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NEWS Trucker Buddy McLaughlin Named to Trucker Buddy Board of Directors Trucker Buddy International's Board of Directors has selected Brian McLaughlin as its newest Board Member. By a unanimous vote, he was selected to succeed the position held by Jill Buhl of Transport America, whose eight year team expired in March. She will continue to be involved in Trucker Buddy via the Advisory Council. "We're delighted to include Brian in Trucker Buddy's leadership team. PeopleNet has been a tremendous supporter of Trucker Buddy, and Brian will help make our group a stronger and more effective organization." Randy Schwartzenburg, Executive Director. McLaughlin has a long and distinguished career in the trucking industry. Currently the president of PeopleNet, a provider of mobile communications technology to the transportation industry, he leads the company's strategy, direction and execution. Previously, McLaughlin gathered 25 years' experience in delivering advanced technology solutions to various industries including Transportation and Financial Services. Prior to PeopleNet, he served as the Director of eCommerce at Deluxe Corporation. He is frequent speaker at transportation and wireless industry events and conferences. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Association's Task Force for Onboard Recorders. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Miami of Ohio and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Trucker Buddy International, an independent, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, often called the number one trucking image campaign in North America, has helped educate schoolchildren and introduce educators to the trucking industry. This gives them the world through the eyes of a professional truck driver. The Trucker Buddy program helps to educate and mentor schoolchildren via a pen pal relationship between professional truck drivers and children in grades K-8 as supervised by their teachers. After an extensive screening process, the professional truck drivers are matched with a class and as directed by the teacher, drivers share news about their travels with their class. Students write letters and send pictures to their drivers. Students' skills in reading, writing, geography, mathematics, social studies, and history are enhanced and learning is made fun. Click here to read more 6 Spring 2013