Full Name
Sherri Garner Brumbaugh
Job Title
President & CEO
Company
Garner Trucking, Inc
Speaker Bio
Sherri has over 33 years of experience in the trucking industry, beginning her career at her family-owned and operated truckload carrier in 1991. President and CEO, Sherri became owner of Garner Trucking, Inc. in July 2012. Garner Trucking, which began business with one truck and was founded as Vern Garner Trucking, currently has 90 power units and 375 dry van trailers. The company’s average length of haul is 350 miles and services primarily the Midwest. In 2022, Garner celebrates 62 years in the trucking industry.

Garner Trucking in recent years has received recognition as a Best Fleets to Driver For – 6 years consecutively, winning the overall Small Carrier of the Year recently! In 2021, Women in Trucking’s Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation and Top Woman Owned Business!

Sherri is immediate past Chair of the Board of the American Trucking Associations, the largest national trade association for the trucking industry.

Sherri has served on the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking for the Federal Department of Transportation. She was acting Secretary of this committee. This committee gave recommendations to Secretary Chao to address human trafficking issues in our country as they relate to all transportation sectors.

Garner Trucking plays an important role in the national Wreaths Across America effort delivering a truckload of wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA and locally for the past 7 years. In 2021, over 4000 wreaths were laid in Hancock County covering 8 cemeteries.

Sherri serves her community by supporting several nonprofit organizations. Her past board service has included University of Findlay Board of Trustees and Open Arms Shelter for Domestic Violence. She currently serves on the UF College of Business Advisory Board and is an adjunct professor in the UF College of Business teaching quality supply chain management. She a Scouts BSA National Service Territory Co-Chair and continues to serve on the board for the local Scouts BSA Black Swamp Area Council.

Sherri graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Education in Music and received her Master of Education from Bowling Green State University. She is married to Jerry Brumbaugh, and they have three sons, and a grandson!
Sherri Garner Brumbaugh