. Desiree Hernandez Amy Westrick
Jerome London PO Box 6055 511 Broadway
PO Box 231 Chelsea, MA 02150 Providence, RI 02909
Lincoln, RI 02865 781-417-9039 401-453-2225
401-728-1670 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Donada
Deleon Express LLC Mike La Chapelle Eiden Logistics LLC
Sergio Deleon 667 Providence Street Jhoan Brito
48 King Phillips Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 107 Colfax Street, Apt 2
Providence, RI 02909 401-769-9811 Providence, RI 02905-1757
401-215-0902 [email protected] 646-932-7774
[email protected] Dorrance Recycling Corporation [email protected]
Delivery Management Svcs Jason Dorrance
MIchael Minisce 15 Bradford Street Energy Marketers Assoc. of RI
PO Box 19539 Attleboro, MA 02703 Diane Quesnelle
Johnston, RI 02919 508-222-8439 16 Miller Street, Suite B
(401) 649-4900 [email protected] Warren, RI 02885
[email protected] (401) 619-4553
RITRUCKING.ORG [email protected]

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eNow, Inc. 401-946-6705 G Metz Moving, Inc.
Jeff Flath [email protected] George Metz
133 Hallene Road, B2 Fleet Advantage LLC 26 King Street
Warwick, RI 02886 William Ten Eyck Johnston, RI 02919
401-732-7080 53 Benjamin Street 401-383-6399
[email protected] East Greenwich, RI 02818 [email protected]
Epoxies, Etc 401-487-1629 Gamboa Trucking LLC
58 Cindy Lane [email protected] Gilberto Gamboa
Cranston, RI 02921 Fleet Fuel Inc. 200 London Avenue
401-946-5564 Thomas Ruotolo Pawtucket, RI 02861
[email protected] 141 Shun Pike 401-365-8122
Eramian Sign Corp Johnston, RI 02919 [email protected]
John Eramian 401-647-9966 Gannon & Scott
140 Shun Pike [email protected] Brian O'Connor
Johnston, RI 02919 Fleet Wide Consulting 33 Kenney Drive
401-647-5755 Joshua Kelly Cranston, RI 02920
[email protected] 1452 Dorchester Avenue, 4th Floor 401-463-5550
Exeter Fuel Company, Inc. Dorchester, MA 02122 [email protected]
Scott Besson 781-424-2076 Gaudette Machinery Movers
335 Nooseneck Hill Road, Unit B [email protected] Bobby Gaudette, Jr
Exeter, RI 02822 FMartins Transportation, Inc. PO Box 295
401-392-0457 Fabio Martins Lincoln, RI 02865
[email protected] 44 Montello Street, Ext #1 401-725-2850
Brockton, MA 02301-7101 [email protected]
F 508-521-0123 Gentle Giant Moving Co.
F & C Donuts d/b/a Dunkin Donuts [email protected] Lisa Rivard
Fatima Dutra Foley Excavation LLC 7 McKay Avenue
145 Phenix Avenue Linda Foley Winchester, MA 01890
Cranston, RI 02920 53 French Street 617-806-1110
401-487-9495 Rehoboth, MA 02769 [email protected]
[email protected] 508-336-4665 Gentry, Inc.
F.G. Lees & Son, Inc. [email protected] Brian Crum
Frederick Lees, Jr. Fortune Metal Inc. of RI 1425 Cranston Street
161 Admiral Street Arthur McGuinnis Cranston, RI 02920
Providence, RI 02908 2 Crow Point Road 401-233-2786
401-421-1358 Lincoln, RI 02865 [email protected]
[email protected] 401-725-9100 George Sherman Sand & Gravel
FedEx Corporation [email protected] 881 Curtis Corner Road
A.J. Sain Frank Corp Environmental Services Wakefield, RI 02879
942 S Shady Grove Road Kirk Franklin 401-789-6304
Memphis, TN 38120 615 Tarkiln Hill Road [email protected]
901-818-7171 New Bedford, MA. 02745 Global Disposal LLC
[email protected] 508-995-9997 Ryan Manchester
Fence America, Inc. [email protected] 205 Hallene Road, Unit 208
Joseph Parenti Full Circle Recycling Warwick, RI 02886
43 Starr Street Maria Vinagro 401-632-5544
Johnston, RI 02919 23 Green Hill Road [email protected]
401-944-5251 Johnston, RI 02919 Gold Medal Bakery, Inc.
