President & CEO, James Burg Trucking Company
Jim Burg began his career in trucking in the early 80’s. He was an owner operator for nearly 8 years before incorporating and licensing his company. He has logged over 1.3 million miles operating commercial motor vehicles and spent much of that time learning the complexity of transportation and customer needs. Specifically, he has been involved in the design of the most efficient flatbed equipment in the industry. His company is a flatbed carrier which currently operates nearly 100 trucks in the Midwest. Jim is an advocate for the trucking industry and is active in the following:
- American Trucking Associations
- Executive Committee
- Vice President, At-Large Director
- Technology and Engineering Policy Committee (Current Chairman)
- ATA Litigation Center (Vice Chairman)
- Highway Policy Committee (Past Chairman)
- Highway Funding Task Force (Past Co-Chairman)
- Safety Policy Committee and Steering Committee
- Automated Vehicle Task Force
- Truck PAC Board of Directors
- ATRI Board of Directors
- PrePass Safety Alliance (Vice Chairman)
- Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) to the UDOT Secretary of Transportation
- Associate Member of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (enforcement association)
- Michigan State Police Commercial Vehicle Advisory Board
- 2016 Michigan State Police; Distinguished Partner Award
- Member of: Indiana Motor Truck Association, Ohio Trucking Association, Tennessee Trucking Association, Kentucky Trucking Association & Illinois Trucking Association
- 2010 recipient of Heavy-Duty Trucking magazine's Innovator of the Year award
- Fleet Safety Performance Award from its insurer for six of the past seven years
Jim has been married to his beloved wife Carol for 23 years and father of 2 wonderful daughters. Olivia is a recent graduate from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY and Isabelle is a junior at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
