WEBSTER M. Budd On June 4, 2009, M. Budd Webster reached the end of a long, productive, and fulfilling life. Born June 22, 1916, n Churubusco, Indiana, to Byron Waldo Webster and Jessie Lee, he grew up on a farm in Arcola, IN, where he graduated from Arcola High School. In 1934 he moved with his parents and four brothers to a stock farm in Ladoga, IN. Farming was not to his liking, so he started working as a shipping and receiving clerk for Montgomery Ward, planting the seeds for a fifty five year career in transportation. In 1938 he began working as an electrician, helping to establish electricity to many farms in the area. It was in Ladoga that he met the love of his life, Helen Reed. They were married on August 28, 1940. He then took the position with a trucking company that would set the course for the rest of his working life. When WWII began, he was recruited by the 517 QM Corp, who needed volunteers with transportation experience to go to Persia (Iran) and haul supplies to Russia. He was in Marseilles France supplying the front lines when the war ended. After the war he worked as operations manager for Mid-States Freight Lines and subsequently Spector Freight System. In 1961 he moved his family to Toledo, OH, having been chosen to oversee the opening of Spector's new branch terminal there. Budd ran the Toledo operation for Spector until his "first" retirement in 1979. He then went to work for Freightway Corp. on a part time basis until 1991 when he retired for good. During his career in Toledo, Budd was very active in the Toledo Trucking Association, serving as its president in 1970 and 1971 and receiving its lifetime achievement award in 2004. He also served as chairman of the Teamsters' Local 20 Grievance Board for many years. Budd was active in many bowling and golf leagues, both as organizer and participant. He enjoyed serving as one of the marshals at local PGA events. Budd is survived by his wife of 68 years, Helen Louise (Reed) Webster, one son, Dennis (MaryLou) of Ann Arbor, MI; two daughters, Nancy Veidt of Toledo, OH and Cynthia Jenkinson of Sterling Heights, MI; two grandchildren, Leslie Nank-ervis and Michael Nankervis (Lindsay); and four great- grandchildren, Skylar, Morgan, Landon, and Ryleigh. Visitation will be Sunday, June 7 from 3-7 p.m. at the Newcomer Funeral Home, 4150 W. Laskey, Toledo (419-473-0300). Burial will take place the following day in Brick Chapel, IN. Donations in his memory may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio. To leave a special message for the Webster Family please visit: www.NewcomerToledo.com
TRAVELER’S HEALTH ALERT NOTICE
Risk of Swine Flu Associated with Travel to Affected Areas
Public health officials within the United States and throughout the world are investigating outbreaks of
swine influenza (swine flu).
Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by a type A influenza virus that regularly causes
outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans; however, human
infections with swine flu do occur. Public health officials have determined that this strain of swine flu virus
spreads from human to human and can cause illness.
The outbreak is ongoing and additional cases are expected. For more information concerning swine flu
infection, please see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
. For specific information on travel precautions and an update on the
affected areas, please visit:
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flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.
People entering the United States who are experiencing symptoms consistent with swine flu and have
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have been exposed to someone possibly infected with swine flu, during the last 7 days should report their
illnesses to their health care provider immediately and inform them of their recent travel.
People traveling from the United States to affected areas should be aware of the risk of illness with swine
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Press release from U.S. DOT; Thursday, April 30, 2009
HEADLINE: U.S. DOT Orders Full Review of Motorcoach Safety
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today ordered a full departmental review of motorcoach safety. A Departmental Motorcoach Safety Action Plan will be created from the review’s findings. The plan will outline the additional steps needed to improve motorcoach safety for the millions of Americans who rely on these vehicles for safe transportation.
“Motorcoaches have been a safe form of transportation in the United States for many years, but even a single crash or accident is unacceptable” said Secretary LaHood. “We will continue our efforts to make them as safe as possible. As Secretary of Transportation, safety is my top priority.”
U.S. DOT agencies participating in the creation of the Action Plan include the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The review will also consider outstanding recommendations to U.S. DOT from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The full departmental review follows a recent NTSB hearing concerning the motorcoach crash in Utah in January 2008 that resulted in nine fatalities. The report is expected to be completed and released by August 2009.
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University of Toledo Student Awarded Toledo Trucking Association Scholarship
Curtis Moeller, a Junior from the University of Toledo, has been awarded the 2009 Toledo Trucking Association scholarship. The scholarship was announced at a luncheon Friday, April 3, in Toledo. Curt Moeller is enrolled in the Supply Chain Management Program, which is a part of the University of Toledo School of Business. Curt also has a minor in Entrepreneurship. He was awarded the scholarship based on academic standing, demonstrated personal initiative and a planned career in shipping or supply chain management.