[email protected] 401-464-5996 Al Batista
Ferolbink Farms Inc/Fogland Trucking [email protected] 21 Penn Street
Jason Peckham Furey Roofing Co, Inc. Fall River, MA 02724
993 Neck Road Don Hourahan 774-365-5656
Tiverton, RI 02878 85 Cypress Street [email protected]
401-624-4107 Warwick, RI 02888 Gomes Transportation
[email protected] 401-461-2100 X14 Hemerson Gomes
First Point Sweeping & Maintenance [email protected] 97 Chandler Avenue
Theresa Summerly Pawtucket, RI 02860
20 Dunnell Lane E, Box 11B Bldg 9 G 401-616-7359
Pawtucket, RI 02860 [email protected]
401-722-8111 G & G Construction Co. Gomez Transportation LLC
[email protected] Gary Correia Charly Gomez
Flagship Trailways PO Box 185 33 Lawn Acre Drive
Tom McCaughey Cumberland, RI 02864 North Providence, RI 02911
11 Sharpe Drive 401-487-8434 401-486-5565
Cranston, RI 02920 [email protected]

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber (401) 465-4060 North Kingstown, RI 02852
Jason Beckett [email protected] 401-294-5500
17 Congress Street Helger Bros. Construction and Trucking [email protected]
Warwick, RI 02889 Jesse Helger Humphrey Bldg Supply Co.
401-952-3504 3572 Main Road Cheryl Martin
[email protected] Tiverton, RI 02878 590 Main Road
Greenville Insulation Co., Inc. 508-509-2667 Tiverton, RI 02878
Anthony Gargaro, Sr. [email protected] 401-624-8800
305 Putnam Pike Helger's-United Oil Co., Inc. dba Wildcat [email protected]
Smithfield, RI 02917 Teresa Helger I
401-233-4009 136 Main Road I Buy Junk Cars LLC
[email protected] Tiverton, RI 02878 Dean Regine
Greylawn Foods, Inc. 401-624-9289 168 Skunk Hill Road
David Goldman [email protected] Hope Valley, RI 02832
2032 Plainfield Pike Henry Gonsalves Co. 401-644-0503
Cranston, RI 02921-2013 Marcia Daponte [email protected]
401-223-4400 35 Thurber Blvd Ideal Landscape, Inc.
[email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917 Matthew Fandetti
Grimes Box Co., Inc. 401-231-6700 7 Quaker Road
John Robshaw [email protected] Cumberland, RI 02864
112 Telmore Road Henry Oil Co., Inc. 401-258-6986
East Greenwich, RI 02818 Carmine DiSanto [email protected]
401-884-4500 675 Hartford Avenue IM Transport LLC
[email protected] Providence, RI 02909 Jennifer Almanzar
Guzman Transportation LLC 401-521-0200 882 A Washington Street
Jose Guzman [email protected] Attleboro, MA 02703
104 Ontario Street Henry's Repair Service 508-904-9011
Providence, RI 02907 Henry Rose [email protected]
401-301-5268 595 Hartford Pike Imondi Foods
[email protected] Scituate, RI 02857 Tom Imondi
H 401-934-2224 104 Hay Street
Hall's Garage, Inc. Heritage Concrete West Warwick, RI 02893
Harry Hall John Courtois 401-823-1011
56 Plainfield Pike 535 South County Trail [email protected]
N. Scituate, RI 02857 Exeter, RI 02822 Innovation, Inc.
401-647-3648 401-294-1525 Stanley Fernandez
[email protected] [email protected] 144 Babcock Street
Hamilton Lanes Express LLC Hierarchy Hauling LLC Providence, RI 02905
Valeria Paredes Michael Ramos 401-347-3741
24 Crawford Street 50 Primrose Street [email protected]
Cranston, RI 02910 Pawtucket, RI 02860 International Enterprises Ltd
401-749-8573 401-413-1779 Nicholas San Martino
[email protected] [email protected] 2 Warren Avenue
Hardguittini Trucking LLC Highway Driver Leasing North Providence, RI 02911
Herwin Hardguittini Wendy MacPherson 401-349-2804
361 Washington Street 1212 Hancock Street, #320
West Warwick, RI 02893 Quincy, MA 02169 Iron Haulers LLC
401-868-0334 617-471-7778 Denny Easton
[email protected] [email protected] 24 Pamela Circle
Hareld Glass Co. Holliston Logistics Warwick, RI 02886
Don Collard, Jr. Carmine Iacuone 401-304-5088
11 Industrial Avenue PO Box 1168 [email protected]
Warwick, RI 02888-1507 Slatersville, RI 02876 Island Rubbish Service, Inc.
401-461-6197 401-766-5010 Michael Tiexiera
[email protected] [email protected] 8 Swinburne Street
Harris Construction, Inc. Homestead Baking Jamestown, RI 02835
Charles Harris Theodore Pascalides 401-423-1802
PO Box 398 145 North Broadway [email protected]
Harmony, RI 02829 Rumford, RI 02916 Ivy Wealth Management, Inc.
401-949-0481 401-434-0551 Brad Ingegneri
HealthSourceRI for Employers [email protected] 1350 Division Road, Suite 200
Kristen Areson Howes Lubricators West Warwick, RI 02893
20 Newman Avenue, Ste 1000 Michael Stepanian
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J J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Jones Moving & Storage, Inc.
