When Wendy Hamilton attended this year’s Truckload Carrier Association’s (TCA) annual conference in Las Vegas, she didn’t expect her name to be called among the 1500 peers in attendance. She was honored when Dennis Dellinger, Chairman of the TCA, announced her as the recipient of the Chairman’s Choice Award – an award recognizing someone who has shown unwavering support and dedication in the trucking industry.
“For the past 10 years, I have personally witnessed Wendy’s dedication to TCA and its image programs,” Dennis said. “TCA is a stronger association because of you and people like you.”
TCA is a specialized trade association solely focused on the truckload sector, representing about 210,000 truck operators. Pilot has been a member of this association for more than three decades, with Wendy serving as our representative through most of those years. Since 1996, she has served on various committees, hosted many dinners, attended trucking events, and ensured Pilot’s active presence in support of the association and truck drivers across the nation.
“The TCA is a vibrant association and being able to expand my support through my work with the TCA is really important to me. I have a passion for America’s truck driver and my work with TCA allows me to do things that put a spotlight on them,” said Wendy.
Wendy has been with our company for 30 years after starting a part-time position during college which has evolved immensely over the years. She has held many roles from being our first-ever rebate coordinator, to supporting sales, marketing and communications, to now supporting our senior and executive leaders in operations. One thing has remained constant – her love for trucking.
“I see our team members in the stores as part of the trucking industry because they’re such a critical part of our supply chain,” Wendy said. “Being able to serve the professional driver and our team members in the stores is the best job in the world.”
Her enthusiasm for the trucking industry has grown immensely throughout the years and is a huge reason for her loyalty to Pilot and to TCA. She is proud of our company’s alignment with TCA’s initiatives to support the backbone of America – our truckers – in every way we can.
“I’m forever grateful to Dennis for choosing me to receive this award,” Wendy said. “He could’ve chosen anyone, and he chose me – the honor of that is huge.”
