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PROFESSIONAL
WINTER 2020-2021

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GOING TRUCKING MEMBERSHIP
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TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Transportation Professional THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT
COVER STORY WINTER 2020-2021

One Hundred 100th Anniversary Edition
Years & & Membership Directory
Counting
P 21

A century of supporting
Connecticut truckers

The Most Regulated YEARS
Deregulated Industry
From regulation to & COUNTING!
deregulations to re-regulation,
Mike Riley reflects

One of Our Own
UPS still at home in
Connecticut, even if HQ isn’t

The Face of Trucking
Diversity is on the rise in
complexion of Connecticut’s
trucking industry

On the Other Side
of the Pandemic
Joe Sculley considers the
road ahead

FEATURES DEPARTMENTS

9 About MTAC 5 President’s Message
10 MTAC Member Benefits
13 ATRI Fast Facts BY JOE SCULLEY
15 This Buick Loves and
5 MTAC Board of Directors
Sells Volvos 50 Advertising Resource Index

BY STEVE BRAWNER WINTER 2020-2021 THE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL • 3

16 What a Biden
Administration Means
for Trucking

BY JOHN D. SCHULZ

30 ATRI’s Nuclear
Verdicts Report

BY STEVE BRAWNER

33 MTAC Membership
Directory

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PROFESSIONAL
The Official Magazine of the A Return to “Knights of the Road”
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The Transportation Professional is owned by the In early 2020, the trucking industry, and more specifically truck drivers, became widely
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut and hailed as heroes during the immediate outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. State and local
is published biannually in 2020 and quarterly governments ordered varying levels of “stay at home” executive orders. These orders were
starting in 2021 by Matthews Publishing Group. sometimes referred to as “lockdowns.” The communication to the public, or sometimes a lack
For additional copies, to order reprinted of thereof, regarding these orders, caused confusion and panic. People thought that they were being
individual articles or to become a subscriber to ordered to stay in their house or apartment and never leave until the executive order expired.
The Transportation Professional, please contact Joe That led to “panic buying.” People bought months’ worth of food at one time. There were reports
of people buying second fridges and freezers so they could store all this extra food. (Some of that
Sculley at [email protected]. For details about advertising, extra food ended up going bad during the statewide power outage in August that lasted as long
please contact Jennifer Matthews-Drake at as a week, but that’s another story.)
[email protected].

Publisher Jennifer Matthews-Drake

[email protected]

Executive Editor Joseph Scullty

[email protected]

Creative Director Fran Sherman
[email protected]

Graphic Designer Barbara Negron

Ad Production Doug Benjamin

Photographers John Ballance
Clay Cook
Contributing Writers Chris Fain

Daniel Grey
Lawrence Kuzniewski

John David Pittman
David Sinclair

Steve Brawner
Dan Calabrese

Kevin Jones
Renee Miller
David Monteith
Derek Rayment
Jennifer Barnett Reed
John D. Schulz
Lacey C. Thacker

Todd Traub

www.mtac.us MTAC worked with the state and federal government to seek waivers of certain regulations,
MTAC Staff such as Hours of Service (HOS) rules, so that the trucking industry would have maximum
flexibility to respond to the public health emergency by bringing food and cleaning supplies to
President grocery stores. Truckers brought medical equipment to hospitals, and medication to pharmacies.
Joseph Sculley They always have, only now there was a great focus on it by the news media and the general
[email protected] public. This public health emergency was something that almost forced people to stop and think
about the critical role that the trucking industry plays in our economy.
Accounting Manager
Nancy Lewandowski One day during the early stages of the pandemic, I got a text message from a public figure
in Connecticut who was under quarantine due to risk factors associated with COVID-19. This
[email protected] person wrote that, “I had to venture out today to do some errands and was very comforted to
see plenty of trucks on the interstate keeping my local grocer and pharmacy stocked.” It was a
Operations and Marketing Coordinator lengthy message which referenced this person’s childhood, and they wrote, “When you broke
Michael Hutchings down on the road in those days, the first person to stop to help was usually a trucker. They were
[email protected] known as ‘Knights of the Road.’” Reading that part of the message stopped me in my tracks,
because it made me think of my mom, who has said the exact same thing from time to time.
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut is an affiliate of
the American Trucking Associations. MTAC is a Connecticut CONTINUED 

corporation of trucking companies, private carrier fleets WINTER 2020-2021 THE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL • 5
and businesses which serve or supply the trucking industry.

MTAC serves these companies as a governmental affairs
representative before legislative, regulatory and executive
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.

For more information, contact:
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut

60 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105
Telephone 860-520-4455
Facsimile 860-520-4567
www.mtac.us

President’s Message continued

Motor Transport Association of Connecticut Inc.
2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A few days later, I got a text from a friend who used to work for the State of Connecticut, OFFICERS
who said, “Good luck to all the truckers out on the roads during this difficult time. Everyone
is appreciating all their hard work.” I thought, “absolutely!” It’s just the first time in a while the CHAIRMAN CHAIRPERSON
truckers have actually felt any appreciation for the hard work they do. HELEN BROOKS TREASURER
FedEx Corporation
Months later, I was having a conversation with someone about the pandemic, which by this NORM BOLDUC
time was flaring up for a second (or was it third?) wave. They said their biggest fear was that 1st VICE Kay’s Trucking, Inc.
at the beginning of it all, the trucking industry was going to be crippled by COVID and there AXEL CARRION
would be no one to drive trucks. No freight would move, and stores would have remained empty. SECRETARY
I thought that was interesting for a couple reasons. One, I was pleased to hear yet another person UPS OWEN WHITE
outside of the trucking industry clearly demonstrate that they understand the importance the Roberts Energy
trucking industry plays for our state and our country. Secondly, I realized that I was never really CHAIRPERSON
worried about that possibility. I just knew that our industry and its employees would rise to the 2nd VICE PRESIDENT
occasion, just as they always do. JOSEPH R. SCULLEY
ANDY ANASTASIO, JR. Motor Transport Assn. of
That is exactly what happened. Truckers (and warehouse workers, safety managers, Anastasio & Sons Trucking
dispatchers, etc.) kept showing up and getting the job done. They worked overtime to keep Connecticut, Inc.
freight going to where it needed to be. They did it while following new safety protocols. They
did it while sometimes struggling to find food for themselves to eat, since restaurants were shut DIRECTORS THROUGH DEC. 31, 2022
down or limited to drive through. (Of course, it is impossible to drive a tractor trailer though a
fast-food drive through!) All the drivers that I talked to throughout this year took great pride in ALAN BAUMERT BOBBI HILL
their job, as they should. Nutmeg International W.B. Hill, Inc.
MARK SALTER
If there is one thing that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic that I hope sticks Trucks Inc. Salter’s Express
around, it is the admiration and respect for truck drivers. They are professionals who must RICK SAMPLES
know and follow a litany of regulations that the average passenger car driver could not. They Cummins Metropower Inc.
play a critically important role in our economy, which was reinforced once again when COVID JIM BROWN JAMES VITALI, SR.
vaccines became available and began to be distributed. Vaccines and the “kits” that go along with William B. Meyer Tuxis - Ohr’s Fuel, Inc.
them were brought to pharmacies by—you guessed it—trucks!

I’ve been wondering lately why the “Knights of the Road” saying has gone dormant. Could BOB BUICK
it be because everyone has a cell phone and is immediately able to call for help at the exact Volvo Trucks North
moment a problem arises? Maybe it’s because of roadside assistance service that is now included
in insurance coverage? Perhaps it’s because of political leaders smearing the industry as they America
look for new tax revenue from truckers to cover up for fiscal irresponsibility? It could be some
combination of all of the above.
RICHARD CONNORS
As we move forward and near the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, let’s remember how Manchester Ice & Fuel Inc.
important the trucking industry is. Everything that we buy comes on a truck. Without trucks, we
could not live the way that we do. Period. DIRECTORS THROUGH DEC. 31, 2021

Joseph Sculley DONALD DEVIVO DON SCHMIDT
President, MTAC DATTCO Coastal Carriers
[email protected] CARL STEBBINS
New Eng.Tractor Trailer
KURT LINDELAND Training School of CT
Connecticut Mulch
Distributors

STEPHEN O’CONNOR
Penske

PERMANENT DIRECTORS
(PAST CHAIRPERSONS)

MIKE PAINE
Paine’s, Inc.
John Pruchnicki
Coastal Carriers of CT
Mark Gagnon
Capitol Moving & Storage Company

Andy Anastasio
Anastasio & Sons Trucking

Norman Bolduc
Kay’s Trucking, Inc.
Joseph R. Christoni, Jr.
J. R. Christoni Inc.

Leland R. Hawthorne
Leland R. Hawthorne & Son, Inc.

Cheryl LaPaglia
Petruzzello Transportation Inc

Frank D. Mariano

James Salter, Sr.
Salter’s Express Company Inc.

Owen White
Roberts Energy

HONORARY DIRECTORS

BOB HAMILTON
Retired

TONY PORTANOVA
TransitCom, Inc.

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The Motor Transport Association of “While the membership profile has evolved over
Connecticut is a statewide trade association the past 100 years, the mission of MTAC has not
representing the trucking industry in changed. The association remains committed to
Connecticut. Our membership profile
has evolved over the years from the more safety and service.”
traditional freight hauler to a diverse group
of companies with a wide range of uses for some people might consider it a bit lofty for are eligible to participate in an exclusive
commercial vehicles. Our ranks now include their needs. What they are looking for in an MTAC safety group that provides all-lines
construction companies, landscapers, local answer to a regulatory question or perhaps coverages and pay a dividend back to
distributors and companies supplying goods some help with mandated training. After so qualifying participants.
and services to the transportation industry. many years in the business, there are very
Moving companies and fuel haulers have a few questions to which MTAC will not have In short, MTAC offers its members much,
strong presence in the association as well. an immediate answer. Occasionally, there are but it is the association that benefits the
Clearly, a truck operation of any type subject concerns outside the normal spectrum, but most. It is a privilege to represent and serve
to regulation is a welcome guest at MTAC. MTAC’s working erelationship with industry some of the finest companies in Connecticut
experts in the public sector and the private and beyond. Take note of the companies
While the membership profile has sector all but guarantees an accurate and appearing in this directory, for they are among
evolved over the past 100 years, the mission speedy response. the best the industry has to offer. TTP
of MTAC has not changed. The association
remains committed to safety and service. MTAC also provides its very own CONTINUED 
The daily actions of MTAC are in direct statewide magazine dedicated to the
response to the events happening in the transportation industry entitled, The
here and now. The unending flow of state Transportation Professional. Our magazine
and federal regulations impacting the reaches more than 8,000 executives and
transportation industry each year means provides an inside look at issues facing
MTAC is often the first, and we believe the the industry. It helps to educate members,
loudest, to voice its opinion on behalf of elected officials, regulatory agents and
Connecticut transportation. Very often, others about these issues for a deeper
it is MTAC’s opposition to or support of a understanding of what is impacting the
proposed initiative that helps determine industry locally and on the national
whether the proposal survives. stage. It also provides a first-class vehicle
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Many people find communicating with products and services to this vast and highly
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Connecticut

TRUCKING FAST FACTS

TRUCKING DRIVES THE ECONOMY

CAREERS SMALL BUSINESS EMPHASIS TRANSPORTING THE ESSENTIALS COMPETITIVE WAGES

61,590 8,740 85.8% • Total trucking industry
wages paid in Connecticut
Trucking industry jobs Trucking companies located in of Connecticut in 2018 exceeded $3.4
in Connecticut (2018) Connecticut (2019). Primarily small, communities depend billion, with an average
locally owned businesses, these exclusively on trucks to annual trucking industry
That’s 1 in 24 jobs in the state companies are served by a wide range move their goods. salary of $55,777.
of supporting businesses.
98 Percent of manufactured • Heavy and tractor-trailer
tonnage transported by truck drivers held 12,560
trucks in the state. jobs with an average annual
That’s 408,170 tons salary of $49,880
per day. (2012)
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
2018).

SAFETY MATTERS

SAFETY FIRST CONTINUALLY IMPROVING COMMITMENT TO SHARING THE ROAD
The Share the Road program
Motor Transport Association of Connecticut 2017 fatal crash rate per CT 0.76 sends a team of professional
members put safety first through: 100 million Vehicle Miles USA 1.42 truck drivers to communities
Traveled (VMT): around the country to teach car
Improved driver training drivers about truck blind spots,
stopping distances and how to
Investment in advanced safety technologies merge safely around large
trucks, all designed to reduce the
Connect6i9c%utActive participation in industry safety initiatives number of car-truck accidents.

TRUCKING FAST FACTSat the local, state and national levels
The amount by which the U.S.
large truck fatal crash rate has
dropped between 1975 and 2017.

TRUCKING PAYS THE FREIGHT Updated April 2020 with most recent data available. @mtac_trucking mtac.us

THE INDUSTRY INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES ROADWAY USE

$301 The industry paid 34% As of January 2020, a typical five-axle tractor- 21,556Miles of public roads
million of all taxes owed by semitrailer combination paid:
Connecticut motorists … in Connecticut (2018).
Amount the trucking … despite trucks $9,026 + $8,906
industry in Connecticut representing only 9% Miles driven on public roads:
paid approximately in of vehicle miles traveled state highway user federal highway user
in the state. fees and taxes fees and taxes All Motorists: 31.6 billion
federal and state
roadway taxes (2018). These taxes were over and above
the typical taxes paid by businesses
in Connecticut.

TRUCKS DELIVER A CLEANER TOMORROW Trucks: 2.7 billion

EMISSIONS FUEL CONSUMPTION PARTNERSHIPS
43% of U.S. commercial trucks are now
powered by the newest-generation, near-zero The trucking industry continues to improve Through the U.S. Environmental
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Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute just while increasing the number of miles driven. 17% SmartWay Transport Partner-
23% of all transportation-related greenhouse ship, the trucking industry is
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• Combination trucks accounted for just 17% of house gas emissions and take
the total highway transportation fuel consumed steps to reduce them.

• Combination trucks consumed nearly 100 billion
fewer gallons of fuel than passenger vehicles
in the U.S.