J & A Trucking Susan Baranczyk Kevin Kernan
Adelso Rodriguez 3003 Breezewood Lane 59 Central Street
14 Starr Street Neenah, WI 54957 Providence, RI 02907
Johnston, RI 02919 800-558-5011 401-421-0081
401-383-4182 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] J.R. Hess & Co., Inc. JS Pallet Company
J & L Express, Inc. Sharon Bouchard Eleanor Poli
Jose Dias PO Box 3615 60 Lockbridge Street
179 Pine St Cranston, RI 02910 Pawtucket, RI 02860
Pawtucket, RI 02860 401-785-9300 X112 401-723-0223
401-440-4201 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] J.R. Vinagro JSA
J & M Transfer, Inc. Joe Vinagro David Roche
MikeSliney 2208 Plainfield Pike 125 Carlsbad Street
315 Nooseneck Hill Road Johnston, RI 02919 Cranston, RI 02920
Exeter, RI 02822 401-943-7100 401-943-0700
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
J & V Trucking RI LLC J.R.E. Trucking
Juan P Veliz Gary Dyer K
358 Cowden Street 4 Hardwick Street K T Hauling LLC
Central Falls, RI 02863 Warwick, RI 02889 Kevin R. Mercure
401-659-6792 401-413-4980 79 Eddy Street
[email protected] Janus Logistics North Attleboro, MA 02760
J Delgado Trucking LLC John Elliano 401-428-8285
Jair Delgado 85 Orchard Valley Drive [email protected]
58 Riley Street Cranston, RI 02921 K. Electric, Inc.
Pawtucket, RI 02861 401-826-9600 Julie Little
774-400-6051 [email protected] 2646 Warwick Avenue
[email protected] Jervin Velasquez, Motor Carrier Warwick, RI 02889
J Gutierrez Transportation LLC Jervin Velasquez 401-739-6000
Julio Gutierrez 11 Bristol Avenue [email protected]
301 Oxford Street, Apt 1 Providence, RI 02909 Keefe General Service
Providence, RI 02905 401-441-9111 John Keefe
401-536-2153 [email protected] 16 Taylor Road
[email protected] JLD Trucking, Inc. Johnston, RI 02919
J Line, Inc. Avelino Gomes 401-942-1904
Josh Werchadlo 45 Ashmont Street Kelley Metals Corporation
370 Wampanoag Trail Providence, RI 02905 John Kelley, Jr.
Riverside, RI 02915 401-265-3086 115 Valley Street
401-431-1180 [email protected] East Providence, RI 02914
[email protected] JM Truck Transportation LLC 401-434-8795
J. Tartaglia Trucking Jonathan Morla [email protected]
Jesse Tartaglia 61 Luna Street Kiselica Law Firm
19 Tartaglia Street Providence, RI 02904 Michael Kiselica
Johnston, RI 02919 401-396-6374 10 Dorrance Street Suite 700
401-946-6360 [email protected] Providence, RI 02903
[email protected] John Delgado Trucking & Son 401-421-0300
J.F. Moran Trucking Co. Inc. John Delgado [email protected]
Jeff Steininger 85 Aylsworth Avenue
475 Douglas Pike Woonsocket, RI 02895 L
Smithfield, RI 02917 401-935-1928 L and F Trucking LLC
401-830-5200 [email protected] Jose Fernandes
[email protected] John W. Kennedy, Co. 26 Ryan Street
J.H. Lynch & Sons John Conaty New Bedford, MA 02740
David Lynch PO Box 14217 508-632-3427
50 Lynch Place East Providence, RI 02914 [email protected]
Cumberland, RI 02864 401-434-1246 L S Logistic LLC
401-333-4300 [email protected] Ana M. Perez
[email protected] Johnnys Transportation LLC 155 Park Avenue, Suite 24-A
J.J. Keller & Associates Jonathan Gomes Cranston, RI 02905
Pam Resnick 200 Vincent Avenue, Apt 20 401-271-0007
PO Box 6609 North Providence, RI 02904 [email protected]
Carol Stream, IL 60197-6609 401-688-4125
[email protected] [email protected]

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L T Transport LLC 401-946-2500 618 Greenville Road
Rahiniel Abreu [email protected] North Smithfield, RI 02896
193 Power Road M & G Trucking & Transportation 401-232-3010
Pawtucket, RI 02860 Melody Majkut [email protected]
401-714-9712 444 Narragansett Park Drive MCD Air Transport, Inc.
[email protected] Pawtucket, RI 02861 Mike Marcello
Lakeview Farm Inc. 401-726-4009 PO Box 101
Donna Rescio [email protected] Central Falls, RI 02863
26 Greenhill Road M. Lopes Transportation 401-724-5300
Johnston, RI 02919 Ailtone Lopes [email protected]
401-944-2882 167 Morris Avenue, #1 McKee Brothers Oil Corp
[email protected] Pawtucket, RI 02860 Mike McKee
Land Works LLC 401-359-4313 8 Davis Street
Joseph Procopio [email protected] Cumberland, RI 02864
41 A Street M.F. Foley, Inc. 401-723-1100
Johnston, RI 02919 Keith Sylvaria [email protected]
401-569-3763 77 Wright Street McLaughlin & Moran, Inc.