Moeller has a GPA of 3.73 and is involved the University of Toledo Leadership Program. He carries two part-time jobs, working both on campus and, while at home, for the family-owned trucking company, Moeller Trucking, Inc. in Maria Stein, Ohio. Curtis has taken the responsibility to fund the majority of his college and living expenses while a student at UT. He also completed training and received his Commercial Drivers License (CDL) in 2007. Curtis Moeller is the son of Tim and Joyce Moeller of Maria Stein.
Denny Schwartz from the Toledo Trucking Association Scholarship Committee said of Moeller, “Curt is one great individual and I would expect him to become quite successful.”
The Toledo Trucking Association is made up of representatives of public agencies, suppliers and trucking companies, and industries located throughout northwestern Ohio. It is the mission of the Toledo Trucking Association to improve and protect the business climate of the trucking industry through safety, education, and positive image.
Top Truck Drivers Named to New America's Road Team
January 14, 2009 7:00 AM
Eric Reller (703) 838-1896
Drivers Represent Industry and Deliver Trucking's Highway Safety Message
ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Associations today announced the Captains of the 2009 - 2010 America's Road Team. The premier group of million-mile, accident-free professional truck drivers will spend the next two years representing the trucking industry and delivering its highway safety message to the motoring public.
18 captains, with a collective 468 years of experience and over 30.7 million accident free miles, were selected from a group of 34 finalists who competed this week before a panel of judges from the trucking industry and related fields. The competition included a review of trucking industry expertise and a demonstration of their communication skills, combined with their community service and lifetime safety records.
“The America's Road Team is the best way the trucking industry can reach out to the motoring public to advance the image of the industry,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “These elite professional drivers combine impressive safety records with the desire to share their dedication and passion for safety. The trucking industry is proud to welcome these new Captains as they serve as ambassadors, sharing trucking’s message of professionalism, safety and essentiality.”
ATA created America's Road Team in 1986. It continues today with the generous support of Volvo Trucks North America. The Team represents America's 3.5 million professional drivers and serves as an example of the professional dedication and teamwork needed to deliver America's freight safely and on time.
“Volvo Trucks congratulates the outstanding drivers chosen to represent the U.S. trucking industry in 2009 and 2010,” said Scott Kress, Volvo Trucks senior vice president - sales & marketing. “Their driving records and complete professionalism demonstrate their commitment to safety and the pride they take in driving a truck well, every day. They make possible the benefit to society that the trucking industry delivers. Volvo also salutes their employers, since America's Road Team wouldn't happen without their support.”
While maintaining their jobs as full-time professional drivers, the new America's Road Team Captains will now travel the country speaking on behalf of the trucking industry to the community, news media and public officials. The Captains will address transportation and safety issues, speaking at community events and anywhere they can reach the motoring public to share safe driving tips and offer advice on how to safely share the road with tractor-trailers.
The Road Team Captains also advocate safety to those within the industry at terminals and truck stops. They speak with fellow drivers, driver training students and corporate safety officers. They also have the opportunity to present trucking and safety issues before our public officials, at the national, state and local levels.
To be nominated to serve as a Road Team Captain, the candidates must be employed as a company driver or leased owner-operator by a full-dues-paying member of ATA. Each nominee must have an excellent safety record and demonstrate an ability to communicate a commitment to safety and professionalism.
program led by a small group of professional truck driverswho share superior driving skills, remarkable safety records and a strong desire to spread the word about safety on the highway.For more information go to www.americasroadteam.com.
The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States.
The American Trucking Associations has led the campaign for rigorous safety laws that affect every driver on the nation’s highways. ATA’s overall safety agenda includes greater education on sharing the road with large trucks, increased traffic enforcement for all vehicles that operate unsafely around large trucks, the adoption of primary safety belt laws in all states, and reinstatement of a national maximum speed limit of 65 mph for all vehicles. ATA also supports limiting truck speeds at the time of manufacture. www.truckline.com
Article published Thursday, December 11, 2008 Truck firms displeased by turnpike rate plans Concerns expressed at hearing in Toledo By DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER
At a time when shippers demand lower rates for an ever-dwindling pool of freight, the prospect of higher tolls on the Ohio Turnpike is intolerable to the trucking industry, several local industry leaders told Ohio Turnpike Commission representatives during a hearing last night in Toledo.