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Sells Volvos

Bob Buick, Volvo Trucks North America BY STEVE BRAWNER acknowledged that he likes “the Swedish way
district sales manager, sells new Volvo trucks CONTRIBUTING WRITER of doing things.”
for a living and spent 11 years restoring an
antique Volvo car for fun. explained, “I think that they play a vital role The father of three daughters enjoys
in the industry in helping to support the local several hobbies in his spare time. He has
Based in Goshen, Buick works with 10 customers in the state with understanding a woodworking shop where he builds
dealerships in New England, eastern New regulations and advocating for changes that cabinets, and he taps a few maple syrup trees
York State, New York City and northern they feel need to be made.” each spring. 
New Jersey. In Connecticut, the dealer
representative is the well-established Buick grew up in North Haven and liked He also has a passion for antique cars –
Gabrielli Truck Sales, which operates 12 to work on cars in his youth. He’s driven Volvos in particular. He owns a 1964 122S
locations including two in Hartford Volvos since his teenage years and has Volvo wagon that he bought in its original
and Milford.  always appreciated their simplicity, quality condition and a 1970 Volvo 1800E that
and ergonomics. After high school, he he spent 11 years completely rebuilding
Among Buick’s biggest fleet customers are spent a year at Denver Automotive & Diesel before he finally was able to drive it. He said
Manhattan Beer Distributors in the Bronx, College and then began his career as a field it’s a great car, and it felt good to save an
Pottle’s Transportation in Bangor, and C&S technician working for another Swedish old Volvo.
Wholesale Grocers. commercial truck manufacturer, Scania. He
later became a service training instructor, Buick works for Volvo Trucks North
Buick said Volvo Trucks’ niche in the spending 11 years total at the company.  America, a separate entity from Volvo’s car
Northeast includes sleeper trucks as well as manufacturing division, but he has a passion
VHDs, the manufacturer’s vocational truck. He moved to Volvo Trucks in 1995 to for Volvo vehicles whether they have 18
He said Volvo offers a product that rates high work as a components specialist when the wheels or four. It’s not lost on him that that
in safety, quality, fuel economy and driver company introduced its first fully electronic he has the same name, Buick, as another
comfort. Fleets want a truck they can rely on. diesel engine. He was responsible for major car manufacturer. 
technical support in the Northeast region,
“Truck buyers right now are looking for where he ensured the dealer network was “I hear that quite often, especially when
overall efficiency, really,” he said. “They have fully trained and had sufficient parts to you’re checking into a hotel when you tell
a product to move, and they have to do it support the new powertrain.  them what company you’re with, and your
as efficiently as possible. Upfront cost is a last name,” he said. TTP
significant factor, but the overall operating Asked about the fact that he has only
efficiency of the vehicle is considered.” worked for Swedish truck manufacturers, he

Buick, 60, said in October that his smaller
customers were surviving the pandemic,
while the construction and especially food
distribution fleets were doing well. Overall,
things were slowly returning to normal. 

One big change that has been occurring in
the market in recent years is fleets’ increased
use of leasing options. For some customers, it
just makes more sense to let the dealership’s
trained technicians take care of trucks’
increasingly complex maintenance needs. 

Buick has been a member of MTAC’s
board of directors the last two years. He

WINTER 2020-2021 THE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL • 13

Biden & Trucking
High hopes for grand infrastructure bargain come to Washington
with incoming Biden-Harris administration

BY JOHN D. SCHULZ
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In a politically divided in Washington of perhaps a new $2 trillion Democratic administrations
country, the trucking investment program that would not just have tended to be more
industry is hoping the include upgrades in roads and bridges, but regulations-focused than
incoming Biden-Harris perhaps green energy building initiatives that laissez-faire Republicans.
administration can, as their also would help the industry. But with the nation reeling
campaign slogan phrased it, economically from the
“Build back better.” John Porcari, a key member of Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic, most
transportation team, is promising a swift economists say now would
Following his nail- and smooth transition when the Biden not be the right time to
biting victory, President- administration takes the power levers in burden industries with
elect Joe Biden started Washington on Jan. 20.Porcari also said there new regulations.
receiving congratulatory are “real prospects” for a major investment
messages from the freight program in federal infrastructure, perhaps as Transitioning from
transportation world. big as $2 trillion. Porcari provided insight into winning a hard-fought,
Among the first to offer President-elect Biden’s infrastructure plans polarizing election to an
public congratulations to during the recent virtual annual meeting of the effective, transformative,
the incoming 46th president, the American American Association of State Highway and policy-making administration is never
Trucking Associations offered heartfelt Transportation Officials (AASHTO). easy. In 2021, naysayers predict, it will be
congratulations to the Biden-Harris team. almost impossible.
Sen. John Barrasso went even further. But trucking was, is and always will be an
“We congratulate President-elect Biden “It would seem to be something that we industry of optimists. After all, this industry
and Vice President-elect Harris on their can work together on in a productive way,” has faced the Great Depression, Great
hard-earned victory, and we look forward the Wyoming Republican, chairman of Recession, hard times and now a worldwide
to working with their administration to the Senate Environment and Public Works pandemic – and keeps delivering.
strengthen the economy and rebuild our Committee, told the Wall Street Journal. Bradley Jacobs, CEO of XPO Logistics,
national infrastructure,” ATA President and the second-largest LTL carrier in the country,
CEO Chris Spears said in a statement. Okay, that’s the positive side of an incoming captured this industry’s can-do spirit in his
Democratic president. But realistically, past written congratulations to President-elect
“Trucking’s story speaks to all of America, Biden with a complimentary message to
not one specific political party,” Spear all Americans.
continued. “As witnessed during the pandemic, “Congratulations President-elect Biden and
the resilience of the American trucker is one Vice President-elect Harris, and best wishes in
of this country’s greatest assets. Driven by core leading the most creative country in the world
values of hard work, service and sacrifice, our — the United States of America!” Jacobs wrote.
industry sets out every day to deliver for the One of the first golden opportunities
good of our nation and its people—in good to show off that creativity would be to
times and bad.” enact a “grand bargain” of an infrastructure
compromise between the two political parties.
But what, exactly, will a Biden The trucking industry, and its important
Administration mean for trucking state associations, are holding their breath
specifically? that this is not another political mirage. The

Well, on the positive side for the industry,
there is renewed hope for a major push for
new infrastructure spending. There is talk

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one thing that Transportation Secretary- and honest dialogue. Above all, we commit a 36-year veteran of the Senate, and Harris,
designate Pete Buttigieg must do is ignore to working with anyone willing to work with former senator from California, may seriously
the politics and concentrate on getting the us,” Spear added. attempt to reach across the aisle to Senate
job done. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on a
Infrastructure year? major infrastructure package. It would be one
Of course, the new Transportation While Biden is expected to devote his way both sides could claim, with proof, that it’s
Secretary will have a difficult job living up first energies to corralling the coronavirus a new day in Washington by showing they can
to the four years of outgoing DOT Secretary pandemic, Washington insiders are openly work together.
Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. talking about infrastructure being high on the
She is one of seven members of the Cabinet incoming president’s to-do list. Ever the crafty politician, McConnell (also
who has served the entire four years of the “Looking ahead to the next administration, a 36-year Senate veteran) knows he can’t
Trump Administration. modernizing our infrastructure has broad spend another four years doing nothing for
support and can drive the growth and jobs we fear that Republicans will be crucified in the
She was one of the most highly visible, need now,” said U.S. Chamber of Commerce mid-term 2022 elections. McConnell could
because transportation issues touch the lives President Thomas Donohue, former president decide to play Republican Bad Cop to Biden’s
of virtually every American each day. She also and CEO of the ATA. Good Cop. A sensible, centrist concept of
served as Secretary of Labor under George W. “If the Biden administration prioritizes compromising on a worthwhile infrastructure
Bush, serving all eight years in that post. something that can—and must—be done in might be the exact vehicle for cooperation.
a collaborative manner, it can set the tone for
As Transportation Secretary, she has good governance on other priorities essential On the campaign trail, candidate Biden
become known as a strong advocate for to rebuilding our economy,” Donohue added. often talked of a $2 trillion plan to build a
safety and the importance of infrastructure One of the first opportunities for “modern, sustainable infrastructure and an
and innovation in the nation’s economic President-elect Biden to prove how he differs equitable clean energy future.” On his website,
competitiveness and growth. from President Donald Trump would be to there was a stunningly detailed blueprint of
create and enact the $2 trillion infrastructure that sustainable future.
“Just like the great industry we represent, plan that Trump occasionally talked about
ATA is about getting the job done,” Spear for four years but never resulted in a shovel “Americans deserve infrastructure they can
said, offering the industry’s 7 million related turned anywhere. trust: infrastructure that is resilient to floods,
workers as proof. The whisper in Washington is that Biden, fires, and other climate threats, not fragile in

“While some exist in Washington to CONTINUED 
perpetuate problems, we come to the table
prepared with solutions. We value sound data

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the face of these increasing risks,” the plan says. excessive detention time, ensuring the safe cooperate and compromise in the era of this
The $2 trillion question, of course, is who and transparent development of automated divided government.
vehicles and many others.”
pays for it. ATA’s Spear has made it clear that it Nice thought. But as ESPN commentator
will not be paid for by raising highway tolls, or ATA has made its case that infrastructure Lee Corso is fond of saying, “Not so fast,
enacting new ones. could be funded for the next 10 years through my friend.”
an increase in the fuel tax, which hasn’t been
“Clearly it’s not going to be paid for by truck- raised since 1993. ATA estimates that if the fuel McConnell, perhaps more than Biden, holds
only tolls,” Spear said recently. tax were gradually increased by 5 cents a year the key. After all it was McConnell, who in
over four years that could raise $340 billion 2008 famously (but failingly) vowed to make
One way was suggested by the Owner- over the next decade. then-President Barack Obama “a one-term
Operator Independent Drivers Association president,” still has the power to block most
(OOIDA) President and CEO Todd Spencer, “That’s plenty of money to fund roads and Democratic-origin ideas from seeing the light
who sent a letter with a list of regulatory bridges for the next 10 years,” Spear said. of day in the Senate.
priorities to President-elect Biden. Among
other things, OOIDA said it “would prefer Of course, nobody says that tax-raising Most trucking executives viewed the Trump
reasonable increases to the federal gasoline and battle will be easy. While Wall Street cheers administration’s light regulatory hand with glee
diesel fuel taxes – 18.4 cents on gasoline, 24.4 a “divided government” — a Democratic compared with the Obama administration’s
cents on diesel, unchanged since 1993. president alongside a Republican-controlled hands-on approach. Whether President Biden
Senate – that doesn’t necessarily mean chooses to follow his fellow president’s path
“President-elect Biden and his team at coordination between the two warring parties isn’t known, but it’s no secret most trucking
the Department of Transportation have an to accomplish much for the greatest good. executives would rather he wouldn’t.
opportunity to advance policies that not only
support small-business truckers, but promote The old Washington way “This [Trump] was an administration that
highway safety,” said Spencer. “We’ve outlined Some old-time Washington hands yearn listened and talked to stakeholders,” said Derek
several ways the new Administration can Leathers, vice chairman, president and CEO at
achieve these two critical goals, including for a good moment because in order to get Werner Enterprises, the nation’s sixth-largest
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get people on the line. They made decisions on The economy has recovered from remains to be seen, economists say.
moving economy but not at expense of safety.” the coronavirus pandemic faster than So, the new president takes over with
many expected. But the U.S. remains
Leathers paused and said simply, “It’s been in a deep recession with double-digit a clear hope from the trucking industry
refreshing to say the least.” unemployment. The stubborn virus’s “third that Biden indeed will, as his campaign slogan
wave” threatens to hurt the tepid recovery promised, “build back better.” All he needs is
Another successful example of flexible that was already losing momentum before for Congress to find a way to pay for it. TTP
regulation was in the immediate aftermath the election.
of the initial COVID outbreak last March. Author’s note nearing presstime:
Trucking execs said there was an assortment Skeptics abound. Anthony Scaramucci, Some regulations enacted during the
of well-meaning local regulations that had founder of hedge fund Skybridge who final days of the Trump administration
to be waived by federal preemption in for 11 days was President Trump’s could end or be delayed. Among these
order to get personal protective equipment communications director in 2017, recently so-called “midnight regulations” that
and vital supplies to doctors and hospitals was quoted as saying the U.S. economy President Biden might freeze include a
around the nation. right now is “more anemic” than it was proposal to expand the definition of the
after the worldwide financial crisis “independent contractor” regulation,
“They were immediately addressed one of 2008-09. a pilot program that allows under-21
by one,” Werner’s Leathers recalled. “A ton drivers to work in interstate commerce
of obstacles had to be removed, and they But separate predictions from the likes of and the hours-of-service daily restart
were very accommodating at that.” Moody’s, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs after a 30-minute break. Also under
are rather favorable on President-elect Biden’s consideration for review is a preemption
Another top issue is the fragile, plan to raise corporate taxes from 21 to 28 of the Washington state meal and
slowing economic recovery during the percent and tax incomes over $400,000. The rest break rules, which were granted
coronavirus pandemic. Biden has promised recent post-election stock surge is evidence by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
a comprehensive plan to combat the of that. Whether such moves stimulate or Administration last November.
virus, but that plan likely will not include hamper the freight and industrial economy
any widespread economic shutdown,
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100 Years & Counting
A century of supporting Connecticut truckers
BY STEVE BRAWNER AND DAVID MONTEITH
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

In 1920, when the Motor Transport of this country. They put their names on the for other reasons were appearing.
Association of Connecticut was founded, sides of their trucks, and that’s the name that The trucking industry was deregulated in
paved roads were a rarity. A framed notice in they got from their father that they’re going to
the MTAC offices lists the prices of common give to their sons and daughters, and they’re 1980, when President Jimmy Carter signed
items a century ago: a 3-bedroom home in proud of what they do. They’re great people, the Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform and
Connecticut cost $4,325, a pound of bread cost and they roll with the punches. They’re Modernization Act. That law gave trucking
$0.12, and gas was $0.30 a gallon. Woodrow adaptable. They just say, ‘Alright. What are companies greater freedom to set rates
Wilson was president when the Twenties were the new rules, and what do we have to do to and seek customers. Previously, carriers
just beginning to roar. The decade known comply with them?’” were required to obtain a “certificate of
most for flappers and prohibition was one of public convenience and necessity” from
economic prosperity for many in the country. Current president, Joe Sculley agrees. the Interstate Commerce Commission that
“They don’t ask for handouts,” Sculley says. allowed them to haul only certain products
It was at the beginning of those noteworthy “They don’t ask for anything. They just work on certain routes with rates and tariffs that
times that truckers in Connecticut believed hard. They fight for every dollar. And I had to be approved by the ICC.
they could benefit by joining together in an enjoy advocating for people like that—good,
association. MTAC was founded with fewer hardworking, small business owners The ICC had been created in 1887 to
than 20 members. and employees. oversee the railroads and then was applied
to the trucking industry by the Motor
Over the last century, members of MTAC THE MOST REGULATED Carrier Act of 1935. The arrangement stifled
have kept goods flowing through the Great DEREGULATED INDUSTRY competition and made it difficult for new
Depression and Roosevelt’s New Deal; World From regulation to deregulation to carriers to break into the industry. Carriers
War II and the Cold War; the Space Race re-regulation, Mike Riley reflects had to file rates with the ICC that became
and the oil and energy crises in the 70s; the open records and could be protested by
development of computers and the internet Truckers who’ve only known today’s competing carriers. Anyone who wanted to
and Y2K; the fall of the Berlin Wall and hypercompetitive industry might be surprised increase rates had to submit another filing.
the enactment of the North American Free to learn that it once was highly protected, that The authority became a valuable asset that
Trade Agreement; the Great Recession and carriers could collectively set their own prices, could be bought and sold to other carriers.
now the coronavirus pandemic. Through and that, at least at one MTAC Christmas
prosperity and disaster, the trucking industry party, everyone’s wives wore diamond jewelry. For MTAC’s 75th anniversary, Riley
has carried on. researched meeting minutes and scrapbooks
Those observations came from Mike produced by his predecessors. He said his
Echoes of the issues from the 1920s can still Riley, the organization’s longest serving research into the era before deregulation found
be heard to varying degrees 100 years later. president, whose tenure spanned 1987– an industry marked by “pandemonium.”
MTAC has grown and changed, but through 2015. Riley joined MTAC when the last
it all remains committed to helping its motto: vestiges of competitive regulation were “They had strikes,” he said. “There were
Safety and Service. fading while the beginnings of re-regulation Teamsters put in jail in Hartford. Extra police
were hired for trucks to drive into Hartford
Connecticut’s Motor Transport Association because the trucker unions were pretty violent
has had just five presidents over the last
century, an indicator of the commitment and
dedication common to the trucking industry.

