TeamOne Executive Page Siplon Named ATRI President and CEO

TeamOne executive Page Siplon tapped as ATRI’s next president

The American Transportation Research Institute has selected Page Siplon as its next president and chief operating officer, beginning a leadership transition that will culminate with the retirement of longtime President Rebecca Brewster in February 2027.

Siplon is expected to join ATRI in November and work alongside Brewster and the organization’s staff before taking over as president. The announcement was made Friday by ATRI’s Board of Directors.

ATRI is the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization. Its work covers issues that directly affect motor carriers and professional drivers, including highway safety, freight movement, workforce challenges, congestion, operating costs and supply-chain performance.

Siplon brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in transportation, logistics, economic development, public policy and military service. He most recently served as chief executive officer of TeamOne Logistics, where he spent more than a decade overseeing the company’s growth and expansion.

During his time at TeamOne, Siplon worked on trucking workforce issues such as driver recruitment and retention, safety and the operational challenges faced by motor carriers. Those issues remain central concerns for fleets and drivers dealing with persistent labor pressures, regulatory requirements and the need to keep freight moving efficiently.

Before joining TeamOne, Siplon spent more than a decade leading logistics and innovation initiatives for the state of Georgia. As executive director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, he worked with businesses, government agencies and other industry stakeholders on freight transportation initiatives and efforts to strengthen the state’s logistics competitiveness.

He also founded and led the Georgia Logistics Summit, which grew into one of the nation’s largest logistics conferences. Later, he assumed leadership of Georgia’s broader Centers of Innovation program, overseeing six strategic industry sectors statewide.

Siplon also served as vice chairman of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness. That experience gave him exposure to supply-chain policy and the relationship between transportation businesses and government decision-makers.

Brenda Neville, president and CEO of the Iowa Motor Truck Association and chair of ATRI’s search committee, said Siplon’s executive background and experience working across the public and private sectors made him a strong fit for the position.

“Page brings a unique combination of executive leadership, a track record of building public-private partnerships, and a deep understanding of the transportation industry,” Neville said. “We are excited to welcome Page to ATRI and believe his experience, collaborative approach, and leadership will help the organization build on its strong foundation and continue delivering meaningful value to the trucking industry.”

Brewster said she has known Siplon since his time with the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics and welcomed the opportunity to work with him during the transition.

“I am excited to have him join the ATRI team and work with me and our staff on the leadership transition,” Brewster said.

Brewster has led ATRI for many years and is widely associated with the organization’s research on major trucking issues. Her retirement will mark a change at the top of an organization that works closely with motor carriers, trucking associations, government agencies and other transportation stakeholders.

For drivers and fleets, the leadership change matters because ATRI’s research is frequently used in discussions involving highway policy, safety, detention, congestion, parking, fuel costs and the trucking workforce. The organization’s studies also provide data used by industry groups and policymakers when evaluating how regulations and infrastructure decisions affect day-to-day operations.

In a statement, Siplon said he was excited and humbled by the opportunity to lead ATRI. He credited Brewster and her team with building a strong level of trust within the trucking industry.

“I’ve always believed that trucking is the common denominator of our economy,” Siplon said. “Our nation simply cannot function without it.”

Siplon said his focus will include building on ATRI’s existing work, broadening its reach and finding additional ways to apply its research to the trucking industry and the broader economy.

The transition will begin when Siplon joins ATRI in November. He is scheduled to succeed Brewster as president when she retires in February 2027.