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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 154
BY SENATOR MARTINY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Randy Guillot upon his appointment as chairman of the American Trucking
Association.
WHEREAS, Randy Guillot has over thirty-five years of experience working in the
trucking industry and is president of Southeastern Motor Freight, Inc., and Triple G Express,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Randy Guillot graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in
1983 with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration and a minor in marketing; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from college in 1983, Mr. Guillot went to work in the
family trucking business, Southeastern Motor Freight, Inc. which was founded by his
grandfather, Aswell Pitre, in 1945; and
WHEREAS, in 1985 Randy Guillot helped to create a second family trucking
company, Triple G Express, Inc. with his father, Elmo Guillot, and his brother, Glen Guillot,
and he took an active interest in both companies; and
WHEREAS, the combined businesses involving Mr. Guillot haul over one hundred
intermodal container trucks to the Port of New Orleans and they also run short haul dry vans;
and
WHEREAS, Randy Guillot has been a longtime member of Louisiana Motor
Transport Association (LMTA) and served as president of LMTA in 2011 and 2012,
chairman in 2012 through 2013, and in 2015 he was honored with the T.H. Davidge
Memorial Award for outstanding service to the trucking industry; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Guillot has been an active member of the American Trucking
Association (ATA) since 2000; and
WHEREAS, ATA is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry
and is comprised of fifty affiliated state trucking associations and industry conferences; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guillot's current service at ATA includes first vice chairman of
ATA, a member of the executive committee and the board, as well as chairman of strategic
priorities committee, chairman of membership committee, member of ATA's management
committee, and ATA's compensation committee, and he is the immediate past chairman of
ATA's intermodal motor carrier's conference; and
WHEREAS, Randy Guillot has been married to his wife, Renee', since 1983 and they
will soon celebrate their thirty-sixth anniversary; and
WHEREAS, the Guillots have three grown children, Mitchell, Megan, and Mason,
and their sons work in the family trucking businesses; and
WHEREAS, Randy Guillot has been an active participant in his family trucking
businesses since his graduation from college, he has a grasp of all the aspects of the trucking
business, he has been active in the associations that represent the trucking business, an
essential segment of the nation's transportation network, and he has worked tirelessly on
issues that affect truckers and trucking; and
WHEREAS, Randy Guillot is an excellent choice to head the nation's premier
trucking trade organization and his hard work and support of the trucking industry will serve
him well in this new role as chairman of the American Trucking Association.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Randy Guillot upon his appointment as chairman of the American
Trucking Association.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Randy Guillot at Southeastern Motor Freight, Inc.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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