Mike Riley served as MTAC’s fourth
president for 29 years. He followed Miles
Illingsworth, John Mayerz and John Blasko.

“These are terrific people to work for,” Riley
says. “They work so hard, and they’re so proud

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in those days. They were hijacking trucks and annual meeting in the 1960s where 60–80 arose during Riley’s 29 years at MTAC.
burning trucks, and all was not innocent on sponsors were listed, and he only recognized “In the good old days, the owner took care
our side of the deal, either.” two of the companies.
of his guys, he took care of his equipment,
Regulation brought order and created what “They couldn’t operate successfully on the he made money,” Riley said. “He was happy,
Riley called “a pretty solid, lucrative, protected lower amount of money,” Riley said. “A lot of they were happy, and it worked out. Then
industry.” Strong regional carriers interlined them pushed their vehicles and themselves when they deregulated the industry, the whole
with each other to transfer goods along their too hard. They didn’t do the maintenance. earthquake happened, and Congress reacted
authorized routes, and there were a lot of They used drugs, and they didn’t comply with again by re-regulating, in a new way, this
independent operators. Drivers would have hours-of-service regulations. There weren’t industry that had been through a lot already.”
licenses from a number of states and could any to speak of. And it was pretty much a lot of
spread out their violations to hide them, and chaos by the time I got the job.” MTAC responded to those changes. The
states didn’t check to see otherwise. association instituted a drug testing program.
For a while, vestiges of the old regulated When the federal government instituted
“It was a rough time, and the old-timers environment remained. While motor carriers commercial driver’s licenses, drivers across
who lived through that figured out ways to do could no longer rely on their certificates of the industry had to relinquish all their licenses
it,” he said. “Sometimes it took a little grease, authority for interstate commerce, regulation except the one in their home state. No longer
and I don’t mean on the axles.” remained in force for intrastate hauls. could they hide their violations by spreading
Connecticut continued to operate with them across the states. Drivers who had been
Through MTAC, carriers could file collective tariffs within its state lines. When taught to drive by their grandfathers had
tariffs collectively for routes hauling the Federal Trade Commission challenged it, to pass a test at the Department of Motor
household goods and general commodities Hugh Joseloff, an attorney then in his 90s who Vehicles. MTAC created a training program to
as well as for tank trucks and dump had incorporated MTAC in 1929, traveled help experienced drivers pass the test.
trucks. All participants would charge the to Washington and won the case. “He was
same price to haul a commodity along a a smart old buckeroo who understood the Deregulation created wrenching changes
certain route. The arrangement essentially trucking industry, got many families into the in the industry, but the industry adapted,
eliminated competition. business, handled the legal matters, mergers, and now it continues to thrive in this
acquisitions, sales, wills, everything for the new environment.
“Product had to move,” he said. “You were trucking industry,” Riley said.
limited in who could do it. You couldn’t Riley lists establishing a home for MTAC as
get people to compete with each other on The Interstate Commerce Commission one of his proudest accomplishments during
prices, and so trucking companies were just was abolished in 1995. Meanwhile, the federal all those changes. “We bought our building on
churning out money.” government ended all state controls over my watch. And we paid for it.” he says. “When
pricing and service. I first started there, we were in a basement of
Riley recalled attending an MTAC an office building in east Hartford.” Now the
Christmas party the year he was hired. It The end of regulation from a competitive organization operates out of a renovated brick
was a nice evening. On the way home, his standpoint was followed by increased colonial building across from the Mark Twain
wife noted that all the executives’ wives regulation for safety and environmental House in Hartford.
had big rings and diamond jewelry. Five reasons. Government involvement
or ten years later, Riley relayed that story increased in the wake of high-profile UPS STILL AT HOME IN
to Frank Hitchcock, president and CEO of accidents, including one at the Stratford CONNECTICUT, EVEN IF HQ ISN’T
North Canaan-based Hitchcock Bros., and a toll plaza in 1983 that killed seven people
longtime MTAC treasurer. and led to the end of tolling in Connecticut. UPS no longer calls Connecticut home,
Federal motor carrier safety regulations,
“Deregulation ended that. Those are all the commercial driver’s license, mandatory but 4,200 employees and 1,300 vehicles do,
old rings, and there won’t be any new ones,” drug testing, truck inspections, vehicle
Hitchcock told him. specifications and emissions regulations all and the company is active in MTAC and in

President Carter’s signature set in motion state policymaking. CONTINUED 
a cascade of changes to the industry.
Companies that had been protected suddenly
had to compete with out-of-state firms as
well as their own former drivers. They had
lost their most valuable asset, their certificate
of authority, which they couldn’t sell. Many
couldn’t compete in the new environment.
Riley remembers seeing a program from the

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The package delivery company moved its Service in 1919, the same year it began Carol Tomé became its 12th CEO.
global headquarters from New York City to delivering retail packages. Casey served as UPS maintains an active presence in
Greenwich in 1975 and stayed until 1991. CEO from the company’s founding until
1962. In 1975, it gained the capability of MTAC. Axel Carrion, vice president of
The company then moved its headquarters reaching every address in the United States public affairs, is the association’s second vice
to Atlanta. Costs of employee relocation and also crossed the border into Toronto. chairman and has been on MTAC’s board of
were lower there, and Atlanta offered the directors for three years. Based in New York
increasingly global company access to a major Now known formally as UPS, it is one and New Jersey, he lobbies elected officials
international airport. of the world’s largest and most important on issues affecting states along the eastern
companies, with $74 billion in annual seaboard as far south as Maryland and
UPS still maintains an active presence in revenue in 2019, more than 5.5 billon Washington, D.C.
Connecticut, just as it does in every state. packages and documents delivered in
According to Mike Kiely, president of U.S. 2019 across more than 220 countries and Carrion came to UPS with a law
government affairs, the company has 4,200 territories, and more than 528,000 employees enforcement background working with
employees working at 11 main operating globally. The company owns about 125,000 the United States Marshals Service and,
business units. Another 60 independently package cars and other vehicles. This year, prior to that, with the United States Postal
owned and operated UPS Store locations are Inspection Service. He started at UPS in a
open throughout the state. The company has
about 1,300 vehicles in Connecticut. About
1,100 of them are the big brown “package cars”
for which the company is known, and the
other 200 are tractors.

The company was launched in Seattle as
American Messenger Company in 1907 by
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security role before his demonstrated ability as those small businesses need rational costs that the first to be certified as a drone airline, has
a brand ambassador eventually led him aren’t inflated by truck tolls and unfair taxes. been using drones for deliveries to hospital
to public affairs. By working with associations such as the campuses in North Carolina, and to make
Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs, a national humanitarian deliveries in Africa. Another
He said his law enforcement background nonpartisan organization of elected Latino recent change is UPS My Choice, which lets
helped prepare him for his current position. officials, he’s been able to advance policies that consumers track, reroute, redirect or hold
benefit global corporations like UPS and also packages according to their needs.
“It’s all about being organized, mom-and-pop operations.
understanding the issues, being very UPS has benefited from the growth of
disciplined, working with your partners,” he The company has undergone many changes online delivery in recent years, so it knew it
said. “So at the end of the day, although the in recent years. Both Kiely and Carrion was well positioned for the future. But even it
daily tasks might be different, how we go started as drivers, so they were trained in the couldn’t have predicted how the market would
about it and all of our responsibilities are pretty company’s well-known methods for time change because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
similar in that regard.” efficiency, route optimization and safety. Those The pandemic created what Kiely called an
included its discouragement of left-hand turns “absolute tremendous explosion” in business-
Carrion has been active in the fight against for efficiency and safety reasons, as well as to-consumer transactions.
truck-only tolls, which first gained a foothold driver habits ranging from how they hold their
in Rhode Island and then attracted the interest keys to how they select packages from shelves. The result is that the company has hired
of Connecticut policymakers. He has worked “probably over 40,000 employees,” Kiely said,
with MTAC to make sure Connecticut’s Now it’s relying on its sophisticated ORION for what will probably be a permanent increase
roadways are funded efficiently and fairly. route optimization technology meant to create in its workforce. It will hire another 100,000
maximum efficiency for every package, truck employees for the peak season in November
Carrion said he’s able to use his position at and route. It’s also installing advanced sortation and December. Those will be seasonal
UPS to advocate for policies that benefit his equipment so that packages can be transferred employees, but many will remain with the
Latino community. He said a growing number during the narrow window available for them
of small businesses in transportation and to arrive on time. UPS, whose airline was CONTINUED 
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company. In some years the company Kiely was born and raised in Hamden, trucking, and one of the things that has
experiences 40–50 percent retention among Connecticut, graduated from Notre Dame happened throughout COVID, throughout the
those employees. High School in West Haven, and earned his pandemic, is that truckers are now considered
MBA from the University of Connecticut essential workers,” he said. “I’ve always
“There is a growing trend that just School of Business at Stamford. He said the considered truckers to be essential workers, and
accelerated much faster than anyone had pandemic has been a reminder of the trucking now they’re being held on the same plane as the
expected,” Kiely said. “We all saw it coming. industry’s importance. folks that are needed to come to work so … we
We just never saw it happening this fast where all can get the products that we need to live our
people will go online for basically everything “I think for too long, some people have had lives, to run our businesses.”
that they need.” negative connotations or negative images of

In addition to opportunities, the pandemic
also presented challenges for UPS in keeping
its employees safe. Kiely said the company
strictly applied its safety rules, including
distributing millions of masks to its frontline
workers while ensuring proper spacing of
employees. The company enhanced its ability
for driver release so customers didn’t have to
sign for most packages.

Hiring all of those additional personnel
hasn’t been easy. One challenge has been the
shutdown of government licensing agencies.
Carrion said UPS works with legislators and
governors to help them see the company as an
essential service provider.

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THE FACE OF TRUCKING gathering for the first time, Luella Bates CHERYL LAPAGLIA ON WOMEN IN
was becoming the first woman truck driver THE INDUSTRY
Changing policies and laws is easier to get a driver’s license in New York. The
than changing attitudes, beliefs and trucking company Four Wheel Drive After decades of accomplishments and
habits. As early as 1909, women like Alice sent her on tours throughout the U.S. to decades of laws and policies aimed at
Ramsey were proving themselves capable demonstrate their trucks were so easy to equalizing pay and opportunity, there were
of driving coast-to-coast. The Girls Scouts steer, a woman could drive them. still significant gaps when MTAC board
organization, recognizing the significance member Cheryl LaPaglia, now president of
of the transportation industry and the As the 20th century progressed, Petruzzello Transport, Inc., officially entered
role women could play in it, introduced women continued contributing to the the industry in 1980.
the “Automobiling Badge” in 1916. Young transportation industry with inventions and
women were required to demonstrate innovations like the automatic windshield LaPaglia says, “It was basically a male-
skills in driving and auto mechanics. One wiper, improved paving stones, and dominated industry…I was doing dispatch
of the first physical barriers for women automobile design. at that time when I came in, and a lot of
had been removed four years earlier the shippers would not talk to me because
when Charles Kettering invented the self- Elizabeth Drennan became one of the I was a woman. They thought I was a
starter, eliminating the need to use brute first, if not the first woman to receive her secretary and really didn’t know the inner
strength to crank start automobiles. All of commercial truck driver’s license (CDL) workings or what I had to do in order to
this proved useful in World War I when and then lead a trucking company in 1929. get a truck to pick up their freight.”
women became a necessary component in The United Parcel Service (UPS) saw its
vehicle manufacturing and maintenance— first female manager in 1940. Three years LaPaglia had learned the business from her
jobs they lost when men returned home later, Mazie Lanham became UPS’ first father, who founded Petruzzello Transport
after the war. female driver. as a short-haul carrier. The open office floor
plans of that time period allowed her to watch,
In 1920, as MTAC members were These accomplishments are documented listen and learn as he talked to customers and
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other trucking professionals. “When you grow of life on the road, and studies obstacles to many people of color or women in the ranks
up in a business, it becomes second nature to increasing the number of female truckers. of lobbyists for the industry.
you,” she says.
MTAC President Joe Sculley sees upgraded Prior to becoming an advocate for
While LaPaglia learned more about cabs as one means for addressing the ongoing
the business and moved from dispatch to issue of driver shortages. “Technology is truckers, Brooks spent 17 years as a
sales—another uncommon role for women probably attracting new drivers, young drivers, legislative coordinator in the New York
in trucking at the time—other women were female drivers. If these are trucks that are State Assembly, including a period as the
also finding prominent roles in transportation. more comfortable to drive, easier to drive, I chief of staff for a legislator. From there, she
In 1983, Carmen Turner became the General think that’s only going to attract more people,” became a lobbyist for the second largest
Manager of the Washington Metropolitan Sculley says. union in New York.
Area Transit Authority (WMATA). She
was the first African American woman to According to 2019’s “Critical Issues in Now, as a FedEx representative, Brooks
lead a major transit agency. Elizabeth Dole the Trucking Industry” report prepared advocates for truckers in the northeast as a
was sworn in as the first woman Secretary by the American Transportation Research member of the board for state associations
of the Department of Transportation Institute (ATRI), one strategy for dealing in New York and New Jersey, as well
(DOT) that same year. In 1989, Elaine with the driver shortage is to “Identify unique as Connecticut.
Chao, now Secretary of the Department of requirements and issues associated with
Transportation, was confirmed as the first expanded driver recruitment of women “Truckers are very important to us,”
woman deputy secretary of DOT. and minorities.” she says.