[email protected] New Bedford, MA 02740 Joe Galeone
Landscape Solutions 508-997-0773 40 Slater Road
Dan Polucha [email protected] Cranston, RI 02920
69 Owen Drive M&G Materials Handling Company 401-463-5454
Cumberland, RI 02864 Frank Kernan [email protected]
401-742-0567 860 Waterman Avenue Mega Solutions of MA
[email protected] East Providence, RI 02914 Stephen Mega
LeBlanc Trucking LLC 401-944-9450 300 Wampanoag Trail
Richard LeBlanc [email protected] Riverside, RI 02915
23 Lemieux Avenue Maloney's Oil Company Inc. 508-336-7801
Cumberland, RI 02864 Russell Maloney [email protected]
401-580-3167 42 Whittier Road Metro Lobster & Seafood
[email protected] Pawtucket, RI 02861 Russell DePetrillo
Lifespan Corporation 401-725-2032 8 NE Way
Steven Santos [email protected] Warwick, RI 02886
245 Chapman Street, Suite 200 Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP 401-737-5250
Providence, RI 02905 David Willis [email protected]
401-444-8273 One Citizens Plaza, Suite 620 MFAC LLC
[email protected] Providence, RI 02903 Sabrina Mimnaugh
Lincoln Fine Ingredients (401) 443-2100 1600 Division Road
Robert Phoenix [email protected] West Warwick, RI 02893
50 Industrial Circle Mar Transport, Inc. 800-556-7464 ext. 144
Lincoln, RI 02865 Joe Fernandes [email protected]
(401) 722-2410 100 Oakland Beach Avenue MG Enterprise Group LLC
[email protected] Warwick, RI 02889 Mike Gamez
LKQ Advanced Auto 401-738-2424 7 Alto Street Fl 1
Al Santos [email protected] Cranston, RI 02920
290 Curran Road Marshall, J.L. & Sons Inc. 413-404-2307
Cumberland, RI 02864 Robert Niles [email protected]
401-334-2000 PO Box 2210 Micheletti Oil Service, Inc.
[email protected] Pawtucket, RI 02861 Nick Micheletti
Lockheed Architectural Solutions 508-399-8910 987 Plainfield Street
Gail Noblin [email protected] Johnston, RI 02919
PO Box 166 Marwell Trucking, Inc. 401-946-5055
Pascoag, RI 02859 Jeffrey Marwell [email protected]
(401) 568-3061 PO Box 113882 Mid City Scrap Iron & Salvage
[email protected] North Providence, RI 02911 David Medeiros
Lost Brothers Management Corp. 401-231-4019 PO Box 157
333 River Street [email protected] Westport, MA 02790
Woonsocket, RI 02895 Mary Express LLC (774) 319-5420
(401) 585-7194 Rosebin Brito [email protected]
[email protected] 93 Chestnut Hill Miller's Truck Sales & Repairs, Inc.
Cranston, RI 02920 Robert Miller
M 401-301-0424 145 Higginson Avenue
M & D Transportation, Inc. [email protected] Lincoln, RI 02865
Michael Collins Material Sand & Stone Corp 401-723-9030
46 Shun Pike Robert A. Pezza [email protected]
Johnston, RI 02919
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Mobile Storage, Inc. Providence, RI 02908-1611 Prospect, KY 40059
Bill Hogan 401-369-4884 502-483-1478
Ryan Hogan [email protected] [email protected]
81 Pilsudski Street National Grid Nino's Trucking, Inc.
Providence, RI 02909 Bruce Watts Anthony Peralta
401-942-1888 477 Dexter Street 124 Hamilton Street
[email protected] Providence, RI 02907 Providence, RI 02907
Moe's Moving & Storage 401-525-5548 401-572-4324
Don Parsons [email protected] [email protected]
269 Greenville Ave Navigant Credit Union North Star Equipment & Supply
Johnston, RI 02919 Jeffrey Cascione Larry Smith
(866)584-1423 1005 Douglas Pike 24 Martin Street, Unit 4
[email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917 Cumberland, RI 02864
Mount Saint Charles Academy 401-233-4716 401-721-5188
Roland Champagne [email protected] [email protected]
800 Logee Street New England Detroit Diesel-Allison, Inc. Northeast Freight Corp
Woonsocket, RI 02895 Wakefield, MA 01880 Nelson Velasquez
401-769-0310 781-246-1810 76 Middleton Street
Mr. Messenger, Inc. [email protected] Providence, RI 02909
Bruce Birtwell New England Institute of Technology 401-499-1829
PO Box 8520 Steven Kitchin [email protected]
Warwick, RI 02888 One New England Tech Blvd. Northeast Trailer
401-463-3336 East Greenwich, RI 02818 Jay Pierpaoli
[email protected] 401-739-5000 20 Business Park Drive
Munroe Dairy, Inc. [email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917
Rob Armstrong New England T.T Training School 401-941-4445
151 N Brow Street Bill Kelsey [email protected]
East Providence, RI 02914 600 Moshassuck Valley Industrial Highway Northern Site Contractors Inc.
