December 6, 2002

The Michigan Public Service Commission today announced its appointments to the Motor Carrier Advisory Board for 2003.  The Advisory Board consists of 15 members representing the transportation industry and the shipping public plus ex-officio members of the Michigan departments of State Police, Transportation, Treasury and Secretary of State and the U.S. Department of Transportation.   Appointees are:

NEW APPOINTMENTS
Carl R. Brune, Vice-President, McKinley Group
Steve Rybicki, Rybicki Trucking
Dale Siefker, President, Freedom Express
George Thompson, Vice-President, Transportation Services, Inc.
Bonnie Jones, Safety Specialist, Waste Management, Inc.

REAPPOINTMENTS
Glen Merkel, President, Davis Cartage Company
Mickey Blashfield, Governmental Relations, Central Transport, Inc.
David Nicklesen, President, Combined Van Lines
William A. Kotynski, Ryder Transportation Services
Katherine Henney, President, Henney Transport, Inc.
Gregory Gorno, President, Gorno Transportation Service, Inc.
Vincent Held, Sr., General Manager, Liquid Transport Trucking
Robert Esler, Michigan Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
William Galambos, Ground Manager, Trans-National Freight System, Inc.
Jerry D. Stewart, Trans Stewart Trucking, Inc.       


Members of the Motor Carrier Advisory Board are appointed for a one-year term.

The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Consumer and Industry Services.