In 1991, the Glass Ceiling Commission Data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s She’s spent a lot of time working on issues
Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates minorities related to independent contractors who
was established by President George Bush to make up 40.4 percent of all truck drivers, and work with FedEx to get packages delivered.
“investigate the ‘artificial barriers’ that prevent only 6.6 percent of the truck driver population At one point, the issues of sole proprietors
qualified women and minorities from moving is female. More recent data from FreightWaves were so prevalent and complex, MTAC’s
into more senior positions.” The final report puts that number closer to 10 percent. board had a subcommittee devoted to
developed by the commission, presented in independent contractors.
1995, pointed out the necessity of increasing HELEN BROOKS ON DIVERSITY IN
women and minorities in all levels of the THE INDUSTRY Brooks says she still deals with those
workforce to meet labor shortages and to issues across the northeast, while also
remain competitive in the global economy. It Incoming MTAC Chairwoman Helen keeping an eye on issues specific
also revealed that businesses that had already Brooks has been senior state and government to Connecticut.
been aggressively recruiting and promoting affairs representative with FedEx since 2006.
women and people of color were experiencing In one of her earliest experiences with the “The big fight with trucking is always
a return on investment more than double than MTAC board, she and fellow board member making sure that states realize the
those that had not. Following the release of Arthur Lucien, with UPS, were asked to trucking profession is in fact a profession,
the report, Ann Livermore became the first speak at the Connecticut Capitol regarding a so every time you attempt to regulate it
female to serve on the UPS board of directors proposed Courier Tax in 2008. even further, you’re piling on. It’s almost like
in 1997, and LaPaglia become MTAC’s unfunded mandates.”
second Chairwoman of the board in 2000. “It was interesting to be in the Capitol
“There have been great inroads for women when legislators realized, not only was FedEx She recognizes Connecticut’s association
in trucking,” LaPaglia says, forty years after there, but UPS was there as well, and that is unique because a significant number
entering the industry. both of the lobbyists for the companies were of the members are not pure trucking
[people] of color. That was a big thing. It was companies. MTAC is made up of many
Progress has been made, but there’s still a a novelty because it just doesn’t happen.” small, short-haul carriers—the kind
long way to go. of companies who can’t afford private
That was 12 years ago, and it still doesn’t lobbyists or who can’t take a day off work
Connecticut has had a chapter of the happen often. Brooks says she doesn’t see to advocate for themselves at the Capitol.
FedEx recognizes smaller trucking
Women’s Transportation Seminar since 1992. companies are the backbone of
Organizations like the Women in Trucking the industry.
(WIT) Association, founded in 2007 by
trucker Ellen Voie, continue to advocate for
diversity in the trucking industry. WIT offers
mentoring for women exploring the option

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“The bottom line with FedEx is if you #thankatrucker campaign highlighted that has disrupted so many aspects
say we have to do something this way, truckers as essential. of life.
we’re going to do it that way. We can
absorb that,” Brooks says. “But it’s the Sculley says social media is one of the “During this time [of the coronavirus
small companies that can’t. So, a lot of most significant technologies of the past pandemic], while the industry can
times when we fight those battles, we fight 100 years when it comes to fostering sometimes have strong disagreements
them for the small companies who can’t.” appreciation for truckers. with the state government and the federal
government, we actually came together for
Brooks, slated to be the third “[It] has enabled us to spread our the greater good.”
Chairwoman of the MTAC board, message to the general public and have
appreciates the efforts being made by them get involved with us. Email blasts, He gives the example of changes to the
MTAC to recognize and value women and newsletters—that wasn’t a thing 25 years hours of services regulations allowing
people of color in the industry. ago or at any point before that. So, I think truckers to stay on the road longer while
keeping members informed and engaged, delivering necessary supplies.
THE FUTURE OF TRUCKING and the general public informed and
On the Other Side of the engaged is easier now.” Working together appeals to others
Pandemic Joe Sculley Considers too. In August, leaders from the
the Road Ahead The mantle of MTAC leadership passed Departments of Transportation from 13
to Sculley leadership five years ago. He states, collectively known as The Eastern
Changing the way something looks, brings policy experience to his role as Transportation Coalition, co-signed a
doesn’t always change the way people see president of the organization. For seven letter expressing support for MTAC and
it. Even as the faces of trucks and truckers years, he worked in Washington D.C. for the truckers it represents.
have changed in recent years, many people the Truck Renting and Leasing Association
who are not directly involved in the (TRALA). Boasting a membership of “As we move ahead on the road to
trucking industry have held on to biases more than 500 companies, the national recovery from COVID-19, please extend
against the trucking industry. That may trade organization represents a significant our sincere gratitude to your industry
very well have been a factor during majority of truck rental and leasing members—the companies and the
the recent push for truck-only tolls companies. dedicated drivers,” the letter states. “…we
in Connecticut. will reach out to you and your members to
“In that job, I focused on state legislation discuss how to further support the critical
That push was not necessarily surprising, mostly related to taxes and fees and role the trucking industry plays in moving
given that neighboring Rhode Island liability impacting the industry,” goods in this corridor and throughout
passed a similar law in 2016. Sometimes Sculley said. the nation.”
timing is everything. Connecticut’s vote on
the transportation bill was scheduled by He also worked on issues involving Having a clear-eyed understanding
Gov. Ned Lamont in February, just as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety of the way things work on the national
coronavirus was beginning to spread in the Administration regulations. The questions level, Sculley remains cautiously
U.S. The legislative victory for the industry he received from members during that optimistic about what the offer could
was due in part to framing the trucks-only period helped him understand the finer mean for getting truckers the respect
toll as a tax on working class truckers, and points of trucking policies and the skills they deserve.
as a tax that could be applied to cars in the necessary to get them changed.
near future. The campaign against the toll “I would like to think that’s one step to a
proposal helped the general public relate Sculley says he’s encouraged by the more collaborative approach,” he says.
to the men and women behind the wheel degree to which traditional differences
rather than just seeing the large machines have been put aside to face the pandemic He believes these are the early days of
looming in rearview mirrors. long career of advocating for truckers. TTP

The pandemic has helped that cause.
Publicized stories of truckers having
difficulty finding places to eat or sleep
as states shut down in March and April,
gave consumers more insight into the
challenges faced by those who keep
the shelves stocked. A nationwide

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Verdicts Going
Nuclear, So
What Should
Carriers Do?

BY STEVE BRAWNER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

How can a motor carrier defend itself to $105.2 million and then settled for outpaces inflation, which increased 1.7
against the rising threat of “nuclear an undisclosed amount. After a crash in percent a year from 2010 to 2018, and
verdicts?” First, prevent the crash from Alabama in 2016 where the truck driver health care costs, which increased 2.9
happening in the first place. If it does fell asleep at the wheel and killed five percent annually.
happen, it should ask tough questions about people, a Georgia court awarded $280
its own case, decide whether to settle or million for the deaths of a grandmother One contributing factor is that jurors
fight, and then employ the right defense and two grandchildren. seem to have become desensitized to large
strategies regardless. verdicts, as huge new ones create a new
ATRI analyzed 451 cases with awards baseline in future cases. There also is no
Those were some of the findings by over that 14-year period. The rest of the 600 uniform standard for calculating medical
the American Transportation Research had missing data. The defense won the case costs, which can lead to volatile awards.
Institute in its June report, “Understanding 107 times, or 23.7 percent of the time. There
the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the were 132 awards with verdicts between $1 Along with analyzing the verdicts, ATRI
Trucking Industry.” million and $1.9 million. The number of interviewed defense and plaintiff ’s attorneys
awards of that size increased by more than and insurance industry personnel, mostly
The report defines a “nuclear verdict” 30 during the years 2005 to 2011, and then between June and December 2019.
as a “large verdict, oftentimes in excess of again by almost 100 from years 2012 to
$10 million.” ATRI’s analysis of 600 cases 2019. In 16.6 percent of the cases, the award Several made the statement that “the only
found that awards of $1 million or more are was greater than $5 million. way to prevent nuclear verdicts is to prevent
becoming more commonplace – from only the crash from happening in the first place.”
four identified in 2006 to 265 from 2012-19. The average sizes of the awards increased
from $2.3 million in 2010 to $22.3 million If a crash occurs, carriers who find
In recent years, some awards have in 2018, a jump of 967 percent. By far the themselves in a lawsuit should hire an
been reaching stratospheric levels. Jurors largest increase in average verdict award experienced attorney who is familiar with
awarded $40 million in 2011 after a truck during those years, 483 percent, occurred the industry and understands regulations
driver killed two occupants of a passenger from 2017 to 2018. The study’s lead author and legal precedents. “Being a dabbler
vehicle, one of whom was a prominent and ATRI’s senior vice president, Dan or a generalist won’t yield much success,”
businessman with high earning potential. Murray, said numbers from early 2019 the report said.
When a drive shaft broke off a commercial that weren’t included in the study suggest
truck and killed a passenger car driver the sudden rise in 2018 wasn’t a one-year The report warns carriers not to
in 2012, a court initially awarded $281.6 outlier. The growth in the verdicts far underestimate the plaintiff ’s case. Carriers
million, which eventually was reduced should perform a thorough risk assessment
of the histories of their business and their
drivers. Tough questions should be asked.

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Could the carrier have done anything Many interviewees said plaintiff ’s the size of the verdict. The biggest factor,
to prevent the accident? Did the carrier attorneys are doing a better job in truck not surprisingly, is the presence of children.
have an adequate training curriculum crash cases, while none said defense When they are injured or killed, the size of
and commit enough resources to safety attorneys are better. Defense attorneys the award averaged $42.3 million, compared
programs? Many study participants said often work under a “cost minimization” to $2.3 million otherwise. Moreover, the
motor carriers often failed to perform model, while the plaintiff ’s attorneys are more children who are killed, the higher the
background checks and drug tests. Juries operating under a “high risk, high reward” verdict. The analysis of a small sample size
were much more likely to fault drivers who model. Plaintiff ’s attorneys generously share found that for every child killed, the verdict
have a history of drug and alcohol abuse strategies with each other, while defense increased by $27.4 million.
even when it wasn’t clear that history was attorneys work in a competitive firm
related to the crash. Study participants environment and have trouble obtaining ATRI found that for each additional
said motor carriers helped themselves with the resources they need from insurers and death, the verdict increased by $720,243
juries when they could show they had taken defendants. Several defense attorneys when all other factors were constant, while
steps to prevent crashes that went beyond said they weren’t provided important a traumatic brain injury increased the
federal motor carrier safety regulations. information by their insurance clients. verdict by $768,502. If cars were involved,
These should be considered minimum the verdicts were reduced by $739,674
standards that should be exceeded; mere In court, plaintiff ’s attorneys do a better compared to other types of crashes
compliance is not enough. For carriers, the job of appealing to jurors’ emotions, involving pedestrians, bicyclists or
more crash prevention activities they can respondents said. One strategy they use other trucks.
demonstrate, the better off they’ll be. is applying the “reptile theory” – in other
words, triggering the most primitive, ATRI found that five issues brought
“The defense intends to focus on the survival-based parts of jurors’ brains so they against the defendant in court always
30 seconds before the crash,” a plaintiff ’s see the defendants’ actions as endangering resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff:
attorney is quoted as saying. “And when I the community and the jurors themselves. hours of service or logbook violations, a less
handle a case, I look long before that. I look Defense attorneys tend to rely too much on than clean driving history, driving under
at how he was hired, how he was trained, rational and technical arguments and fail to the influence of controlled substances, a
and how he was supervised.” humanize the motor carrier. driver fleeing the scene, and health issues.
Hours of service/logbook issues resulted in
If there was any negligence on the Dan Murray said defense attorneys plaintiff ’s verdicts in 26 cases.
carrier’s part, they’d better settle. Carriers should describe how essential the trucking
should settle early because costs rise as the industry is, as shown during the COVID-19 Other issues raised also resulted in a high
case comes closer to trial, and the size of pandemic, how the carrier has been a good likelihood of a plaintiff’s verdict, including
the verdict tends to increase as the time community steward, and how the driver is a sleep/fatigue and the driver talking on the
between the crash and the settlement gets family man with a good driving record. The phone, both decided 91.7 percent of the time
longer. They also should bring a reasonable report noted that a relatable auto mechanic in favor of the plaintiff. In the second case, only
offer to the table to avoid angering plaintiff ’s might be better able to explain some issues one of the 12 cases was decided in favor of the
attorneys who might take the case to trial, as an expert witness than an automotive defense, and the plaintiff could not prove the
leading to a nuclear verdict. engineering professor. phone was in use at the time of the crash.

If a case goes to trial, a carrier should ATRI studied what factors could affect CONTINUED 
invest in the tools that will increase its
chance of winning, or at least minimizing
the damage. Those include jury
consultants, witness coaches, and mock
juries. Expert witnesses aren’t cheap, but
they demonstrably help lower verdicts.
If possible, carriers should try to get the
case tried in federal court because one
judge, rather than several, will see the case
through to completion, and federal courts
cover larger areas, reducing the chance for
bias caused by personal relationships in a
more local setting.

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The report also said the defense must Chris Spear announced that tort reform identified two business models adopted
not tamper with evidence, which destroys would be a top priority for the ATA. by plaintiff ’s attorneys. One is to seek a
the carrier’s credibility and generates jury cut-and-dried case in search of a nuclear
sympathy for the plaintiff. “If the credibility Prior to producing the report, ATRI’s verdict. The other model profits from a
of the defendant is destroyed through researchers were aware of something large quantity of cases that often involve
documented proof that evidence was called “litigation financing,” but didn’t motor carriers’ minimum insurance
tampered with, ‘all hope is lost,’” the realize its importance. In litigation requirements – the billboard lawyers, in
report said. financing, financiers are investing in other words.
plaintiff ’s attorneys. If the plaintiff wins,
The likelihood of an unfavorable verdict the financiers receive a percentage of the ATRI’s report focused on the first group.
also depended on the state where the case award. If the plaintiff loses, the investor It is now creating a similar assessment of
was tried. One hundred percent of the gets nothing. It’s become an estimated $400 almost 700 cases where the judgments and
cases were decided in favor of the plaintiff billion worldwide industry with no federal settlements were under $1 million. It will
in Connecticut and also in New York, oversight, and the source of the funding is be released at the end of 2020 or the first
Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Oregon, often hidden. New York is a particularly part of 2021.
Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas. In Texas, favorable state for litigation financing.
where there were 86 cases, 55.8 percent The report will provide a blueprint
were decided in favor of the plaintiff. In “It’s something like Wall Street investing, for carriers to know when they should
Alabama, however, 92.3 percent of the 20 a lot like a mutual fund, a lot like venture fight and when they should settle based
cases tried favored the defense. capitalists, you know, trying to pick on the average costs of different types of
winners and losers,” Murray said in an injuries and crashes. If a carrier is being
Murray said the study grew from ATRI’s interview. “And, in fact, in four states sued for more than the average, it should
Research Advisory Committee, which it’s considered gambling, and it literally consider going to court. If it is being sued
prioritized nuclear verdicts as ATRI’s top is controlled by the same laws that for less, “You’re probably getting a great
issue last spring. Meanwhile, American oversee gambling.” deal, and you probably should cut the deal
Trucking Associations President and CEO and run,” Murray said. TTP
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MTAC Membership Directory Listed Alphabetically

A & A Crane and Rigging, LLC Stratford, CT 06614 Ag Service, Inc.
John Fernandes 203-383-3167 Randy Blackmer, Jr.
688 N Washington Avenue [email protected] 441 Quinebaug Road
Bridgeport, CT 06604 Absolute Tank Removal LLC North Grosvenordale, CT 06255-1124
203-336-0007 Edward Marin 860-923-2710
203-445-0257 PO Box 2129 860--923-2810
Milford, CT 06460
[email protected] 203-882-9391 [email protected]
203-882-9392
A & A Movers / Movealldotcom, LLC [email protected] Agri-Mark, Inc.
Mark Powers Acadia Insurance Gloria Little
199 Ada Street Artemis Tsagaris 40 Shattuck Road, Suite 301
Manchester, CT 06040 500 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2A Andover, MA 01810-2456
860-645-8200 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 978-552-5500
860-649-5077 860-331-2391 978-687-7033
[email protected]
[email protected] ADB Construction & Septic Corp. [email protected]
Art Breault
A J Pool Plastering, LLC 77A Woodland Street Ahlstrom-Munksjo Nonwovens, LLC
Arthur Jara Manchester, CT 06042 William Walters
541 Honeyspot Road 860-667-0579 2 Elm Street
Stratford, CT 06615-6821 860-432-5939 Windsor Locks, CT 06096
203-380-2656 [email protected] 860-654-8633
203-380-9916 Adelman Sand & Grave, Inc. 860-654-8659
Linda Adelman
[email protected] 34 Bozrah Street [email protected]
Bozrah, CT 06334
A. Duie Pyle, Inc. 860-889-3394 Albert Brothers, Inc.
Peter Latta 860-889-8466 David Bessette
PO Box 564 [email protected] PO Box 1310
West Chester, PA 19381-0564 Admiral Moving & Storage, Inc. Waterbury, CT 06721
888-780-3567 Mark Milkie
610-696-2825 420 Ellington Road We measure our success by how
South Windsor, CT 06074 much we ELEVATE yours.
[email protected] 860-528-4421
[email protected] 860-282-0007 Custom-formulated additive
[email protected] packages to elevate fuel
A/Z Corporation Advanced Fuel Solutions, Inc. performance, efficiency
Paul Maxfield Louis Nazzaro and reliability
PO Box 370 85 Flagship Drive
North Stonington, CT 06359-0370 North Andover, MA 01845 OPTIMIZE
800-400-2420 978-258-8390
860-445-3599 978-258-8354 Supply chain management
[email protected] and fuel handling, blending
[email protected] Affordable Fuel Company and storage expertise
Bert Othouse
Abel Womack, Inc. PO Box 100 PROTECT
Donna Hoban Coventry, CT 06238
One International Way 860-742-0077 Fuel quality oversight
Lawrence, MA 01843 860-742-8182 including routine fuel
203-265-2887 [email protected] sampling, lab analysis
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Absolute Packers [email protected]
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MTAC Membership Directory Listed Alphabetically

