|
|
| Company Officers |
| |
|
Richard Sitton, President & CEO
After serving five years in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Sitton returned home and earned
a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Missouri Southern
State University. After graduation came a regional sales position with Federated Mutual
Insurance Company.
In 1979, Mr. Sitton joined his father and brother
in the formation of Sitton Motor Lines. In 1993 his father retired and
Mr. Sitton was named President. The following year, after his father's
untimely death, he assumed the additional responsibilities of CEO and
Chairman.
Mr. Sitton is active in a number of community and
industry associations and boards. He is actively serving on the boards
of the Missouri Motor Carriers Association, the American Trucking Association, Truckload Carriers Association,
and Arvest Bank. He is a past President of the Joplin Rotary Club, past
Chairman of the Missouri Motor Carriers Association, a past Director of
Freeman Hospital (Joplin), and a past Director of the Joplin Chamber of
Commerce.
Mr. Sitton is supported by his wife, Lana, and their
three sons, Chad (Chief Branch Officer), Brian (Chief Operating Officer),
and Brad (Creative Media Director for Passion Conferences). The Sittons have been blessed
with eleven grandchildren.
|
|
|
Brian Sitton, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Sitton was named Chief Operating Officer in December 2006 after serving
as Vice President of Sales and Marketing after rejoining the company in
March of 2005. From June of 1999 until that time, He was employed by
Manhattan Associates, assisting in the design and development of decision
support software for the logistics and transportation industry.
He originally joined the organization in 1994 and served in several
capacities.
He graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a Bachelor's
Degree in Marketing and Management.
Mr. Sitton, his wife, Paige, and their children reside in Joplin, Missouri.
|
|
|
Jeff Thurman, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Thurman was named Chief Financial Officer in December 2006 after
holding the position of Executive Vice President since December 1988.
He has held a variety of other positions since joining the company in 1986.
Mr. Thurman is a native of the Joplin area and has been active on a number
of boards within the community including the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Science from
Missouri Southern State University and a Master of Business Administration
degree from Southwest Missouri State University.
|
|
|
Chad Sitton, Chief Branch Officer
Mr. Sitton was named Chief Branch Officer in December 2006 after serving
as Branch Manager of SML's Durant, Oklahoma, facility. He is responsible for
all Sitton properties outside the corporate office. He has also held positions in
Safety and Maintenance; and before taking over the terminal in Durant, he served for
three years as Director of Operations at the Joplin headquarters.
In 1996, Mr. Sitton rejoined the family business after serving five years in the U.S. Navy (Desert Storm).
Mr. Sitton is supported by his wife, Katie, and two children, Dakota and Lauryn.
He serves on the Board of Directors for the Durant Chamber of Commerce, is a member of
the Oklahoma Trucking Association, Transportation Committee BCD, Kiwanis, and the
First Baptist Church in Durant, Oklahoma.
|
|
|
Stan Edens, Vice-President, Maintenance
Mr. Edens brought 12 years of transportation experience with him when he joined the SML
team in March 1981. He has served as a driver (both owner-operator and local) mechanic,
and Director of Maintenance.
He is responsible for Sitton's maintenance department, buildings, and grounds. He also
specs and purchases SML's top-quality equipment.
Mr. Edens is a member of the Joplin Diplomats, a past member of the Board of Directors
of Sitton Motor Lines, a past member of the Board of Directors of his church, and a past
member of the Advisory Board of Agriculture and Diesel Mechanics at Crowder College.
|
|
|
Dave Allgood, Vice-President, Risk Management
Mr. Allgood began his career with SML in March, 1992. His scope of responsibility includes
safety, Human Resources, DOT, claim management, OSHA, and EPA compliance, recruiting,
training and development, and employee benefits.
Mr. Allgood holds an Associate of Arts degree from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College,
Miami, Oklahoma (1976) and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University
of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma (1978). He has completed the CIGNA School of Insurance
(1981) and is a licensed Multi-Line Adjuster.
A native and resident of Miami, Oklahoma, Mr. Allgood has over ten years of transportation
experience in addition to his tenure at SML.
He is a member of the Missouri Council of Safety Professionals, the Joplin Diplomats, and
the American Trucking Association. He is past Chairman of the Missouri Motor Carriers Association
Truck Driving Championships, and was named the Missouri Motor Carriers Safety Professional of the
Year for 2002.
Mr. Allgood is a member and elder of the First Christian Church of Miami, Oklahoma. He and
his wife, Brenda, have two children.
|
| |
|
| Company Information |
|
|
Mailing Address:
Sitton Motor Lines
P.O. Box 2587
Joplin, MO 64803
|
|
Street Address:
Sitton Motor Lines
4586 Highway 43
Joplin, MO 64804
[map]
|
|
| SCAC Code: SITM |
|
| Phone: 417.782.2600 |
|
| Fax: 417.782.2667 |
|
|
|