"This is not the right time, gentlemen, to talk about price increases," Keith Tuttle, the owner of Northwood-based Motor Carrier Service, said after remarking that his company's trucks already avoid the Indiana Toll Road and Pennsylvania Turnpike whenever possible because of recent toll increases.
And Jeff Wingate, the owner of Wingate Transport in North Toledo, said he's already shifting as much of his company's hauling as possible to north-south routes that don't involve toll roads because of "a very cutthroat environment" in freight pricing.
New toll rates the turnpike commission announced last month and presented to the hearing at Government Center last night wouldn't take effect until late next year, coinciding with the turnpike's planned introduction of electronic tolling on the 241-mile toll road across northern Ohio.
Some trucks will pay less under the new rates if they use the electronic collection system, known best by the trade name E-ZPass, because the turnpike plans to change how it assigns trucks to rate classes.
Instead of using vehicle weight for that purpose, it will count axles, so heavy trucks generally will pay less under the new rates while lightly loaded or empty ones will pay more.
Drivers of cars and light trucks, meanwhile, will pay close to 50 percent more in tolls under the new rates unless they use the electronic system, in which case their fares won't change.
Motorists towing trailers also will begin paying on an axle-count basis rather than by vehicular weight.
The proposal includes a second round of toll increases, averaging about 9 percent, that would take effect on Jan. 1, 2012, and affect all toll-road users - though those paying electronically would continue to receive hefty discounts.
Among those urging the turnpike commission to reconsider its plan is state Sen. Steve Buehrer (R., Delta), who in a letter yesterday to turnpike officials wrote that the plan "is a net tax increase for the majority of travelers on the turnpike" because he said most travelers won't use the electronic-tolling system.
"I have real concerns that an increase in fees at this time of economic downturn will cause significant hardships for some individuals and change transportation behavior in the turnpike corridor in a way that will not benefit either the turnpike or the state," Mr. Buehrer wrote, warning in particular that a toll increase could push heavy trucks back onto parallel secondary roads.
Mr. Buehrer also said that while he strongly supports the introduction of electronic tolling, the turnpike should take care to make fees and prepayment levels affordable for customers.
"This change is long overdue and brings Ohio into conformity with other states who are working to make the travel experience as friendly as possible for its customers," the senator wrote.
After the brief hearing, L. George Distel, the turnpike's executive director, said he acknowledges the trucking industry's situation, but also has to cope with rising fuel and materials costs for turnpike maintenance and capital improvements.
"We've done our best to come up with a plan we think is reasonable," Mr. Distel said.
Electronic tolling is to be installed on the Ohio Turnpike during the course of an ongoing, $50 million overhaul of the highway's toll-collection system.
The system works using small radio transponders that are read electronically at toll plazas to record vehicle entry and exit points. Tolls are charged against prepaid accounts that can be replenished using a credit card or directly from a bank account.
The Ohio Turnpike expects to begin offering E-ZPass transponders from a customer service center next spring, but transponders already can be obtained from toll authorities in other states and function in all states participating in the E-ZPass system.
Later hearings on the toll plan are scheduled for Tuesday evening in Boardman, and Jan. 12 at turnpike headquarters in Berea.
Contact David Patch at: dpatch@theblade.com or 419-724-6094.
Logistics Management, November 18, 2008
HEADLINE: Trucking news: It’s final—HOS regulations to stay
FMCSA elects to maintain current HOS regulations allowing drivers to drive 11 hours in 15-hour work day
Byline: John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor
The good news for shippers is basically no news: there is going to be no change in the current hours-of-service (HOS) regulations governing approximately 3 million long-haul truck drivers.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in a move welcomed by both shippers and carriers, has decided to maintain the current HOS regulations. Thus ends an eight-year legal and procedural battle on the HOS regs, which went largely unchanged from 1935 until FMCSA first offered its first revision back in 2000.
FMCSA said it was adopting as final its interim final rule adopted 11 months ago. That allows drivers to drive 11 hours within a 15-hour work day with a 34-hour restart provision. Both provisions had been challenged in court by Public Citizen, Advocates for Highway Safety and other groups on procedural grounds. The final rule was scheduled to be published in Wednesday’s Federal Register and will become effective Jan. 19, the final day of the lame-duck Bush administration.
“There have been procedural rules that have been identified by the court. We are properly addressing the concerns of the court,” FMCSA Administrator John H. Hill said in a conference call. “I feel confident that moving forward is the best public policy at this time.”
