Tuesday, March 11, 2003
FMCSA 3-03
Secretary Mineta Announces Appointment Of Hoemann as FMCSA’s Chief Counsel
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today
announced the appointment of Warren E. Hoemann (pronounced “Hay-man”) as
Chief Counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Hoemann will assume his duties on Monday, March 17.
In addition, Hoemann will serve as chief deputy to Acting
FMCSA Administrator Annette M. Sandberg. President
Bush on Feb. 28 announced his intent to nominate Sandberg as FMCSA
Administrator.
“Warren brings an effective blend of trucking industry
experience and a strong relationship with law enforcement to the
department,” said Secretary Mineta. “His
knowledge and abilities will help improve safety and meet our goal to reduce
truck-related traffic fatalities.”
Hoemann was Vice President
of the California Trucking Association (CTA).
He oversaw several departments at CTA including accounting, safety,
seminars and training, public affairs and highway policy.
CTA represents 2,500 member companies in the trucking industry and its
affiliated suppliers before the California legislature and state agencies.
A 28-year veteran of the
trucking industry, Hoemann came to CTA in 1997 from Yellow Corporation, Overland
Park, KS, the parent of Yellow Freight System and one of the nation’s largest
motor carriers, with revenues of over $3 billion.
In his 11 years at Yellow, Hoemann served as Vice President for
Government Relations, handling the company’s political and legislative affairs
in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Congress.
Hoemann was the trucking
industry’s point person to the California Highway Patrol and worked closely to
better align the industry’s motor carrier safety audits and vehicle
inspections. Most recently, he sat
on California’s Safe Delivery of Fuels Task Force and was the industry contact
for government contract researchers on anti-terrorism.
Hoemann was General Counsel
for the Western Highway Institute, a non-profit trucking industry research
organization then located in San Bruno, CA, from 1978-1986.
He began his trucking career in Denver as a private attorney representing
motor carriers.
Hoemann has a law degree
from the University of Colorado School of Law and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate
of St. Olaf College in Minnesota. He
has also studied international law at Cambridge University in England and has
lectured at the university level on trucking issues.
Hoemann, his wife and two children reside in El Dorado Hills, CA.
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