David Scoggins

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Senior VP for 18 years, created and accountable for Human Resources, Safety, Benefits/Compensation,

Risk Management, Legal Department, Training, Leadership Development, Loss Prevention, Quality,

Process Improvement, Security, and Generational Succession Planning, while supporting 78 locations.

Early career involved sales and being the first Regional sales manager for the company. My Experience

also includes being the Chairman of The South Carolina Tucking Association in back to back years with

responsibilities of lobbying state and federal legislatures. Skill set is very diverse and compliments most

industries.

Strength: Leadership, Strategic Planning, People Development, Team Building, Communication, Listening,

Process Improvement, Conflict Resolution, Managing multiple areas and projects, and Culture

Development and Enhancement.

Professional Experience

Carolina International Trucks, Columbia, South Carolina

Executive Vice President (September 2012- March 2013)

Responsible for the departments of Operations, Sales, Human Resources, Service, Parts,

Leasing/Rental, Accounting, Finance, Safety, Leadership Development, Training, IT,

Benefits/Payroll/Retirement, and six locations

Southeastern Freight Lines, Columbia, South Carolina (1986-2012)

Senior Vice President (2000-2012)

For 18 years I performed in a Senior Vice President position accountable for all Human Resource,

Safety, Benefits/Compensation, Risk Management, Legal, Organizational Development,

Claims/Loss Prevention, Quality, and Security Departments. During my 26 year tenure the

corporation developed from having 800 associates in 3 states and $80 million in annual revenue

to a corporation that operates in 12 states throughout the Southeast with 79 locations and 7,000

associates, 4,000 of which are CDL/Hazmat endorsement drivers, and having annual revenue of

$800+ million. I was responsible for all named department Vice Presidents and Directors, 5

Regional Safety Managers, 4 Field Human Resource Managers, 2 auto liability Claims Adjusters,

as well as 2 attorneys. These departments under my leadership were created and centralized to

support all 79 locations, aiding the company’s recognition as an industry leader in all major

transportation metrics.

• Human Resources:

Centralized all HR processes, grew department to 20 team members including Vice

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President, Director, and 4 Regional Manager Positions leading all associates, which

qualified it as one of the top HR departments in the industry.

Reduced on-boarding process by 50%.

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Created hiring assessment criteria to support culture values for all positions.

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Driver turnover decreased from 16% to 9% remaining consistent, significantly better

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than industry average.

Decreased fulltime turnover from 26% to 12%.

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• Safety:

Developed and centralized department into 25 team members including Vice President,

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18 Field Safety Specialists, 5 Regional Safety Managers, and Director of Regulatory and

Compliance for 4,000 CDL/hazmat endorsement drivers.

Accidents showed continuous improvement over a five year period decreasing from 9 per

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million miles to a consistent 2 per million miles. Recognized as an industry leader.

Injuries improved annually from 10 plus per 200,000 hours to a consistent rate of 4 per

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200,000 hours.

Training for all CDL/Hazmat holders and created 13 certified Hazmat Specialist positions.

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Investigation and clean-up for all hazmat spills and vehicle accidents.

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Coordination of CSA and TSA requirements, as well as compliance and regulatory

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challenges.

• Benefits/Compensation/Retirement:

Created and centralized department to support self-insured healthcare plan including:

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vision, dental, life, short and long term disability, health and wellness communications,

supplemental benefits, and Cobra administration.

Managed annual healthcare budget of $57 million covering 16,000 lives.

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Created compensation department to direct a salary administration process.

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Fiduciary responsibility of $390 million in 401K retirement plan.

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• Risk Management:

Created and centralized department to handle worker compensation and auto liability;

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while administering light duty process for injured workers. Department consisted of

attorneys, certified claims adjusters, and supporting staff.

Auto liability and workers’ compensation claims consistently came in under reserves

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amount. The department managed all claims from start to finish regardless of amount.

Authorized by the insurance company to handle all auto liability claims of $250,000 or

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less without their involvement, as a result of consistent department efficiency.

• Legal:

Created department of 2 in-house attorneys: one acting as general counsel in related

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liability issues and litigation for the corporation, and the other handling potential

litigation for Risk Management department.

• Leadership/Organizational Development:

Created and developed department for succession planning of all potential management

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leaders, implementation of learning management system, and culture enhancement

training for 7,000 associates.

• Claims/Loss Prevention:

Developed department into 16 associates to process all customer claims reports.

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Estimated flow of $10 million in freight claims annually with payout of a third or less

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consistently.

Managed the corporation’s salvage warehouse.

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• Quality:

Responsible for formalized Quality Improvement process and Statistical Process Control.

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Fully deployed throughout the corporation.

All associates trained in Quality Improvement within 60 days of employment.

Leadership trained in Statistical Process Control.

Created the Statistical Process Control training for the corporation.

Educated and trained customers on both processes.

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Responsible for annual $500,000 associate recognition reward budget.

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• Security:

Developed security systems in 51 locations, with an estimated security budget of $2.8

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million annually.

Responsible for theft investigation.

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• Corporate Office:

Designed, built, and managed the 100,000 square foot corporate office, housing 450

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team members to support 79 locations in 12 states and Puerto Rico.

• Additionally:

Conducted annual company update meetings in all locations, consisting of formal

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presentations to include recognition of injury free, safe driving, and service awards.

Participated in company’s annual strategic planning process.

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2010, undertook the delicate authority of strategizing the progression of family-owned

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corporation’s millennial generation into the business.

Responsible for the corporate Lear 45 jet and two full-time pilots.

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Oversaw all charitable involvement benefitting the under privileged.

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Vice President of Human Resources, Benefits, Safety, Claims, Quality and Training

(1994-2000)

• Lead Human Resources, Benefits, Safety, Claims/Loss Prevention, Quality, and Training duties

conducted as Senior Vice President.

Director of Quality Improvement/Assistant to the President (1990-1994)

• Responsible for guiding and enhancing formalized Quality Improvement process.

• Organized and managed the company’s acceptance into the top 5 companies being considered

for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award bestowed by the President of the United States.

• 1992, developed and implemented a statistical process control program - deployed throughout

all locations.

• 1992, became Assistant to the President, including duties of handling executive paper flow,

special projects, and customer-executive visits to corporate office.

Regional Sales Manager (1989-1990)

• First Regional Sales Manager: accountable for 63 local account managers throughout the

Southeast.

• Supervised hiring and training of all field account managers. Developed annual strategic sales

plan.

Affiliated Memberships

• South Carolina Trucking Association (2002-2012)

Presided as Chairman back to back terms (6/2010-6/2012)

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• Carolina Material Handling Board (2007-2012)

• Transportation Revenue Enhancement Committee (TREC)

• Cleaner, Safer Trucking Committee (CST)

• Scott Hannon Memorial Foundation Board (2007-2009)

Education - Bachelor of Science in Education, (1983) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH

CAROLINA

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