Both shippers and carriers have adapted to the new rules that went into effect 2003, despite court challenges. The biggest change was a push by carriers to urge shippers to become more efficient at their loading docks since drivers’ waiting time was no longer counted as off-duty time, but rather part of the drivers’ work day.
Drivers are limited to 60 hours driving in seven days, or 70 in eight days, while allowing those clocks to be reset by taking 34 straight off-duty hours.
Throughout the United States, local, regional, and state economic development authorities are ramping up investments in transportation and logistics infrastructure to stimulate and sustain business growth.
Excellence is a subjective term. What is ideal for one may be ill-suited for another.
But when it comes to logistics site selection, just about everyone can agree on baseline standards for a great site: excellent location, superb facilities, easy access to multiple transportation modes, tax credits and incentives, and a talented, motivated workforce.
To give you a better idea of how various elements combine to make an area a great logistics site -- keeping in mind different types of companies and industry-specific demands -- here's a close-up look at five locations across the United States that are building a foundation for transportation and logistics greatness.
The Buckeye Stops in Toledo When it comes to a dynamic business location, northwest Ohio is a central point for access and opportunity.
Nearly 100 million people live within a 10-hour drive of the Toledo region, and with easy access to air, rail, seaport facilities, and two of the country's most traveled interstates, the doors to the global market are wide open.
"Toledo is one of the few metro areas in the United States supporting all modes of transportation, from a world seaport to a heavy air cargo hub operation," says Steve Weathers, president and CEO of the Toledo-based Regional Growth Partnership (RGP).
Toledo is the largest general cargo port on the Great Lakes and is home to one of the top five rail centers in the country in terms of handled tonnage. The city also has a major airport and the benefit of being located at the intersection of three cross-country interstate highways.
Located on the western shore of Lake Erie, and in the heart of northwest Ohio, Toledo has a population of roughly 300,000. The city offers businesses and families the attributes of a large cosmopolitan setting while maintaining small town atmosphere and charm.
Northwest Ohio is at the center of an efficient, intermodal transportation network that connects local businesses to world markets.
Toledo Express Airport, which provides daily flights to major midwestern hubs including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Cleveland, is the 16th busiest cargo airport in the United States -- 50th worldwide -- and second only to Chicago in the Great Lakes region. The airport also operates as BAX Global's international cargo hub.
Northwest Ohio is a significant trucking hub as well. Three major interstate highways serve the region; I-80 (east/west from New York to California); I-90 (east/west from Massachusetts to Washington); and I-75 (north/south from Canada and Michigan to Florida).
Other connecting interstates supply direct links to major cities throughout the United States and Canada.
In addition to its dense road infrastructure, Toledo is the United States' fifth-largest rail hub. Norfolk Southern, CSX, and Canadian National all provide rail service to locations throughout the United States and Canada -- which further complements the Port of Toledo's expanding intermodal facilities and capabilities.
The port, located at the mouth of the Maumee River, is the second largest deep-water facility on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System and is one of the closest major U.S. ports to Northern Europe.
"We have abundant acreage for developing airfreight distribution centers at Toledo Express Airport and deep-water sites for heavy industry at the Port of Toledo," Weathers says. There is also space for expanding manufacturing and distribution operations at the intersections of I-80/90 and I-75.
Northwest Ohio provides benefits beyond infrastructure and amenities. "Our region offers a lower cost of doing business, quicker turnaround time due to less traffic congestion, and a highly skilled, trained, and flexible workforce," Weathers says.
The RGP works closely with partners at the local, regional, and state level on business attraction projects. "Incentives include enterprise zone tax abatements on new construction, low-interest financing, employee training grants, new technology funding, and other items," he reports.
By maintaining an 11-county site and building database, the RGP and its partners join with businesses to assist in the site selection process.
"The RGP has an extensive partnership with local real estate professionals, developers, local economic development officials, and the Ohio Department of Development," Weathers adds.
The Large Truck* Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) is based on a three-year data collection project conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). LTCCS is the first-ever national study to attempt to determine the critical events and associated factors that contribute to serious large truck crashes allowing DOT and others to implement effective countermeasures to reduce the occurrence and severity of these crashes.
**Please note that Midwest Terminals of Toledo Port has announced their compliance with the TWIC program to be effective October 27, 2008.**
Land Line; September 22, 2008
HEADLINE: Get your TWIC CARD: enforcement starts soon at many ports
With mandatory enforcement dates looming, the Transportation Security Administration is urging truck drivers and other workers who enter ports to obtain their Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC card.