401-438-4450 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Arthur Mercure
[email protected] 401-725-1220 344 George Washington Highway
[email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917
N New England Tree Preservation Co., Inc. 401-231-2880
N & D Transportation Co., Inc. David Belezarian [email protected]
David Duhamel 2829 East Main Road Northern Truck & Trailer Service
100 Industrial Drive Portsmouth, RI 02871 Paul Mercure
North Smithfield, RI 02896 401-683-1577 344 George Washington Highway
401-762-3337 [email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917
[email protected] New England Truck Solutions 401-644-4171
N and J Services LLC Justin Jarvis [email protected]
Frederick Antonien PO Box 979 Northup's Servicenter, Inc.
628 Lowell Street Slatersville, RI 02876 Louis Northup
Lawrence, MA 01841 401-659-0020 1892 Kingstown Road
612-388-1151 [email protected] Peace Dale, RI 02879
[email protected] Neway Tansport Co., Inc. 401-783-0038
N.E. Truck Solutions Donald Simeone [email protected]
Jennifer Bosko 15 Fairmount Avenue Northwest Trucking & Excavation, Inc.
PO Box 979 Johnston, RI 02919 Linda Green
Slatersville, RI 02876 (401) 272-7455 PO Box 22018
401-659-0020 [email protected] Lincoln, RI 02865
[email protected] Newport Propane 401-568-0300
Narragansett Improvement Peter Sherman [email protected]
Dustin Everson 50 Underwood Lane Notorantonio Brothers
223 Allens Avenue Middletown, RI 02842 William Notorantonio
Providence, RI 02903 401-847-6878 1194 Hartford Pike
401-331-7420 [email protected] North Scituate, RI 02857
[email protected] Newton B. Washburn, LCC 401-447-8537
Narragansett Rubbish Removal Suzanne Litterio [email protected]
Patrice Brierty 759 East Road Nu Look Sealcoating Co. Inc.
11 Walts Way Noth Scituate, RI 02857 Dan Brennan
Narragansett, RI 02882 401-647-9606 PO Box 17306
401-783-3177 [email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917
[email protected] NextGen Trucking 401-232-0795
Natarian Trucking LLC Lindsey Trent [email protected]
Argenis Aracena PO Box 534
22 Lancashire Street

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NuGen Go 336-822-5332 Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
Michael Baer [email protected] Maria DiRaimo
267 Water Street, 2nd Floor OneDigital 1400 Pontiac Avenue
Warren, RI 02885 Mark Goyer Cranston, RI 02920
978-807-4098 150 Royall Street, Suite 207 (401) 468-3300
[email protected] Canton, MA 02021 [email protected]
(781) 400-2500 Perry-McStay, Inc.
O [email protected] Paul Martin
Oak Hill Farm LLC Organic Dyes and Pigments 2555 Pawtucket Avenue
James Fitzgerald Edens Laguerre East Providence, RI 02914
414 Main Street 1 Crownmark Drive 401-434-3885
East Greenwich, RI 02818 Lincoln, RI 02865 Pet Foods Experts
401-886-0615 401-434-3300 Lisa Almeida
[email protected] [email protected] PO Box 8
Ocean Cowboys Express Out Back Storage Pawtucket, RI 02862
Raymond Seymour Keith Tremblay 401-334-8380 X3068
71 Laurel Lane 11 Gavitt Avenue [email protected]
W. Kingston, RI 02892 Westerly, RI 02891 Petrodriver Transportation LLC
401-855-2886 401-612-4404 Richard Caldarone
[email protected] [email protected] 825 Waterman Avenue
Ocean Drive Trucking East Providence, RI 02914
Tam Doe P 401-434-9200
167 Pig Hill Road P & R Construction Co., Inc. [email protected]
Coventry, RI 02827 Celeste Detonnancourt Philippians 4-13 LLC
401-433-8062 805 East Avenue Alexander Alvarez
[email protected] Harrisville, RI 02830 1358 Newport Avenue
Ocean Express LLC 401-568-0179 Pawtucket, RI 02861
Rick Reed [email protected] 401-428-6964
60 Mead Street P. Magnone Carriers, Inc. [email protected]
Seekonk, MA 02771 Paul Magnone Phoenix Truck and Auto Service
774-229-2004 740 Greenville Avenue Russell Cucino
[email protected] Johnston, RI 02919 86 Calder Street
Ocean State Jobbers, Inc. 401-413-2748 Cranston, RI 02920
Stephen Soares [email protected] 401-489-2497
375 Commerce Park Road P.D. Carr & Son, Inc. [email protected]
North Kingstown, RI 02852 Paul Carr Pilot Flying J
401-295-2672 105 Curran Road Matt Romano
[email protected] Cumberland, RI 02864 5508 Lonas Drive
Ocean State Oil 401-721-0960 ? Knoxville, TN 37909