203-753-4146 Anastasio & Sons Trucking 203-239-9557
203-753-9617 Andrew Anastasio 203-239-9658
[email protected] 80 Middletown Avenue [email protected]
All American Waste, LLC. New Haven, CT 06513 Ansaldi Company, The Andrew
Eric Fredericksen 203-787-5746 Aaron Ansaldi
15 Mullen Road 203-782-9354 186 Bidwell Street
Enfield, CT 06082 Manchester, CT 06040
860-746-3200 [email protected] 860-649-5249
All Waste, Inc. 860-649-9078
Matt Slowik Andersen Oil Company [email protected]
143 Murphy Road Nate Andersen Anthony Augliera Incorporated
Hartford, CT 06114 4 Colby Drive Margaret Pyrch-Bowlan
860-724-4575 Ledyard, CT 06339 158 Commerce Street
860-667-9142 860-464-7628 East Haven, CT 06512-4145
[email protected] 860-464-9942 203-937-9080
Allstate CDL Training School 203-937-0140
Vincent Maiorano [email protected] [email protected]
249 Pearl Street Aptar-Stratford
Seymour, CT 06483 Anderson Turf Irrigation, Inc. Glenys Teixeira
800-246-9567 Curtis Anderson 125 Access Road
203-888-8977 PO Box 1195 Stratford, CT 06615
[email protected] Avon, CT 06001 203-502-6765
Allyndale Corporation 860-747-9911 203-377-9871
Louis Allyn 860-793-2524 [email protected]
PO Box 265
East Canaan, CT 06024 [email protected]
860-824-7959
860-824-5578 Andreucci & Sons Trucking, Inc.
[email protected] Steven Andreucci
American Fuel Oil Company, Inc. 77 Sackett Point Road
Robert March North Haven, CT 06473
1747 Boston Turnpike
Coventry, CT 06238-1100 We specialize in renting and selling security storage containers and trailers
860-742-1297 delivered to the location of your choice. Proudly serving Connecticut,
860-742-4420 Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York since 1964.
[email protected]
American Paving Co., LLC Please call (800) 243-0403 or send us an email to
Randy Karoll
1447 Orchard Road speak with one of our representatives today.
Berlin, CT 06037
860-828-6650
[email protected]
American Truck & Trailer
Joseph Ansaldo
170 Fresh Meadow Road
West Haven, CT 06516
203-933-7271
203-937-1588
[email protected]

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MTAC Membership Directory Listed Alphabetically

ArborioCorporation/Charter Oak Utility 860-779-1117 BamtamWesson
Timothy Arborio kparadis@nefoods. com Larry Dvorsky
231 Shunpike Road Automatic TLC Energy/HOP Energy 165 Railroad Hill Street
Cromwell, CT 06416-1121 Scott Blais Waterbury, CT 06708
860-529-7714 64 Oakland Avenuye 203-756-7041
860-635-5622 East Hartford, CT 06108
860-290-5020 [email protected]
[email protected] 860-291-1999
[email protected] Barber Utilities, LLC
Arpin Van Lines, Inc. Avon, Town of David Stavens
Paula Simao Bruce Williams PO Box 331
99 James P Murphy Highway 11 Arch Road Ellington, CT 06029
West Warwick, RI 02893 Avon, CT 06001 860-872-2330
401-828-8111 860-673-6151 860-872-5674
401-828-3320 860-673-0338
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] B & B Petroleum, Inc.
Ed Baillargeon Baribault Oil Company
Atlantic Det Diesel Allison 22 Brownstone Avenue Joseph Lyman
Brian Mullarney Portland, CT 06480 PO Box 27
300 Smith Street 860-342-2214 Oakville, CT 06779-0027
Middletown, CT 06457 860-342-1550 860-274-3284
860-632-0218 [email protected] 860-274-8808
860-632-1493 B & L Construction, Inc. [email protected]
Jim Mack Barn Yard Enterprises, Inc., The
[email protected] 756 Middlesex Turnpike Chris Skinner
Old Saybrook, CT 06475 9 Village Street
Atlantic Leasing Corporation 860-388-9665 Ellington, CT 06029
Mark Sopin 860-395-0653 860-896-0636
161 Kings Hwy E, Suite 211 [email protected]
Fairfield, CT 06825-4837 B. Allyn Trucking, LLC [email protected]
203-334-9172 Brian Allyn
203-334-8900 58 Allyndale Road Barnes Moving & Storage, Inc.
East Canaan, CT 06024 Dean Dipietro
[email protected] 860-307-3461 Route 184
860-824-8482 Mystic, CT 06355
Atlantic Star Trailers [email protected] 860-536-8960
Philip Noonan 860-536-7284
405 Industrial Avenue
Cheshire, CT 06410 [email protected]
203-250-8000
203-271-2976 Barnick’s Truck & Equipment
Joseph Barnick
[email protected] PO Box 564
North Haven, CT 06473
Augur’s Specialized Transport
Karen Augur LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE STORAGE
920 Totoket Road
Northford, CT 06472 • Serving 48 Sates • On-Site Storage Facilities
203-484-9225 • Residential & Commercial • Theatre Storage
• Boxes & Packing Accessories • Household Storage
[email protected] • Piano Moving • College Student Storage
• Auto Transporters
Auto Transport Ltd
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21 Gramar Avenue 158 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512
Prospect, CT 06712-1017
203-758-5714 DOT 57994
203-758-0857
203-937-9080
[email protected] www.augliera.com

Automatic Rolls of New England
Kenneth Paradis
328 Lake Road
Dayville, CT 06241

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MTAC Membership Directory Listed Alphabetically

203-239-7369 Belleview Leasing Company Northford, CT 06472
203-234-2592 John Brunalli 203-484-9599
[email protected] 109 Summer Street 203-484-7690
Barry Horse Transportation Southington, CT 06489 Blue Slope Sawdust Company
William Barry 860-628-5587 Ernest Staebner
21 Jansen Street 860-628-4979 144 Blue Hill Road
Danbury, CT 06810 Franklin, CT 06254
203-792-2288 [email protected] 860-642-7084
203-748-2524 860-642-4424
[email protected] Bender Plumbing [email protected]
Bay Crane Service of CT John Touri Bob’s Discount Furniture Div.
Tom Dombroski 580 Grand Avenue Bob Duprey
37 Nettleton Ave New Haven, CT 06511 72 Jewett City Road
North Haven, CT 06473 203-787-4288 Taftville, CT 06380
203-785-8000 203-789-1699 860-859-3400
203-785-8007 860-889-2035
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Beatty Construction Company Boutin & Sons Construction Co.
Allen Beatty Bethlehem, Town of Corrine Shemerluck
50 Route 39 N John Swendsen 121 Windsorville Road
Sherman, CT 06784 PO Box 160 Broad Brook, CT 06016
860-355-2447 Bethlehem, CT 06751 860-623-2526
860-355-2447 203-266-7448 860-623-2529
Beauty Enterprises, Inc. 203-266-7670 [email protected]
John Carabetta Bouvier Insurance
150 Meadow Street [email protected] Lindsey Irvine
Hartford, CT 06114 29 N Main Street
860-296-9303 Black & Boucher, LLC West Hartford, CT 06107
860-296-0421 Timothy Boucher 860-232-4491
[email protected] 158 Cutler Street [email protected]
Becker Construction Company Watertown, CT 06795 Boyle Transportation, Inc., T.F.
Diane Becker 860-274-4162 Thomas Boyle
PO Box 535 860-274-4163 15 Riverhurst Road
West Willington, CT 06279-0535 Billerica, MA 01821
860-429-2461 [email protected] 800-343-2004
860-429-0542 866-305-1134
[email protected] Black Rock Truck Group [email protected]
Beckman, James Gerald Beauton Bozzuto’s, Inc.
James Beckman 15 E Industrial Road Michael Bozzuto, Bob Hamilton
296 Brick School Road Branford, CT 06405 275 Schoolhouse Road
Warren, CT 06754 203-481-0373 Cheshire, CT 06410
203-948-3642 203-481-3780 203-250-5511
[email protected] 203-250-2822
Bellavance & Roy, LLC [email protected] [email protected]
Glynn Roy Brenntag Lubricants NorthEast
PO Box 82 Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. Greg Geisinger
Sterling, CT 06377 Keith Dolyak 1064 Goffs Falls Road
860-564-8903 PO Box 835 Manchester, NH 03103
860-564-5402 Branford, CT 06405-0835 603-222-2996
[email protected] 203-488-2500 [email protected]
203-488-4538

[email protected]

Bloomfield Transport dba Garrity Asphal
Dana Briere
22 Peters Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-243-2300
860-243-3100

[email protected]

Blue Rock Construction, LLC
Joseph Spezzano
400 Totoket Road

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Brescome Barton, Inc. Stratford, CT 06615 Carolyn’s Transport, LLC
Robert Sussler 203-377-5723 Carolyn Manchester
PO Box 481 203-378-8236 34 Lincoln Road
North Haven, CT 06473 [email protected] Wethersfield, CT 06109
203-239-4901 C.T. Transportation, LLC dba Atherton & 860-798-7475
203-234-9951 Charlie Rohde
76 Voluntown Road [email protected]
[email protected] Pawcatuck, CT 06379-1302
860-599-4974 Carroll & Sons, LLC, M.E.
Bruce Taylor Heavy Equipment Repair 860-599-3038 Jared Carroll
Bruce Taylor [email protected] 17 E Cotton Hill Road
33 Del Mar Drive Caldwell’s Excavating & Grading New Hartford, CT 06057
Brookfield, CT 06804-2401 James Caldwell 860-489-5477
203-775-3106 72 Floydville Road
203-775-3118 East Granby, CT 06026-9599 [email protected]
860-653-6090
[email protected] 860-653-6090 Casertano Greenhouses & Farms
[email protected] John McKone
Bryant Company, LLC, Christoph Camerota Truck Parts 1030 S Meriden Road
David Litchfield Frank Camerota Cheshire, CT 06410
PO Box 553 PO Box 1134 203-272-6444
Simsbury, CT 06070 Enfield, CT 06083-1134 203-271-0496
860-651-7060 800-231-4005
860-651-3753 860-763-3724 [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] Campo’s Express, Inc. Ceci Brothers, Inc.
Thomas Campo Robert Cardini
Builders Concrete East PO Box 295 740 North Street
Harold Hopkins Stafford Springs, CT 06076 Greenwich, CT 06831
PO Box 133 860-684-7541 203-869-2583
Willimantic, CT 06226 860-684-7377 203-869-9063
860-456-4111 [email protected]
860-456-9176 Canton Village Construction [email protected]
Daniel Bahre
[email protected] PO Box 556 Central Construction Industries
Canton, CT 06019 Earl Gancarz
Bunce Excavating & Demolition, LLC 860-693-0122 PO Box 229
Richard Bunce 860-693-8064 Putnam, CT 06260
PO Box 762 [email protected] 860-963-8902
North Canaan, CT 06018 Capitol Moving & Storage Co. 860-963-8903
860-824-5536 Richard Gagnon
860-824-4139 220 Strong Road [email protected]
South Windsor, CT 06074
[email protected] 800-243-8315 Central CT Lawn Service
860-282-4640 Linda DeGroff
Burnett’s Landscaping, Inc. [email protected] 1803 Main Street
Mary Richardson Cariati Developers, Inc. Glastonbury, CT 06033
406 New London Road Don Cariati 860-841-6198
Salem, CT 06420-4102 507 Brownstone Ridge 860-652-8409
860-859-3100 Meriden, CT 06451
860-859-1616 203-238-9846 [email protected]
203-237-5632
[email protected] [email protected] Central CT Tank Fab. & Truck Repair
Tom Pelloni
Butler Corporation 120 Gracey Avenue
Karen Houlroyd Meriden, CT 06451
848 Marshall Phelps Road 203-238-6768
Windsor, CT 06095 203-238-5724
860-688-8024
860-683-2585 [email protected]

[email protected] Central Sealing Company, Inc.
Julie Terlizzi
Butterworth & Scheck, Inc. 69 Thomas Street
Lin Scheck East Hartford, CT 06108
10 Thompson Street 860-289-7900

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860-282-6113 Clinton Public Works, Town of 860-887-8813
[email protected] Peter Neff 860-886-5359
Central Services, LLC. 117 Nod Road [email protected]
Chris Bishop Clinton, CT 06413 Collins Brothers Moving Company of CT
PO Box 4036 203-627-2650 Lori Mascairelli
Yalesville, CT 06492 860-664-0167 500 W Putnam Avenue, Suite 401
203-314-8858 Greenwich, CT 06830
203-235-6660 [email protected] 914-833-4720
[email protected] [email protected]
Certified Van Service of CT, Inc. Coastal Carriers of CT Comer Contracting, Inc.
Kevin Macnamara John Pruchnicki Martin Comer
13 Francis J Clarke Circle, Suite A 14 Riverside Drive 15 Holmes Road, 1st Floor
Bethel, CT 06801-2893 Ansonia, CT 06401 Newington, CT 06111
800-645-7210 203-934-5274 860-677-0603
203-744-6457 203-734-5275 860-678-8724
[email protected] [email protected]
Challenger Freightways, LLC [email protected] Connecticut Bulk Transport
T R Brysh Daniel Possidento
110 Trailwood Drive Coastland Enterprises, LLC 194 Prudence Drive
Guilford, CT 06437 Steven McLarty Stamford, CT 06907
203-537-1880 PO Box 174 203-223-5592
[email protected] Middlefield, CT 06455 [email protected]
Christoni, Inc., J. R. 860-828-6890 Connecticut Mulch Distributors, Inc.
Joseph Christoni 860-828-0790 Kurt Lindeland
PO Box 947 1515 N Stone Street
Wallingford, CT 06492 [email protected] West Suffield, CT 06093
800-275-3558 860-698-9579
203-265-7582 Cocchiola Paving, Inc. 860-698-9581
[email protected] Anthony Cocchiol [email protected]
City of Middletown Public Works 18 Falls Avenue Connecticut Tire, Inc.
Joe Augeri Oakville, CT 06795 Greg Schaller
485 Washington Street 860-945-2600 7 Veteran’s Drive
Middletown, CT 06457 860-945-2609 New Britain, CT 06051
860-682-2588 860-828-3680
[email protected] [email protected] 860-827-0731
City Oil Co., Inc. [email protected]
Joseph Russo Coit Excavating Connecticut Wells, Inc.
1 Hartford Square Steven Coit Thomas Mahan
New Britain, CT 06052 161 Hough Road 49 Hard Hill Road N
860-225-2575 Bozrah, CT 06334 Bethlehem, CT 06751
860-224-1724 860-889-2738 800-344-7989
[email protected] 860-887-4152 203-266-5357
Climate Engineering Companies [email protected]
Logan Casey [email protected] Consumers Union of U.S., Inc.
1401 Page Boulevard Erik Dill
Springfield, MA 01104 Colby Direct Delivery 3 Hall Kilbourne Road
203-627-6377 Gary Colby Colchester, CT 06415-5004
413-543-5350 178 Airline Avenue 860-537-0763
[email protected] Portland, CT 06480 860-537-6367
860-342-4848 [email protected]
860-342-5520

