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2006 Honorees
Distinguished Logistics
Practitioner of the Year
William "Bill" Huie,
Asst VP Corporate
Transportation, NCH Corporation
Bill is currently an
Independent Consultant focusing on consulting services
for Mexico cross-border transportation and logistics.
Prior to that, Bill was Assistant Vice President
of Corporate Transportation, NCH Corporation for 32
years.
Bill was
instrumental in leading efforts to improve
Carrier/Shipper Relationships, Driver Shortage,
Deregulation of Trucking, and Cargo Liability. He
championed reform for transportation of hazardous
materials and classification (NCC) and the resolution of
the “undercharge issue” settled with the enactment of
the "Negotiated Rates Act”.
Bill has testified before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Texas Railroad Commission and Congressional
Committees numerous times in support of trucking
deregulation and reform.
Former ICC Chairman, Ed
Emmitt said that Bill was the
driving force in these issues and
organizations. He was not just a member.
Participation:
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National Industrial Transportation League (NITL)
Member of Board of Directors and Chairman, Motor
Carrier Committee
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Transportation Club of Dallas, President 1995
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American Society of Transportation and Logistics
(AST&L), Board of Directors
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Texas Association for Competitive Transportation
(TACT), Board of Directors
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Texas Association to Improve Distribution (TEXAID),
Board of Directors
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North Texas Commission, Logistics Development and
Marketing Committee
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National Strategic Shippers Transportation Council,
formerly known as the National Small Shipments
Traffic Conference (NASSTRAC), Board of Directors
Outstanding Contribution
to Logistics Education
James J. “Jim” Struble,
VP, Joe Foster Company
In early 1995 Jim became part of a small group
from the then CLM Dallas Roundtable who set out to
foster logistics education in North Texas. Jim was key
in holding this ever changing somewhat Quixotic group
together. He provided both the conference room and
coffee for monthly meetings that ultimately stretched
out over 5 years while plans were made and discarded and
made again as the group learned, often by trial and
error, what it would take to build a successful program,
to put students into the classroom, to bring outstanding
faculty to North Texas and finally to put graduates into
the workplace. He was ALWAYS there with a smile, with
encouraging words and an ever positive attitude that was
important to the incredible success of the UNT program.
Jim not only provided the very important space for the
group to work from, but was generous with both his time
and contacts in seeking out and securing supporters.
In 1996 ‘the Man with Square Feet’ would ‘put his money
where his mouth was’ in support of logistics education.
As the newly formed Texas Logistics Education Foundation
began its Logistics Scholarship Program in conjunction
with the University of North Texas, Jim and his wife
Alicia stepped forward with the first personal donation
of scholarship funds. The Scholarship Program of which
Jim was a major donor, supporter and promoter, proved to
be the catalyst that drove the long term success of the
UNT program.
In the years since, Jim has
continued in his unstinting support of the UNT program
and logistics education in North Texas in general as
more schools in North Texas have entered the logistics
and supply chain education arena in the footsteps of
UNT. Jim was there when it began and has continued to
nudge, push and promote logistics education in a most
selfless way.
Outstanding Contribution
to the Logistics Community
Carl Hecht, VP,
North Texas Future Fund, North Texas Commission
Carl Hecht is a leader for the development of Dallas/Ft.
Worth to become one the leading logistics centers in the
United States. North Texas Commission Vice President
Carl Hecht, known as the “dean” of the economic
development community in North Texas, officially
“retired” as Vice President Member Services as of June
30, 2003, on the anniversary of his 20th year
with the North Texas Commission. He now continues his
service as a Vice President, with a variety of NTC staff
liaison duties including to the NTC Logistics Committee.
Since
1993 Carl has lead the North Texas Commission’s
Logistics Committee, a group dedicated to guiding the
leaders in DFW to direct resources in DFW to become a
leading logistics hub. Infrastructure, current assets of
the area, modes of transportation were all considered by
the committee.
Hecht,
86 on May 13, 2006, began his career with NTC in 1983 as
head of the international program, but later
transitioned to member services. He also helped create
and lead both the Logistics Development and Marketing
Committee and the nationally recognized
Mentor-Entrepreneur Program.
Prior
to joining NTC, Hecht spent 20 years with Booth
Incorporated, a manufacturer of soft drink equipment.
His role as vice president of international affairs
earned Booth the “Presidential E Award” for excellence
in exporting and Hecht the title of “Exporter of the
Year” by the Dallas Market Center. Also, Carl served as
President of the International Trade Association of
Dallas Fort Worth and Vice Chairman of the World Trade
Committee of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce.
“Carl
Hecht is truly one of a kind,” said Dan S. Petty,
president of the North Texas Commission. “He is
indefatigable, enthusiastic and has an amazing wealth of
wisdom and good sense. Even though he will be leaving
NTC, we made sure he wouldn’t be going far. I look
forward to continuing to work with Carl on the
development of the North Texas Future Fund.”
On July
1, 2003, Hecht took on new responsibilities as vice
president for development of the North Texas Future
Fund, NTC sister 501(c)(3) organization which seeks to
identify, study and seek long-term solutions for issues
affecting the region.
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