RI Trucking Assoc. President Maxwell Receives National Trucking Leadership Award

RI Trucking Assoc. President Maxwell Receives National Trucking Leadership Award

Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell received the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award.

“This is a federation award. I accept this on behalf of my 49 brothers and sisters. When they screw with one of us, they screw with all of us. I am so privileged to be part of this great federation,” said Maxwell.

Maxwell received the award during the ATA’s 86th Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California.

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“Chris is relentless and has put his heart and soul into fighting tolling. He has worked hand in glove with ATA and our Litigation Center, bringing together many stakeholders in his state to join the battle, and energizing and deploying his membership to do the same,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear.

About Maxwell

Maxwell joined the Rhode Island Trucking Association in 2011 after more than two decades of service in the trucking industry.

In his time as RITA's CEO, he has been an advocate for the industry, highlighted by his efforts to turn back Rhode Island’s truck-only toll scheme.

As GoLocalProv reported, Maxwell has been an opponent of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolling program, which has been in effect since June of 2018 and is currently under litigation.