Daniel Bell [email protected] 865-474-0423
PO Box 1960 P.R. Materials & Garden Center, Inc. [email protected]
North Kingstown, RI 02852 Stephen M. Barnes Pilotte's Transport Refrigeration
401-295-0996 3688 Quaker Lane Richard Pilotte
[email protected] North Kingstown, RI 02852 PO Box 195
Ocean State Pyrotechnics, Inc. (401) 295-4399 Swansea, MA 02777
John Ruggieri [email protected] 508-673-4779
26A Woody Hill Road Palmer Spring Co. Precision Towing
Hope Valley, RI 02832 Doug Palmer Richard Branch
401-480-2318 PO Box 72882 100 South Street
[email protected] Providence, RI 02907-0882 Johnston, RI 02919
Ocean State Towing (401) 351-8300 401-231-6866
Nicole Ladeira [email protected] [email protected]
120 Pershing Street Parenteau Truck & Equipment LLC PrePass Safety Alliance
East Providence, RI 02914 Lawrence Parenteau III Mark Doughty
401-431-1744 2528 Putnam Pike 2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500
[email protected] Chepachet, RI 02814 Phoenix, AZ 85012
Okonite 401-228-5177 602-412-2244
Kate Guptill [email protected] [email protected]
5 Industrial Drive Penske Truck Leasing Pristine Hauling, Inc.
Cumberland, RI 02864 John Tweedie John Hayes
333-3500 65 Amflex Drive 239 McManus Road
[email protected] Cranston, RI 02921 Coventry, RI 02816
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. 508-922-8337 401-743-5481
500 Old Dominion Way [email protected] [email protected]
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Propane Gas Assoc. of New England Foster, RI 02825 401-351-6681
Leslie Anderson 401-631-0216 [email protected]
PO Box 1071 [email protected] Rosciti Utility
Epsom, NH 03234-1071 Rhody Transportation & Warehousing Henry Rosciti
888-445-1075 Andrew Harrall 123 King Philip Street
[email protected] 600 Callahan Road Providence, RI 02909
Propane Plus Corp North Kingstown, RI 02852 401-854-0028
Tim Johnson 401-294-0037 [email protected]
PO Box 38 [email protected] Rosita Trucking LLC
Rehoboth, MA 02769 Rich's Transportation Services, Inc. Fredy Roldan
508-252-3359 John Sullivan 155 Cranston Street, Apt G-28
[email protected] 305 Myles Standish Boulevard Providence, RI 02907
Proscape Landscaping Taunton, MA 02780 401-474-0063
Josh Wheeler 508-822-9100 [email protected]
PO Box 231 [email protected] Rossi Electric Co.
East Greenwich, RI 02818 Right There Courier John Ciacciarelli
401-886-7000 Ashley Blanchette 65 Western Industrial Drive
[email protected] 16 Jasons Grant Drive Cranston, RI 02921
Cumberland, RI 02864 401-946-8866
R RIICA [email protected]
R.I. Towing, Inc. Mathew Olson RPKK INC
Richard Zuercher Jr. PO Box 233 Leo Roode
30 Devils Foot Road Exeter, RI 02822 PO Box 126
North Kingstown, RI 02852 (401) 785-1830 Wood River Junction, RI 02894
401-783-8190 [email protected] 401-364-7500
[email protected] Risk Free Home Improv/R.I. Pest Control [email protected]
R.P. Iannuccillo & Sons Const. Sean King RR Transportation LLC
Bruce Iannuccillo 130 Angell Road Ramon Reyes
70 Calverley Street Cumberland, RI 02864 49 Georgia Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 401-943-5050 Providence, RI 02905
401-351-8877 X 202 [email protected] 401-572-6046
[email protected] Rivera-G Trucking, Inc. [email protected]
R.S.K Enterprises, Inc. Walter Gonzalez RSM Electric
Brett 60 Herbert Street Marco Desrochers
Martins Providence, RI 02909 5 Soule Street
PO Box 7189 401-632-3276 Warwick, RI 02886
Cumberland, RI 02864 RJ Trucking 401-415-5366
401-651-6864 Rui Coutinho [email protected]
[email protected] 7 Heaton Street Ryder System
Rainone Landscaping Pawtucket, RI 02860 Alena Brenner
Ronald Rainone 401-347-3951 11690 NW 105th Street
349 Waterman Avenue [email protected] Miami, FL 33178-1103
Smithfield, RI 02917 Robert Lantz dba Bill's Sales 305-500-4946 Alena
401-231-3100 Laura Thibodeau [email protected]
[email protected] 1960 East Main Road Ryder Truck
Rambone Disposal Services Portsmouth, RI 02871 Jeffrey Morris
John Rambone 401-683-1017 7 Jefferson Boulevard
2153 R. Plainfield Pike [email protected] Warwick, RI 02888
Johnston, RI 02919 Rockwell Amusements 401-781-5500 X 233
401-946-1360 Wayne Letourneau [email protected]