[email protected]

Colchester, Town of
Stephen Sharpe
300 Old Hartford Road
Colchester, CT 06415
860-537-3462

[email protected]

Collins & Jewell Company, Inc.
Christopher Jewell
5 Rachel Drive
Bozrah, CT 06334

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Cottrell Truck Lines, Inc. Dalling Construction, Inc. 860-489-6237
James Cottrell Richard Dalling [email protected]
649 Orange Avenue 205 Watson Boulevard Dean Excavating, Steve
Milford, CT 06461 Stratford, CT 06497 Stephen Dean
203-874-5309 203-333-0345 PO Box 324
203-933-2163 203-375-1595 Falls Village, CT 06031-0324
860-824-5068
[email protected] [email protected] 860-824-5068
[email protected]
Country Carpenters, Inc. Dalton Enterprises DeGrand & Son, Inc., John
Roger Barrett Barbara Alberino Thomas Degrand
326 Gilead Street 131 Willow Street PO Box 16609
Hebron, CT 06248 Cheshire, CT 06410 West Haven, CT 06516
860-228-2276 203-272-3221 203-933-7726
860-228-5106 203-271-3396 203-932-0859
Cromwell Concrete Products, Inc. [email protected]
Raymond Libera [email protected] Del-Va Construction Company
PO Box 99 Angela Manafort
Cromwell, CT 06416 Danby’s Service Stations, Inc. PO Box 99
860-635-5146 Kevin Danby Plainville, CT 06062
860-635-7469 1140 E Main Street 860-793-6475
Meriden, CT 06450-4856 860-793-6573
[email protected] 203-235-7969 [email protected]
203-235-2051 DeSiato Sand & Gravel Corp.
Cromwell Growers, Inc. Philip Desiato
Brian Molde [email protected] 999 Stafford Road
419 Main Street Storrs, CT 06268
Cromwell, CT 06416 Dattco, Inc. 860-429-6479
860-635-6988 Frank Shipuleski 860-429-5436
860-635-6425 583 South Street [email protected]
New Britain, CT 06051 Diesel Direct
[email protected] 860-229-4878 ext. 771 Jerome Barahona
860-224-4550 74 Maple Street
Cumberland Farms Stoughton, MA 02072
Wayne Thornhill [email protected] 888-900-7787
165 Flanders Road [email protected]
Westborough, MA 01581 David G. Hill & Associates DiGennaro Service LLC
508-270-8356 Mark Altermatt Michael DiGennaro
180 Glastonbury Boulevard, Suite 202 107 Amity Road
[email protected] Glastonbury, CT 06033 Bethany, CT 06524-3415
860-567-1012 203-393-1524
Cummins Sales and Service 203-393-0497
Guy Reid [email protected] [email protected]
914 Cromwell Ave. DISA Global Solutions, Inc.
Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Davidson Company, Inc. Ben Johnson
860-721-2222 Timothy Rowe 2421 W 7th Street
367 Alumni Road Fort Worth, TX 76107
[email protected] Newington, CT 06111-1867 817-332-0044
860-665-1127 817-332-0055
CWPM, LLC [email protected]
Mark Simiola [email protected]
PO Box 415
Plainville, CT 06062 Dayton Construction Company
860-747-1335 Alan Dayton
860-793-2624 146 Bunker Hill Road
Watertown, CT 06795
[email protected] 860-274-2998
860-274-6274
D’Amato Construction Company
Edward DAmato [email protected]
400 Middle Street
Bristol, CT 06010-8405 DBL Industrial-Colonial Welding Service
860-583-3489 Vic Lutz
860-585-6370 612 South Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790
[email protected] 860-489-0920

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Distinctive Gardens & Tree Care, LLC Long Island City, NY 11101 East Hampton, Town of
Dawn Gaylord 718-786-9400 Dean Michelson
48 Patria Road [email protected] 1 Public Works Drive
South Windsor, CT 06074 East Coast Building Supplies, LLC East Hampton, CT 06424
860-528-8733 Dave Mendonca 860-267-4747
860-528-8734 8 Commercial Street 860-267-4172
Branford, CT 06405
[email protected] 203-483-7777 [email protected]
203-483-7780
Domino’s SCC CT [email protected] Eastern Bag & Paper Company
Rich Roberts East Coast Trailers, LLC Pat Haray
14 International Drive Liz Boccia 200 Research Drive
East Granby, CT 06026 16 Hammock Road N Milford, CT 06460
800-275-4362 Westbrook, CT 06498 203-878-1814
860-653-8914 860-399-6120 203-878-3281
[email protected]
[email protected] East Granby, Town of [email protected]
James Hayden
Donahue General Contractors PO Box 1858 Easton, Town of
Deanne Donahue East Granby, CT 06026 Edward Nagy
93 Windham Road 860-653-2576 15 Westport Road
Hampton, CT 06247 860-653-4017 Easton, CT 06612
860-423-0618 [email protected] 203-268-0714
860-455-9670 203-261-7915

[email protected] [email protected]

DP Concrete, LLC / Farmington Ready Mix Eder Brothers, Inc.
Paul Schmieder Mike Ondusko
PO Box 344 PO Box 26012
Farmington, CT 06032
860-677-2626 E Environmental
860-321-7992 Services, Inc.

[email protected] Oil & Chemical Spill Response Hazardous Waste Management,
Groundwater Contamination Transportation & Disposal
Drivewyze
Marc Nichols Recovery & Treatment Crime Scene Cleanup
1601 Elm Street
Floor 33
Dallas TX, 75201
888-988-1590

[email protected]

Ducci Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Tom Merenda
74 Scott Swamp Road
Farmington, CT 06032
860-489-9267
860-489-7980

[email protected]

Dunning Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Building Demolition Chemical Lab Packing
Rich Menko Hazard Studies (Phase I,II,III)
105 Brickyard Road Oil & Chemical Tank Facility Decontamination
Farmington, CT 06032 Cleaning & Removals Asbestos Abatement
860-677-1616
860-674-0668 Roll Off & Frac Tank Rentals

[email protected] 24 Hour Oil & Chemical Spill Response

E J Electric T & D 90 Brookfield Street, South Windsor, CT 06074
Tony Mann Tel. 860-528-9500 Toll Free 1-800-486-7745
4641 Vernon Boulevard
Fax. 860-289-0138 www.e-s-i.com

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West Haven, CT 06516 Factory Motor Parts 140 203-853-1358
203-934-8381 Sandy Anmiratl [email protected]
203-932-2492 137 N Branford Road Fibre Optic Plus, Inc.
[email protected] Branford, CT 06405 Don Ballsieper
Elm-Cap Industries, Inc. 203-315-2191 ext. 6402306 585 Nutmeg Road N
Tom Abbate 800-248-5276 South Windsor, CT 06074
PO Box 330099 860-646-3581
West Hartford, CT 06133-0099 [email protected] Field View Transportation, Inc.
860-953-1060 Walter Hine
860-953-5681 Fallon Moving & Storage 707 Derby Avenue
[email protected] Raymond Fallon Orange, CT 06477
Empire Paving, Inc. 800 Marshall Phelps Road, Building 3 203-795-0571
Tim Sullivan Windsor, CT 06095-2143 203-795-0573
30 Bernhard Road 860-298-7071 [email protected]
North Haven, CT 06473 860-298-7077 Fillmore Express, Inc.
203-752-0002 Albert Fillmore
203-752-2042 [email protected] PO Box 641
[email protected] East Granby, CT 06026
Engineered Construction, LLC Farmington Highway & Grounds, Town of 860-653-7542
John Keegan Maureen Regner 860-653-0517
1198 West Street 1 Monteith Drive [email protected]
Southington, CT 06489 Farmington, CT 06032 Fleming’s Transportation, Inc.
860-426-9818 860-675-2550 Shaun Fleming
203-699-9590 8606741076 720 Thompsonville Road
Environmental Services, Inc. Suffield, CT 06078
Bill Mitchell [email protected] 860-668-0206
90 Brookfield Street 860-668-2872
South Windsor, CT 06074 Farmington Motor Sports [email protected]
860-528-9500 Eileen Colonese Foodshare, Inc.
860-289-0138 146 Brickyard Road Dom Piccini
[email protected] Farmington, CT 06032 450 Woodland Avenue
Ernest Joly & Sons, Inc. 860-677-9074 Bloomfield, CT 06002
Rand Joly 860-286-9999
32 Beatrice Avenue [email protected] 860-286-7860
Danielson, CT 06239 [email protected]
860-774-3755 FedEx Corporation Forbes Asphalt Maintenance
860-774-7466 AJ Sain Joann Forbes
[email protected] 942 S Shady Grove Road 155 Brickyard Road
F & F Distributors, Inc. Memphis, TN 38120 Farmington, CT 06032
Eric Filardi 901-818-7171 860-677-9511
31 Eastern Avenue 901-818-7194 860-677-9717
New London, CT 06320 [email protected]
860-442-1265 [email protected] Fracasso Industries Inc, K J
860-442-3416 Ken Fracasso
[email protected] Ferazzoli Imports of New England 417 Winchester Road
F & W Equipment Corporation Al Colon Winsted, CT 06098
Jim Funk 234 Middle Street 860-379-1781
164 Boston Post Road Middletown, CT 06457 860-738-1294
Orange, CT 06477 866-816-4734 [email protected]
203-795-0591 860-347-3040
203-795-0595
[email protected] [email protected]

Festi’s Oil Service, Inc.
Matilda Champagne
PO Box 94
Stafford Springs, CT 06076-0094
860-684-2565
860-684-6590

[email protected]

FGB Construction Company
Angela Bothwell
158 Bouton Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
203-857-0332

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Frank Compo & Sons, Inc. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 General Borings, Inc.
Frank Compolatta 860-563-3449 Daniel Tuccillo
23 Research Drive 860-571-8552 201 Straitsville Road
Stamford, CT 06906 [email protected] Prospect, CT 06712
203-325-2052 203-758-5817
203-323-1115 Garf Trucking, Inc. 203-758-0822
Nancy Garthwaite
[email protected] 462 Palisado Avenue [email protected]
Windsor, CT 06095
Freightliner of Hartford, Inc. 860-683-2089 General Dynamics Electric Boat
Ken Wilson 860-688-2848 Paul Rosa
199 Roberts Street 75 Eastern Point Road, Dept 613 J 88-2
East Hartford, CT 06108 [email protected] Groton, CT 06340-4989
800-453-6967 860-433-2345
860-610-6242 Garrison General Contractors 860-433-1466
Richard Garrison
[email protected] PO Box 1 [email protected]
Chaplin, CT 06235
Frito-Lay, Inc. 860-456-4456 Gentle Giant Moving Co (CT), LLC
Kathryn Gendreau Pat Inman
1886 Upper Maple Street [email protected] 29 Harding Street
Dayville, CT 06241 Somerville, MA 02143
860-779-0200 Gateway Limousine, Inc. 617-661-3333 ext. 1007
860-774-6845 Mark Dichiara 617-868-4575
74 Mattatuck Heights Road
[email protected] Waterbury, CT 06705-3831 [email protected]
203-753-5466
Fucci, Inc., C J 203-757-2622 Gilbert & Jones/R.M. Jones
Nancy Fucci William Penkes
63 Russell Street [email protected] 35 Peter Court
New Haven, CT 06513
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Galasso Materials, LLC
Jeff Tinney
PO Box 1776
East Granby, CT 06026
860-527-1825
860-844-7009

[email protected]

Gardner’s Nurseries, Inc.
Jack Gardner
PO Box 260

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New Britain, CT 06051 Grimshaw Tree Service Harvest New England, LLC
860-832-8550 Fred Grimshaw James Repenning
860-832-8499 PO Box 91 232 Colt Highway
[email protected] Windsor, CT 06095 Farmington, CT 06032
Giola Landscaping & Contracting 860-688-1603 860-674-8855
Robert Giola 860-683-1906
PO Box 728 [email protected]
Manchester, CT 06040-0728 [email protected]
860-643-0150 Harwinton, Town of
860-533-1961 H.W. Olsen, Inc. John Fredsall
Glastonbury, Town of Keith Olsen 100 Bentley Drive
Charles Mahan 24 Thorson Road Harwinton, CT 06791
PO Box 6523 Oxford, CT 06478 860-485-9051
Glastonbury, CT 06033 203-888-2218
860-652-7754 203-888-2328 [email protected]
860-652-7758
[email protected] [email protected] Hawthorne & Son, Inc., Leland R.
Goodwill Industries of Western Leland Hawthorne
Robb Kissel Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel 97 N Maple Street, Hazardville Station
165 Ocean Terrace Steve Hoekstra Enfield, CT 06082
Bridgeport, CT 06605 222 Cadwell Drive 860-763-0881
203-581-5329 Springfield, MA 01104 860-763-2689
203-334-1435 413-731-9300
[email protected] 413-746-4088 [email protected]
Gottier Fuel Co., Inc.
Eric Gottier [email protected] Heavy Weight, Inc.
PO Box 1000 Krista Fournier
Rockville, CT 06066 Hanna Transport, LLC 110 Schoolhouse Road
860-875-6281 Rob Hanna Cheshire, CT 06410
860-871-6637 43 Courtney Lane 203-250-1638
[email protected] Portland, CT 06480 203-272-6315
Gould Warehouses, Inc. 860-883-0085
Paul Gould [email protected]
4901 SE Longleaf Place [email protected]
Hobe Sound, FL 33455-8108 Hemlock Construction Co Inc
860-693-0120 Harken’s Landscape Supply Richard Traub
[email protected] Jamie Gilbert 922 New Harwinton Road
Granby Public Works PO Box 1023 Torrington, CT 06790
Kirk Severance East Windsor, CT 06088 860-482-7509
15 N Granby Road 860-528-6806 860-489-8060
Granby, CT 06035 860-654-0108
860-653-8960 [email protected]
860-653-8959 [email protected]
[email protected] Herold Hauling, Inc.
Greene Facility Services, LLC Hartford Lumber Company, Inc. David Herold
Ellen Boland Bruce Macke 227 Griswold Rd
185 Ada Street 17 Albany Avenue Wethersfield, CT 06109
Manchester, CT 06042-1919 Hartford, CT 06120 860-324-7726
860-645-3768 860-522-9101
860-645-6172 860-293-0236 [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] Highway Driver Leasing
Linda Greenberg
Hartland ,Town of 1212 Hancock Street, Ste 320
Wade Cole Quincy, MA 02169-4371
22 South Road 800-332-6620
Hartland, CT 06027 617-471-1236
860-653-6800
[email protected]
[email protected]
Hine Brothers, Inc.
Hartman, Inc., R.J. Ken Hine
Raymond Hartman PO Box 406
PO Box 188 Southbury, CT 06488-0406
Middletown, CT 06457 203-264-8251
860-346-2833 203-264-4177

