Truckload Carriers Association
Past Chairmen's
Award Presented to Howard O'Malley of B & T
Express, Inc.
Kona, HI –Howard O'Malley of B & T
Express, Inc., North Lima, Ohio was presented the prestigious
Past Chairmen's Award during today's general
session at the Truckload Carriers Association's
(TCA's) Annual Convention at the Hilton Waikoloa
Resort Hotel, Hawaii.
The Past Chairmen's Award is given to recognized industry leaders who make
a significant contribution to the business community, the industry, and the Truckload
Carriers Association. The Past Chairmen's Award is the highest award of
recognition given by the Association.
Mr. O'Malley was born into a trucking family. His father, Howard O'Malley
Sr. started Lakeshore Motor Freight Company in the early 1920s and Howard joined
the business in 1946. In 1985, after the demise of Lakeshore Motor Freight Co.,
O'Malley began B & T Express with just a couple trucks. In the nearly
twenty years since the carrier started it has grown to over 200 trucks specializing
in hauling steel. B & T Express now operates in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia.
Throughout his fifty-year career O'Malley has been a vibrant and active
member of the trucking community. O'Malley was chair of TCA when it was
known at the Common Carrier Conference – Irregular Route. He has also been
very active in the steel hauling industry, having been chair of the Steel Carriers
of the American Trucking Association and the Carriers Tariff Association. O'Malley
is also active in the Ohio Trucking Association and the Ohio Turnpike Association
Advisory Board.
Pat Quinn, past chairman of TCA and presenter of
the Past Chairmen's Award,
said of Howard: "His demeanor is always happy. He always has a twinkle
in his eyes and a smile on his face. He's willing to listen to you even
if he doesn't agree with you. He's pure gentleman." 
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