[email protected] PO Box 338
Rebuilders Automotive Supply North Scituate, RI 02857 S
Lisa McCarthy 401-934-1560 S & S Trucking LLC
1650 Flat River Road [email protected] Clarence Snead, Jr.
Coventry, RI 02816 Roofing Concepts, Inc. 24 Morpheus Drive
401-822-3030 Roger Ayotte Cumberland, RI 02864
[email protected] 1500 South County Trail 401-255-8592
Rego Earthworks, Inc. East Greenwich, RI 02818 [email protected]
Maureen Rego (401) 885-5800 S. Mancini Construction, Inc.
16 K Mullin Hill Road [email protected] Laurie Mancini
Little Compton, RI 02837 Rosciti Construction Company, LLC 1020 Chopmist Hill Road
(401) 835-4957 Anthony Rosciti North Scituate, RI 02857
[email protected] PO Box 19120 401-323-7858
Rhode Island Timber Corp Johnston, RI 02919 [email protected]
Brad Smith
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Safeway Auto Sales Scituate Oil Co., Inc. Smithfield Peat Co
Joseph Coelho, Jr. Donna Rescio Jackson Despres
PO Box 210 26 Greenhill Road 295 Washington Highway
Bristol, RI 02809 Johnston, RI 02919 Smithfield, RI 02917
401-253-3433 401-944-9666 401-231-1111
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Salgado Transportation Scott Hesford Landscaping Inc Sodco, Inc.
Carlos Cota Scott Hesford Trisha Moon
75 Arcade Avenue 12 Shun Pike P.O Box 2
Seekonk, MA 02771 Johnston, RI 02919 Slocum, RI 02877
401-952-4027 401-946-7050 800-341-6900
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sampson's Automotive LLC Scott's Mobile Repair LLC South County Sand & Gravel
Brett Sampson Scott Woodis Roland Fiore
342 Compass Circle, Unit C-3 2670 Victory Highway, Unit 3 145 Fiore Industrial Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852 Harrisville, RI 02830 Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 667-7891 401-371-2677 401-789-7900
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Santoro Oil Scotts Landscaping Management Southern N.E. Welders Supply
Joseph Quattrocchi Scott DaSilveira Sheila Simas
101 Corliss Street 280 Market Street 2788 Plainfield Pike
Providence, RI 02904 Warren, RI 02885 Cranston, RI 02921
(401) 942-5000 401-245-7700 401-946-5868
[email protected] [email protected] St. Germain Warehouse
Santos JR Trucking LLC Sentinel Coach, Inc. Luc St. Germain
Jose Santos Daniel McCrystal P.O Box 116
9 York Road 101 Hallene Road Woonsocket, RI 02895
Johnston, RI 02919 Warwick, RI 02888 401-762-2588
401-340-5933 401-434-2700 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Stamp Egg Farms
Savard Oil Co., Inc. Shalvey Bros. Landscape, Inc. Robert A. Stamp
Leo Lusignan Tom Shalvey 816 Greenville Avenue
29 Whelden Avenue 6 Echo Drive Johnston, RI 02919
East Providence, RI 02914 Warwick, RI 02886 401-949-3600
401-438-5622 401-921-0222 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Stateline Fuel & Burner Service
Save-On Oil Co., Inc. Signature Transportation Joe Ferreira
Paul Sayles Antonio Lima 1587 Fall River Avenue
15 Talbot Street PO Box 190 Seekonk, MA 02771
North Providence, RI 02904 Seekonk, MA 02771 508-336-0665
401-724-1122 (508) 336-4222 [email protected]
Schagel LLC [email protected]
Ken Siegel Sime Trucking LLC Stiller Distributors
8 Joe Fromms Way Francisco Sime Taveras Mark Crook
West Warwick, RI 02893 112 Burnside Street 833 Dyer Avenue
401-886-4005 Cranston, RI 02910 Cranston, RI 02920
[email protected] 401-212-7855 401-946-6600
Schnitzer Steel [email protected] [email protected]
Marco Liberal Sims Metal Management Superior Plus Energy Services LLC
2374 Post Road, Suite 100 Cristina Kiwanis Michael O'Rourke
Warwick, RI 02886 234 Universal Drive 2229 Plainfield Pike
401-736-7920 North Haven, CT 06473 Johnston, RI 02919
[email protected] (203) 777-2591 401-467-6510
Scituate Cesspool Co., Inc. [email protected] Sure Trade LLC
Donna Rescio Smith's General Trucking Steven Suher
26 Green Hill Road Peter Wiechers 463 Ledge Road
Johnston, RI 02919 33 Hopkins Hill Road Seekonk, MA 02771
401-946-0700 West Greenwich, RI 02817 508-336-3539
[email protected] 401-821-7666 [email protected]
Scituate Lumber, Inc. [email protected] Sustainable Benefits Strategies
Gordon Brayton Smithfield Diesel, Inc. Ralph Coppola
622 Danielson Pike Anthony Frattarelli, Jr. 229 Burt Street
North Scituate, RI 02857 170 George Washington Highway Warwick, RI 02886
401-647-2988 Smithfield, RI 02917 401-287-8840
[email protected] 401-231-1770 [email protected]
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Yhojana Henao Stephen Petrozzi Raymond Studley
16 Mary Street 1 Vallette Street 2101 Plainfield Pike
Central Falls, RI 02863 Cranston, RI 02920 Johnston, RI 02919
401-663-1653 401-942-3652 401-943-7100
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sweet Enterprises dba Clyde Rolloff Tivitri United Distribution System, Inc.
