ATA taps long-time allied member Bill Scruggs as Chairman

Birmingham business owner Bill Scruggs was tapped head of the Alabama Trucking Association at ceremony held recenly at the group's Montgomery headquarters.

Scruggs accepted the Chairman's gavel from outgoing Chairman of the Board, Buck Moore, of Buddy Moore Trucking in Birmingham, during the group’s Officer Installation, Tuesday, June 26.

ATA's new Chairman is the owner of Scruggs Trailer & Equipment, and has been an active industry leader for more than 30 years, serving on ATA’s executive board since 1989 and as a charter member of the National Trailer Dealers Association in Farmington Hills, Mich. since 1990. He is also a current member of the Board of Directors for Birmingham Bancorp South.

"I’m honored to serve Alabama’s trucking industry, and I look forward to leading our Association to great things in the coming year," he said.

The incoming chairmen identified membership recruitment, boosting participation from existing ATA members, and providing members with more safety training and member services as areas he'd like to target during his chairmanship, which generally coincides with the Association's fiscal year of July 1 to June 31.

Scruggs Trailer & Equipment provides new and used semi trailers, including flatbeds, vans and reefers and is an authorized dealer for Transcraft, Featherlite, Continental Cargo, Anderson and Lone Wolf.