WEST CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steve O’Kane, president of A. Duie Pyle, the premier provider of asset-based supply chain solutions and transportation in the Northeast, will retire in January 2014. O’Kane’s retirement has been in the planning and execution for the last five years.
O’Kane came to Pyle after spending 20 years at New Penn Motor Express, where he served as President his last four years with the company. O’Kane left New Penn to join Pyle in 2006, where he’s served as president for the last eight years and has made an outstanding contribution to Pyle’s development and growth.
O’Kane said, “I leave Pyle knowing that the company is in very capable hands. I am honored to continue to serve Pyle as a board member, and am very thankful for the opportunity to remain involved with the great people and leadership team of Pyle.”
In addition to Steve, who has served on Pyle’s Board of Directors since 2007 when the outside Board was established, Pyle’s Board currently includes Gordon Mackenzie (retired President of UPS Freight) and John Oyler (retired Managing Partner of Pennsylvania based law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick) as independent directors, as well as 3rd and 4th generation members of the Pyle family.
Peter Latta, Pyle’s Chairman & CEO, has promoted Randy Swart to COO and head of Pyle’s LTL Solutions Group. Keary Mueller will continue to serve as COO and head of Pyle’s Customized Solutions Group, which includes Truckload Solutions, Brokerage Solutions, Custom Dedicated Solutions and Warehouse & Distribution Solutions. Keary Mueller and Randy Swart will report to Peter Latta.
Peter Latta remarked, “The Pyle Team is indebted to Steve for the outstanding contribution he has made to our family business during these last eight years, and we look forward to Steve continuing to serve on our Board of Directors. Steve’s untiring work ethic, tremendous vision, mentoring skills and integrity will have a lasting impact on our company and The Pyle People for many years to come.”
About A. Duie Pyle
Headquartered in West Chester, PA, A. Duie Pyle is the Northeast's premier transportation and logistics provider, with extended Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) service coverage into the Southeast, Midwest, and Canada. “Pyle People Deliver” is its corporate promise to customers that outstanding service will always be its first and foremost mission. A family-owned and operated business for more than 90 years, A. Duie Pyle provides a complete range of integrated transportation and distribution services. A. Duie Pyle operates 18 LTL Service Centers, strategically located throughout the region, with direct service to the Caribbean. A. Duie Pyle’s Customized Solutions Group provides a variety of asset and non-asset based supply chain solutions, including specialized truckload services through its Truckload fleet and its Brokerage division, integrated Warehousing and Distribution services through more than two million square feet of public and contract warehousing space, and dedicated and quasi-dedicated fleet operations. For information about A. Duie Pyle’s capabilities, visit www.aduiepyle.com or call 800-523-5020.