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Hipsky Construction LLC 860-848-7140 J. Connell Trucking, LLC.
Ellen Hipsky [email protected] John Connell III
250 Moose Meadow Road Industrial Pallet, LLC 57 Bender Road
Willington, CT 06279 Tim Barton Lebanon, CT 06249
860-429-9052 PO Box 389 860-450-2419
Eastford, CT 06242
[email protected] 860-974-0093 [email protected]
860-974-0337
Hocon Gas, Inc. [email protected] J. H. D. Corporation
David McGuire Industrial Riggers, inc. James Davis
6 Armstrong Road David Bordeau PO Box 7071
Shelton, CT 06484 300 Chase River Road Prospect, CT 06712
203-853-1500 Waterbury, CT 06704-1440 203-758-6454
203-857-4177 203-573-1116 203-758-6384
203-755-8481
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Infoshred, LLC
Holden Trucking, Inc., Herb Ronna Goslin J. V. III Construction, Inc.
Herb Holden 3 Craftsman Road John Vasel
59 Broad Brook Road East Windsor, CT 06088 103 Dividend Road
Broad Brook, CT 06016 860-610-9069 Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860-623-8855 [email protected] 860-721-0143
860-627-7896 Infra-Metals Corporation 860-257-3490
Craig Crispens
[email protected] 8 Pent Highway [email protected]
Wallingford, CT 06492
Horton Electrical Services, LLC 800-243-4410 J. Vitali Transportation, LLC.
Warren Horton 203-294-2993 Helen Leopardi
97 River Road, Canton Business Park [email protected] 80 Britannia Street
Canton, CT 06019 Intelligent Imaging Systems, Inc. Meriden, CT 06450
860-693-6388 Marc Nichols 203-639-3513
860-693-6517 6325 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 170 203-639-3520
Edmonton, AB T6H-5H6, Canada
[email protected] 888-988-1590 [email protected]
877-393-8883 J.B. Moving Services, Inc.
Housatonic Railroad Company, Inc. [email protected] Joseph Barone
Matt Whitney International Transfer 222 Selleck Street
PO Box 687 Paul Essenfeld Stamford, CT 06902
Old Lyme, CT 06371 500 Hayden Station Road 800-776-6833
8604344303 Windsor, CT 06095 203-602-7984
860-683-0573 [email protected]
[email protected] 860-285-8189
[email protected] J.E.P. Inc.d/b/a Delta Bulk
Hull Forest Products, Inc. Island Transportation Corp. Harry Sayles
Accts Payable Peter Fioretti 889 N Main Street
101 Hampton Road 299 Edison Avenue Danielson, CT 06239
Pomfret Center, CT 06259 West Babylon, NY 11704 860-774-9021
860-974-0127 631-694-4800 860-779-3385
860-974-2963 631-694-0805 [email protected]
[email protected] J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
[email protected] Stephanie Hallmar
3003 W Breezewood
Imperial Supplies, Inc. Neenah, WI 54957
Karen Sehloff 800-327-6868
PO Box 11008 920-727-7516
Green Bay, WI 54307
920-496-4334 [email protected]
920-327-5995
J.T. & S. Truck Rental, Inc.
[email protected] Timothy O’Connell
130 Brainard Road
Industrial Engineers, Inc. Hartford, CT 06114
Laurie Park 860-249-8635
267 Raymond Hill Road
Uncasville, CT 06382
860-848-8558

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860-524-6821 JRC Transportation, Inc. 860-977-8561
[email protected] Raymond Cappella [email protected]
Jim Grover & Company, LLC. PO Box 366 Kamco Supply Corporation
Jim Grover Thomaston, CT 06787 Marie Gesler
PO Box 104 860-283-0207 PO Box 530
Lebanon, CT 06249 860-283-6053 Wallingford, CT 06492
860-642-7665 203-284-1968
860-642-6211 [email protected] 203-799-1927
[email protected] [email protected]
JMA Trucking JRO Transport Kaster Moving Co., Inc.
Linda Alligood Jon Rosinski Kevin Kaster
15 Lakewood Drive, #13 14 Morrissey Lane 66 Viaduct Road
Oakdale, CT 06370 Bridgewater, CT 06752-1229 Stamford, CT 06907
860-437-8892 860-355-5756 203-327-0856
[email protected] 203-323-3266
John B. Hull, Inc. [email protected] [email protected]
John Hull Kay’s Trucking, Inc.
PO Box 549 JTTS, LLC Lucie Bayles
Great Barrington, MA 01230-0549 Joanna Criscuolo 297 Pleasant Valley Road
413-528-2800 187 Saltonstall Parkway, Building B South Windsor, CT 06074
413-528-5640 East Haven, CT 06512 860-291-2436
[email protected] 203-467-0308 860-291-2822
John’s Refuse Removal, Inc. 203-469-5375 [email protected]
Dennis Bozzuto
PO Box 387 [email protected]
Guilford, CT 06437
203-484-0281 K.L. Breeden and Sons, LLC
203-234-7969 D. Durham
[email protected] 104 W High Street
Jolley Precast, Inc. Terrell, TX 75160
Eleanor Jolley
463 Putnam Road Women-Owned / Minority Small Business Enterprise
Danielson, CT 06239 More than 90 Years of Experience
860-774-9066
860-779-2131 Albert Chabot, Operations Manager Lori Chabot Lafayette, President
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Joyce of New England, Inc.
William Joyce Robert Chabot, Director
195 Christian Street
Oxford, CT 06478 www.industrialengineersinc.com
203-881-1687
203-881-9654 Crane Service • Millrights • Demolition
[email protected] Industrial • Maintenance • Rigging
Joyce Van Lines, Inc. Heavy Hauling • Steel • Fabrication
Will Joyce Saw Cutting • Concrete Cutting
195 Christian Street
Oxford, CT 06478
203-324-6683
203-881-1110
[email protected]

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Keegan & Sons Inc, Thomas 860-529-0379 Lindell Fuels, Inc.
Pam Priest 860-721-8607 Fred Bushnell
75 Valley Service Road [email protected] PO Box 899
North Haven, CT 06473 LaRosa Construction Company Canaan, CT 06018
203-239-9248 Marilyn Gaffey 860-824-5444
203-239-1910 1401 N Colony Road 800-490-3231
Meriden, CT 06450-1979
[email protected] 203-237-5409 ext. 11 [email protected]
203-235-0611
Keeney Rigging & Trucking [email protected] Little John’s Movers, Inc.
Sandra Vogel Latham Moving & Storage H. A. Robert Filipowic
180 Oakwood Drive Chris Clark 150 Pomeroy Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033 PO Box 830 Meriden, CT 06450
860-633-3563 Old Saybrook, CT 06475 203-235-6416
860-633-3564 860-388-0261 203-630-1456
860-388-4334
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Laurelbrook Natural Resources, LLC
Killingworth, Town of Robert Jacquier Long Hill Energy
Walter Adametz 12 Casey Hill Road Donald, Lisa & Dustin Flagge
323 Route 81 East Canaan, CT 06024 20 Lumberyard Road
Killingworth, CT 06419-1298 860-824-5843 Clinton, CT 06413
860-663-1765 860-824-5536 860-664-3835
860-663-3305 [email protected] 860-663-2479
Lee Trucking LLC
[email protected] Richard Lee [email protected]
45 Parker Bridge Road
Kobyluck Trucking Company Andover, CT 06232 Long Island Ferry
Daniel Kobyluck 860-742-1182 Stanley Mickus
24 Industrial Drive 860-742-8529 PO Box 33
Waterford, CT 06385 [email protected] New London, CT 06320
860-848-9572 Levine Distribution Company 860-443-7394
860-848-1611 Roark Levine 860-440-3492
Koss Construction 15 Stott Avenue
Mark Koss Norwich, CT 06360 [email protected]
172 Carli Boulevard 860-889-5263
Colchester, Ct 06415 860-887-4368 Lounsbury, Inc., C.C.
860-933-4557 [email protected] Anthony Boucher
Liberty Oil Equipment Co., Inc. PO Box 127
[email protected] Gregory Ouellett South Windham, CT 06266-0127
82 Cherry Street 860-423-8415
L & M Paving Company/Begley East Hartford, CT 06108 860-423-4195
Landscaping 860-289-8246
John Begley 860-291-9014 [email protected]
105 Reed Avenue [email protected]
West Hartford, CT 06110 Light Rigging Company Lyon & Billard Company
860-233-6528 Gerry Mechachonis Edward Goralnik
860-707-0005 80 E Main Street PO Box 874
Middletown, CT 06457 Meriden, CT 06451
[email protected] 860-347-0546 203-235-4487
860-346-0652
Lakin Tire East [email protected] [email protected]
Chris Rodriguez
220 Frontage Road M & O Construction Co., Inc.
West Haven, CT 06516 Laura Calabrese
203-932-5801 278 Kent Road
203-932-9878 New Milford, CT 06776
860-355-2115
[email protected] 860-355-7714

Lamore’s Gulf Station [email protected]
Todd and Tricia Lamore
475 Silas Deane Highway M & S Paving & Sealing, Inc.
Wethersfield, CT 06109-2115 Carrie DeMilio
111 Commerce Way
South Windsor CT 06074
860-466-4588

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203-794-9172 Mariano Brothers Specialty 860-292-1800 ext. 113
[email protected] Angelo Mariano 860-623-9162
M. J. Metal, Inc. 5 Paul Street [email protected]
George Dreyer Bethel, CT 06801 Mercury Wholesale, Inc.
225 Howard Ave 800-899-0303 Michael Devino
Bridgeport, CT 06605-1825 203-744-7703 43 Lafayette Street
203-334-3484 Waterbury, CT 06708-3897
203-334-7278 [email protected] 203-756-7284 x145
[email protected] 203-755-2502
Madison, Town Of Martin Laviero Contractor, Inc. [email protected]
Michael Ott Greg Laviero MetroHartford Alliance
8 Campus Drive PO Box 1659 R. Griebel
Madison, CT 06443 Bristol, CT 06011-1659 31 Pratt Street
203-245-5611 860-589-7579 Hartford, CT 06103
203-245-5613 860-585-6651 860-525-4451
[email protected] 860-293-2592
Maglieri Construction & Paving [email protected] [email protected]
Gregory Maglieri Meyer Inc.William B
39 West Dudley Town Road Martin-Brower Company, The Jim Halligan
Bloomfield, CT 06002 Mike Giard 255 Long Beach Boulevard
860-242-0298 191 Moody Road Stratford, CT 06615
860-286-9731 Enfield, CT 06082 800-873-6393
[email protected] 800-293-0029 ext. 329613 203-383-6243
Mahieu Enterprises, Inc. Tru-Value 860-763-7185 [email protected]
Roger Mahieu Micro Care Corporation
PO Box 1407 [email protected] Steve Tremose
Litchfield, CT 06759 595 John Downey Drive
860-567-8588 Matlock Refuse Service, LLC New Britain, CT 06051
860-567-1458 Jennifer Lockwood 860-827-0626
[email protected] 9 Dogwood Drive 860-827-8105
Manchester Ice & Fuel, Inc. Easton, CT 06612 [email protected]
Richard Connors 203-373-9343 Midstate Site Development, LLC
51 Bissell Street Glenn Korner
Manchester, CT 06040 [email protected] 75 W Dudley Town Road
860-643-1129 Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-643-6911 Mattatuck Industrial Scrap 860-693-6899
[email protected] Michael Tatalias 860-693-4810
Manchester, Town of PO Box 6196 [email protected]
Jeff Rosenberg Wolcott, CT 06716 Milano & Wanat, LLC
PO Box 191 203-879-4681 Gary Kaisen
Manchester, CT 06045 203-879-3015 471 E Main Street
860-647-3249 Branford, CT 06405
860-647-3177 [email protected] 203-315-7000
[email protected] 203-315-7000
Marchion & Faucher McAllen Construction, Inc. [email protected]
Nancy Faucher Christine McAllen Miller Brothers Moving & Storage
336 Stamm Road 170 Scott Road, Suite 1 R. Scott Miller
Newington, CT 06111 Prospect, CT 06712 801 Windham Road
860-666-2320 203-758-3474 South Windham, CT 06266
[email protected] 203-758-3083 860-456-7765
860-456-2962
[email protected] [email protected]

Medtronic
Kathy Nunier
950 Flanders Road
Mystic, CT 06355
860-572-5174
860-572-5104

[email protected]

Mercury Excelum, Inc.
Doug Meyerson
215 S Main Street
East Windsor, CT 06088

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Miller Truck Leasing Morris Trucking Company 860-289-4117
Thomas Roath Robert Morris 860-289-4588
1824 Route 38 PO Box 280007 [email protected]
Lumberton, NJ 08048 East Hartford, CT 06108 New England Racing Fuel, Inc.
609-265-2510 860-289-7546 John Holland
609-265-2513 860-282-8114 271 Spielman Highway
Burlington, CT 06013
[email protected] [email protected] 860-673-9555
860-673-9555
Milton C. Beebe & Sons, Inc. Morris, Town of [email protected]
Natalie Jurkovics Lewis Clark New England Silica
12 Beebe Lane PO Box 66 Robert Bellody
Storrs, CT 06268 Morris, CT 06763 PO Box 185
860-429-9358 860-567-7439 South Windsor, CT 06074
860-429-9359 860-567-7445 860-289-7778
860-282-9885
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
New England Tractor Trailer Training
Miner’s, Inc. Motor Transport Association of CT Carl Stebbins
Lorraine Miner Joseph Sculley PO Box 326
PO Box 130 60 Forest Street Somers, CT 06071
Canton, CT 06019 Hartford, CT 06105 860-749-0711
860-693-1111 860-520-4455 860-749-4471
860-693-9644 860-520-4567 [email protected]
New England Transportation, Inc.
[email protected] [email protected] John Shea
PO Box 775
Mirabelli Enterprises, Inc., P.J. Mountain Tree Service, Inc. South Windsor, CT 06074-0775
Peter Mirabelli Leon Dolby 860-528-9695
182 Day Street PO Box 501 860-528-5696
Newington, CT 06111 Somers, CT 06071 [email protected]
860-953-5370 860-749-7365 New Hartford, Town of
860-953-5302 860-749-4195 David Helt
530 Main Street
[email protected] [email protected] New Hartford, CT 06057
860-379-3389
MJR Equipment Rental Mountaintop Trucking Company 860-379-0940
David Walter Daniel Stoughton [email protected]
105 Industrial Park Road 179 Colebrook River Road NIRO Companies, LLC, The
Vernon, CT 06066 Winsted, CT 06098 Nicholas Niro
860-335-6879 860-379-6487 PO Box 96
860-379-1547 Berlin, CT 06037
[email protected] 860-505-8798
[email protected] 860-505-8906
Mohawk Northeast, Inc. [email protected]
Mike Wilhelm Nadeau Farm Noah’s Ark Moving & Storage, Inc.
PO Box 37 Charles Hilton Amit Arava
Plantsville, CT 06479 74 Calamus Meadow Road 307 Bruckner Blvd
860-621-1451 Hamden, CT 06514-1402 Bronx, NY 10454-1807
860-620-9974 203-641-4419 203-221-8055
203-222-0544
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Mohegan Sun National Sign Corporation
Bruce Miner Russell Hassmann
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd 780 Four Rod Road
Uncasville, CT 06382 Berlin, CT 06037-3628
860-961-0855 860-829-9060
860-829-9062
[email protected]
[email protected]
Morgan Manhattan Storage Co.
Jeffrey Morgan New England Gypsum Floors LLC
16 Bruce Park Avenue Daniel Straut
Greenwich, CT 06830 111 Prestige Park Road
203-869-8700 East Hartford, CT 06128-1923
203-869-0991