Terry Sweet Eric Jacobson Walter Wallace
281 Victory Highway 448 E Winchester Suite 110 PO Box 6765
West Greenwich, RI 02817 Murray, UT 84107 Warwick, RI 02887
401-826-2980 801-857-1656 401-461-1940
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
T TM and Son Disposal Services U
T. Miozzi, Inc. Todd Boucher United Parcel Service
Tom Miozzi PO Box 1073 Mark Giuffre
80 Compass Circle Woonsocket, RI 02895 643 West 43rd Street
North Kingstown, RI 02852 401-309-1691 New York, NY 10036
401-295-7283 [email protected] 212-631-6565
[email protected] Town Line Service [email protected]
Teknor Apex Co. Kenneth Smith Jr. Univar USA
Bob Larivee 1232 Douglas Avenue Mike Turbitt
505 Central Avenue North Providence, RI 02904 175 Terminal Road
Pawtucket, RI 02861 401-353-6610 Providence, RI 02905
401-725-8000 Ext: 3258 [email protected] (401) 781-5600
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Member:Carrier Carla Manni University of Rhode Island
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company 875 Oaklawn Avenue Tess Booth
Todd Dalessio Cranston, RI 02920 URI College of Business
One Beacon Centre 401-463-3862 Ballentine Hall 7 Lippitt Road
Warwick, RI 02886-1378 [email protected] 401-874-2337
401-825-2667 Member:Allied Associate [email protected]
[email protected] Transportation Services by Claire USI Insurance
The Conklin Limestone Co. Claire Viera Kevin Joyce
Frederick Conklin 33 Top Hill Road 475 Kilvert Street, Bldg B, Ste 205
25 Wilbur Road North Providence, RI 02904 Warwick, RI 02886
Lincoln, RI 02865 [email protected] 413-563-2067
401-334-2330 Trawlworks,, Inc. [email protected]
[email protected] Kristen Flynn Member:Allied Associate
The Peterbilt Store New England PO Box 342 Utility Systems
Matt Preston Narragansett, RI 02882 Matt Annicelli
116 Washington Street 401-789-3964 PO Box 19120
Plainville, MA 02762 [email protected] Johnston, RI 02919
508-316-2799 Triton Storm Water 401-351-6681
[email protected] Jason Anastasiades V
The Plastics GrouPOf America 1830 Douglas Turnpike Vaughn Oil Co.
Robert Lebeaux Harrisville, RI 02830 Jennifer Borsare
1112 River Street 401-524-0534 264 Putnam Pike
Woonsocket, RI 02895 [email protected] Smithfield, RI 02917
401-767-2700 TrucBrush Corporation 401-231-8070
[email protected] Debora Babin Katz [email protected]
Thomsen, E.B., Inc. 28 Renker Drive Virginia Transportation Corp.
Sue Mirabile South Easton, MA 02375 Deanna dela Cruz
141 Narragansett Park Drive 877-783-0237 141 James P. Murphy Industrial Highway
East Providence, RI 02916 [email protected] West Warwick, RI, 02893
401-431-2190 X3037 Truck Renting & Leasing 401-714-9316
[email protected] Jake Jacoby [email protected]
Thornley-DeGrasse Rigging Co., Inc. 675 North Washington Street #410 Vito's Express
Steven Thornley Alexandria, VA 22314-1939 Robert Ambrosino
PO Box 517 703-299-9120 50 Maria Avenue
Lincoln, RI 02865 [email protected] Johnston, RI 02919
401-725-9229 Twin City Marine 401-273-9440
[email protected] Keith Mutter [email protected]
600 High Street
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