Name: Susan Smith Title: Supply Logistics Manager & Employee Owner Education: B.S. Business Administration (Marketing), West Virginia University Profile: Susan is a servant leader focused on meeting the needs and priorities of her customers and fellow employee owners. Susan leads and manages the scheduling of pipeline and barge shipments, and terminal inventory. Susan also works […]
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Women’s History Month Tributes: Dawn Ellwood
Name: Dawn Ellwood Title: Manager of Operational Accounting & Employee Owner Education: B.S. Business Administration (Accounting & HR Concentration) Seton Hill University Profile:Dawn joined Guttman Energy in 2015 and collaborates daily with employee owners across the business. Dawn leads a team responsible for the actualization of the Belle Vernon and East Coast Offices, and the […]
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Tributes: Cindy Salters
Name: Cindy Salters Title: Manager of Transportation & Operations & Employee Owner Profile:Cindy joined Source One Transportation in December of 2023, bringing thirty-plus years of transportation industry experience. Cindy is a people leader with operations and management expertise. Cindy leads with integrity and mentors her team, which includes Regional Operations Managers and more than eighty […]
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Tributes: Angela Kunkel
Name: Angela Kunkel Title: Director of Strategy & Employee Owner Education: B.S. Energy, Business and Finance, Penn State UniversityMBA, Duquesne UniversityProject Management Professional Certification Profile: Angela recently joined the Company and is responsible for leading the organization’s growth strategy. Angela is proud to be part of an employee-owned Company that is focused on serving its […]
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Tributes: Beth Markowsky
Name: Beth Markowsky Title: Corporate Controller & Employee Owner Certified Public Accountant (inactive status) Education: B.S. Accounting, Saint Vincent College Profile: Beth is responsible for the preparation of the Company’s financial statements as well as the coordination of the related external audit. Thanks to Beth’s leadership and support from fellow employee owners across the organization, […]
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Tributes: Kim Gallagher
Name: Kim GallagherJob Title: Corporate CounselEducation: B.A. Political Science & Geography, Magna Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh Duquesne University School of Law – Juris Doctor, Member of the Law Review Kim Gallagher is the first in-house attorney in the Company’s 93-year history. Kim provides legal advice and strategies to senior leadership and to all departments […]
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Tributes: Angela Siecinski
Name: Angela SiecinskiTitle: Chief Financial Officer & Employee Owner, Guttman Holdings, Inc.Education: B.S. Business Administration, University of PittsburghMBA, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh Angela joined Guttman Energy in 2013 and as CFO, oversees the Accounting, Finance, Tax, Banking, Treasury, Risk, IT, Communications, and Employee Engagement teams, at the 100% employee-owned […]
Read MoreSigns of Fuel Fraud
As fuel consultants, we are acutely aware of the multifaceted challenges faced by the transportation industry, and one increasingly prominent threat is the surge in cyberattacks targeting this sector. While the spotlight often shines on such digital assaults, there exists another insidious menace lurking within the operations: fuel fraud. Fuel fraud isn’t merely siphoning gasoline […]
Read MoreA Story of Simplification
Tyler Transport Solutions’ Journey to Efficiency with Guttman Energy Based in Glen Mills, PA, Tyler Transport Solutions, a general freight and trucking company, was in need of an all-encompassing fuel solution. Tyler Transport Solutions struggled with the inefficiency of managing multiple fleet fuel cards, each with varying discounts and limited fueling locations. This fragmented approach […]
Read MoreBenchmark Diesel Price Eclipses $4/gal for First Time Since October
They say fuel prices shoot up like a rocket and fall like a feather. We’ve seen yet another example of that this week as the benchmark diesel price used for fuel surcharges has eclipsed $4 per gallon. This is about a 20-cent increase from the prior mark of $3.89. While several factors can impact this […]
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