[email protected]

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Norfolk, Town of 203-932-8000 860-296-2151
John Allyn 203-934-7172 860-436-4810
PO Box 592 [email protected] [email protected]
Norfolk, CT 06058 Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Paine’s, Inc.
860-542-5117 Sam Faucette Michael Paine
860-542-5876 500 Old Dominion Way PO Box 307
Thomasville, NC 27360 Simsbury, CT 06070
[email protected] 800-432-6335 860-844-3000
[email protected] 860-844-3008
Norpass, Inc. [email protected]
Anne Ford
PO Box 4247 Old Saybrook, Town of Palmer Construction, LLC
Tumwater, WA 98501 Larry Bonin Betsy Palmer
360-705-7341 302 Main Street 65 Kings Hill Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475 Sharon, CT 06069
[email protected] 860-395-3186 860-364-5967
860-395-3125 860-364-1660
Northeast Riggers, Inc. Paradise Agency, LLC.
Frederick Marinelli [email protected] Ron Goldstein
65 Spring Lane PO Box 175
Farmington, CT 06032 Omnitracs, LLC Colchester, CT 06415
860-747-4527 Joshua Kelly 860-537-7044
860-747-2009 717 N Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201 [email protected]
[email protected] 781-424-2076
Pasteryak Jr., Inc, Charles
Nosal Builders [email protected] Charles Pasteryak
Jim Mullally 20 N Burnham Highway
85 Fieldstone Court, Unit #1 Orlando Annulli and Sons, Inc. Lisbon, CT 06351
Cheshire, CT 06410 Greg Nicholas 860-376-4951
203-439-9320 PO Box 610 860-376-3208
203-439-9319 Manchester, CT 06045 Patterson Oil Company
860-644-2427 Sam Patterson
[email protected] 860-644-6505 PO Box 898
Torrington, CT 06790-0898
Nutmeg International Trucks [email protected] 860-489-9271
John O’Connell 860-489-9914
130 Brainard Road Oshkosh Truck Sales Corp Pelletier Builders, Inc.
Hartford, CT 06114 Jim Diehl Cindy Phillips
860-249-8635 PO Box 1126 138 Main Street
860-522-3706 East Granby, CT 06026 Coventry, CT 06238
860-653-5548 860-742-5317
[email protected] 860-653-0243 860-742-8734

NY-Conn Corportion, The Osowiecki & Sons, Inc. Henry M Pelton Excavation Company
Cindy Knecht Caroline Osowiecki Lon Pelton
5 Shelter Rock Road, Suite 8 PO Box 905 1 Orchard Lane
Danbury, CT 06810 Thomaston, CT 06787-0905 Windsor, CT 06095
203-744-9206 860-283-9474 860-688-5416
860-283-6869 860-688-7732
[email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
O & G Industries, Inc.
James Zambero Overhead Door Company of Norwich, Inc. Pennywise Oil, Inc.
112 Wall Street Shawn Amell John Gedney
Torrington, CT 06790-5464 88 Route 2A PO Box 357
860-489-9261 Preston, CT 06365 Westbrook, CT 06498
860-496-4286 860-889-3848

[email protected] [email protected]

O. Berk Company of New England Pace Construction Corp / Paramount Cons
Mort Conlan Chez Pace
300 Callegari Drive 49 Hollow Tree Lane
West Haven, CT 06516 Newington, CT 06111

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860-399-8244 Plummer All Season Landscaping LLC Carlstadt, NJ 07072
860-399-9202 Christian Plummer 201-933-9999
[email protected] 730 East Street 201-933-9985
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Middletown, CT 06457 [email protected]
Michael Duff 860-632-0007 Prospect, Town of
2675 Morgantown Road 860-632-7762 Robert Chatfield
Reading, PA 19607 36 Center Street
610-775-6000 [email protected] Prospect, CT 06712
610-775-6330 203-758-4461
[email protected] Plunske’s Garage [email protected]
Perry Technology James or Daniel Plunske Quaker Corporation, The
Mary Brevigleiri 915 N Colony Road EJ Millares
PO Box 21 Wallingford, CT 06492 20 Whispering Hollow Court
New Hartford, CT 06057 203-269-5046 Cheshire, CT 06410
860-738-2525 203-294-4329 860-621-1720
860-738-9299 860-621-2607
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Peterbilt of Connecticut, Inc. R & R Pallet Corporation
Richard Berluti Plymouth, Town of Joseph Rizzo
206 Meadow Lane Charles Wiegert 120 Schoolhouse Road
Berlin, CT 06037 80 Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410
860-828-4125 Terryville, CT 06786 203-272-2784
860-828-1435 860-940-8175 203-272-5671
Petroleum Heat & Power Company [email protected]
PeterJ Clark [email protected] Rafferty Fine Grading, Inc.
1000 Woodbury Road, Suite 110 Rhonda Rafferty
Woodbury, NY 11797 Port Service, Inc. 57 South Road
516-495-1131 Frank Baldassare Enfield, CT 06082
516-686-1888 PO Box 9466 860-763-0100
[email protected] New Haven, CT 06536-0663 860-763-2223
Petruzzello Transportation, Inc. 203-467-1997 [email protected]
Cheryl LaPaglia 203-469-5956 Rapid Dairy Transport, Inc.
644 Amity Road Kenneth Vaill
Bethany, CT 06524 [email protected] 1745 Torringford W Street
203-393-1770 Torrington, CT 06790
203-393-3013 PrePass Safety Alliance 860-482-5707
[email protected] Mark Doughty [email protected]
Pinecroft Far, LLC 101 N1st Avenue, Suite 1900 Rawson Materials
John Chapman Phoenix, AZ 85003-1906 Shari Gluck
159 Butts Road 602-412-2244 6 Kennedy Drive
Woodstock, CT 06281 602-412-2104 Putnam, CT 06260-1924
860-928-5908 860-928-9722
860-963-7348 [email protected] 860-963-5303
[email protected] [email protected]
Plimpton & Hills Corporation Preston’s Garage, Inc. Red Coach Trucking Co.
Lisa Mazzeo Gary Shashinka Judith Bennett
300 Research Parkway 810 Howe Avenue 27 Noyes Road
Meriden, CT 06450 Shelton, CT 06484 Fairfield, CT 06430
860-522-4233 203-924-1747 203-395-6181
860-240-7566 203-924-4594 203-367-9106

[email protected]

Prides Corner Farms
Mark Fisher
122 Waterman Road
Lebanon, CT 06249
860-642-7535
860-642-4155

[email protected]

Prospect Transportation of NE, Inc.
Melissa Eichholz
630 Industrial Road

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RED Technologies, LLC Rocky Ridge Services, Inc. Ruthless, LLC
Adam Westhaver Peter Carroll Jonathan Dill
10 Northwood Drive 60 Peter Road 5 Arbor Drive
Bloomfield, CT 06002 Woodbury, CT 06798 Brookfield, CT 06804
860-218-2428 203-263-0742 203-321-6188
860-218-2433 Rogers & Sons, R. L.
Robert Rogers [email protected]
[email protected] 101 Dudley Avenue
Wallingford, CT 06492 Ryan Business Systems, Inc.
Regional Refuse Disposal District #1 203-269-6835 Kathy Ryan
James Hart 203-269-0242 455 Governor’s Highway
31 New Hartford Road Rogovin Moving & Storage South Windsor, CT 06074
Barkhamsted, CT 06063-3348 Sarah Rogovin 860-528-9881 ext. 301
860-379-1972 354 Coleman Street 860-528-3512
860-379-1972 New London, CT 06320
860-443-8423 [email protected]
[email protected] 860-442-8478
Ryder System, Inc.
REM Sales [email protected] Joshua Grodin
Reno Ricardi 11690 NW 105th Street, 4 West
910 Day Hill Road Rohde Oil Company, Inc., H C Miami, FL 33178-1103
Windsor, CT 06095 Michael Morgan 305-500-4918
860-687-3400 PO Box 9154 305-500-4713
860-687-3401 Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-529-0967 [email protected]
[email protected] 860-721-0305
S.A.S. Construction, Inc.
Richard Septic SysteInc [email protected] Sigurd Swanberg
James Richard 468 New Sweden Road
350 Cedar Lane Rossi Corporation/Scotland Hardwoods Woodstock, CT 06281
Torrington, CT 06790 Jeff Barone 860-974-0418
860-482-1631 PO Box 328 860-974-2078
860-482-8800 Scotland, CT 06264
Riggio & Son,s Inc., Richard 860-632-3500 [email protected]
Gary Riggio 860-423-1969
90 Pond Meadow Road Safety Marking, Inc.
Ivoryton, CT 06442 [email protected] Lucas Papageorge
860-767-8494 255 Hancock Avenue
860-767-7330 Rotha Contracting Company, Inc. Bridgeport, CT 06605
Robert Thavenius 203-333-6870
[email protected] 40 Waterville Road 203-333-9099
Avon, CT 06001-2042
Ring’s End, Inc. 860-678-7600 [email protected]
John Giardino 860-693-6599
181 West Avenue Russ’s Septic Service Salem, Town of
Darien, CT 06820 Kristeen Neher Donald Bourdeau
203-655-2525 PO Box 216 270 Hartford Road
203-656-7557 Riverton, CT 06065 Salem, CT 06420-3809
860-379-7488 860-859-3873
[email protected] 860-859-1184
[email protected] SALSCO, Inc.
Riva & Son, Inc., Ernest P Sal Rizzo
Ernest Riva Russo Construction, Inc., K. 105 Schoolhouse Road
PO Box 333 Keith Russo Cheshire, CT 06410
Sharon, CT 06069 PO Box 570 800-872-5726
860-364-5222 North Branford, CT 06471 203-271-2596
860-364-0667 203-488-5356
203-488-5324 [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected] Salter’s Express Company, Inc.
Roberts Energy, LLC James Salter
Owen White PO Box 635
237 Albany Street West Simsbury, CT 06092-0635
Springfield, MA 01105 860-651-3311
(413) 377-2873

[email protected]

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860-651-1136 Woodbury, CT 06798 Shawmut Equipment Company, Inc.
[email protected] 203-263-2108 Joseph Vergoni
Sandair System, Inc. 203-266-0822 20 Tolland Turnpike
Joann Sandler [email protected] Manchester, CT 06042
460 Hayden Station Rd Security First Insurance, Inc. 860-643-4161
Windsor, CT 06095 John Novak 860-649-9825
860-687-6946 PO Box 1970
860-687-6958 Waterbury, CT 06702 [email protected]
[email protected] 800-647-7321 [email protected]
Sanford & Hawley, Inc. 203-574-0408
Robert Sanford [email protected] Shelby Transport, Inc.
PO Box 545 Segalla Sand & Gravel Steve Lamantini
Unionville, CT 06085-0545 Richard Segalla 20 Murphy Road
860-673-3213 112 Allyndale Rd North Franklin, CT 06254
860-675-2125 North Canaan, CT 06018 860-836-6531
[email protected] 860-824-4444 860-642-8005
Sanitrol Septic Services, LLC 860-824-4446
Phil Zink Sertex, Inc. [email protected]
27 Ciro Road Laurel Pepin
North Branford, CT 06471 22 Center Parkway Shepard Steel Co., Inc.
203-315-3202 Plainfield, CT 06374 Jay Pietrantonio
203-315-3276 860-317-1006 ext. 114 110 Meadow Street
[email protected] 860-317-1046 Hartford, CT 06114
Santa Energy Corporation [email protected] 860-525-4446
Owen White Service Tire Truck Centers 860-525-5973
PO Box 1141 Ron Bennett
Bridgeport, CT 06601 2255 Avenue A [email protected]
203-362-3332 Bethlehem, PA 18017
203-337-1268 413-731-1956 Shepard’s, Inc.
Saveway Petroleum 413-731-5147 David Albin
David Scott bwittkopsttc.com 32 Henry Street
PO Box 900 Seven - D Wholesale Bethel, CT 06801
Danielson, CT 06239-0900 Mike Reynolds 203-830-8341
860-779-2500 145 Dividend Rd 203-744-6775
860-774-6340 Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3778
[email protected] 860-278-7750 [email protected]
Savino Trucking, LLC 860-724-9282
Dolores Savino [email protected] Shoreline Blasting Corporation
PO Box 277 Severance Trucking Company, Inc. Dawn Altmannsberger
Windham, CT 06280 Kathryn Boyd 1333 Boston Post Road
860-456-4462 49 McGrath Road Madison, CT 06443
[email protected] Dracut, MA 01826-2838 203-245-9497
Schatz Transport, Inc. 800-225-1111 203-245-3717
Diane Schatz 978-275-3811
PO Box 366 [email protected] [email protected]
Columbia, CT 06237 Seymour Demolition, LLC
860-228-8257 Pamela Hoyt Short Load Concrete, LLC
[email protected] 2 Silvermine Road John Sterry
Scott Swimming Pools, Inc. Seymour, CT 06483 PO Box 439
Dianne Swan 203-888-1761 Middletown, CT 06457
75 Washington Road 203-888-9920 860-346-9373
[email protected] 860-347-0086

[email protected]

Sign Lite, Inc.
Elaine DeTulio
6 Corporate Drive
North Haven, CT 06473
800-544-0854
203-234-8344

[email protected]

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Simsbury, Town of Soundview Transportation, LLC 860-666-2401
S. Mazurski Erma Imperato 860-666-0456
933 Hopmeadow Street 401 Sound View Road [email protected]
Simsbury, CT 06070 Guilford, CT 06437 Steiner, Inc.
860-658-3200 203-453-1200 Rose Dowd
203-453-3899 2 Parklawn Drive
[email protected] Bethel, CT 06801
[email protected] 203-744-3782
Simscroft-Echo Farms, Inc. 203-744-3905
Greg Girard Space Fitters Installations [email protected]
PO Box 581 Heidi Woodman
Simsbury, CT 06070 360 Woodland Avenue Stone & Sons Inc.H.H./Stone Construction
860-658-3681 Bloomfield, CT 06002 George Stone
860-658-2604 860-683-9053 PO Box 428
860-683-9051 Southbury, CT 06488
[email protected] 203-264-6501
[email protected] 203-264-3062
Sinopoli Contractors, Inc.
Vincent Sinopoli Stamford Tent & Event Services [email protected]
119 Hawley Road Timothy Frost
Oxford, CT 06478 84 Lenox Avenue Stone & Sons, Inc., H. I.
203-264-2449 Stamford, CT 06906 Harry Stone
203-264-8449 203-324-6222 313 Main Street N
203-356-0316 Southbury, CT 06488
[email protected] 203-264-8656
[email protected] 203-264-8555
Sisters Oil Service, LLC
Lisa Bahre Stamm Construction Co, Inc. [email protected]
PO Box 1096 Newell Stamm
Canton, CT 06019 15 Holmes Road
860-693-4663 Newington, CT 06111-1709
860-693-4653
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Sandra Clark 860-966-2344 • 56 Starwood Trail, Colchester, CT 06415
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Soiltesting, Inc.
James Deangelis
90 Donovan Road
Oxford, CT 06478-1028
203-262-9328
203-264-3414

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Somers, Town of
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93 Egypt Road
Somers, CT 06071
860-763-8238

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Peter Soulsby
11 S Main Street, Suite 8
Marlborough, CT 06447
860-295-9393
860-295-9399

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