The TWIC program will require more than 1.5 million port employees, longshoremen, mariners, truckers and others who require unescorted access to secure areas of ports to have background checks before being issued cards with their biometric data and residency documentation.
As of mid-September, only 60,000 truck drivers nationally had enrolled in the TWIC program.
TWIC cards will be required by April 15, 2009, for truckers and other port workers who need unescorted access into secure areas, although New England ports plan to require TWIC cards by Oct. 15 this year.
Officials with the Transportation Security Administration have said ports won’t be required to provide escorts for those who don’t obtain TWIC cards. They also said the average turn-around time between enrollment and card pick-up is three to four weeks.
“Failure to hold a TWIC by the compliance date may prevent you from carrying out your work duties,” a TSA bulletin stated.
Recently announced TWIC deadlines include:
* Oct. 15 for ports at Boston, MA, and northern and southeastern New England;
* Oct. 31 for Buffalo, NY; Duluth, MN; and Detroit, MI;
* Nov. 28 for Corpus Christi, TX; and Cape Fear River, NC;
* Dec. 1 for Captain of the Port Zones at Long Island Sound; Charleston, SC; Savannah, GA; and Jacksonville, FL;
* Dec. 30 for ports at Baltimore, MD; Delaware Bay, DE; Mobile, AL; Pittsburgh, PA; the Ohio Valley; the Lower Mississippi River and San Diego, CA;
* Jan. 13, 2009, for Captain of the Port Zones at Hampton Roads, VA; Morgan City, LA; New Orleans, LA; Upper Mississippi River; and Miami, Key West and St. Petersburg, FL.
TSA officials said several myths about TWIC have circulated among port workers, including one that certain prior criminal offenses will automatically disqualify applicants.
TSA has a waiver/approval process for those whose applications are rejected. Only four disqualifying offenses will permanently bar applicants. They are prior convictions for espionage, sedition, treason or terrorism.
TWIC administrators have granted 572 waivers of 809 requested, and 4,622 of 6,910 appeals requested.
Eventually, TWIC cards could be an accepted standard for truckers to get into warehouses and trucking yards inland.
Standard TWIC enrollment costs $132.50, although workers with “current, comparable” threat assessment background checks such as HAZMAT, the Merchant Mariner Document, or Free and Secure Trade (FAST) cards may obtain a TWIC card for $105.25. The card is designed to last five years.
Replacement cards for those who lose or damage their TWIC cards will cost $60, according to the TWIC Web site at www.tsa.gov/twic. The TWIC site also includes a full list of planned TWIC enforcement dates by port.
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LOCATION: Ohio
Cargo Thefts Reported along the Ohio Turnpike Numerous reports of flatbed trailers being stolen between Youngstown and Cuyahoga Falls on the Ohio Turnpike have been received over the past several months. All loads consisted of metals; mostly coils of steel from drop lots. All of these thefts have occurred over the weekend where the loads were left unattended awaiting Monday deliveries. The trailers were discovered missing when the drivers returned to pick up and deliver the loads.
Most of the trailers are being recovered in the Cleveland area with the load missing.
Recommendations
Avoid leaving these types of loads in areas that are not monitored by manned security whenever possible.
When transporting this type of material, the use of covert GPS tracking systems with alert features is highly recommended.
Instruct drivers to take note of any loads observed being picked up or transported within this specific area on the Ohio Turnpike between 10 PM on Friday to 10 PM Sunday. Report this information to:
Ohio State Highway Patrol, Garfield Heights Post 1-216-587-4305 or Travelers Specialty Investigations Group Hotline 1-800-233-8313
If you get an e-mail from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging your company with an employment violation, be careful.
The e-mail is almost certainly a fraud that entices the recipient to click to “get the details” of the complaint – and then infects your computer with a Trojan Horse virus. The contents of the e-mail include an EEOC logo under the subject line and contain purported language from the EEOC under a subject heading “Employer Liability for Harassment.”
The EEOC has sent out warnings about the scam and what the body of the e-mail typically looks like:
FROM: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission SUBJECT: “Harassment Complaint Update For” This is an automated email that confirms the registration of harassment complaint #number…this harassment complaint can lead to law enforcement action. You can download and print a copy of this complaint to keep for your personal records here…Our staff will keep you updated regarding the status of our investigation…To check the status of your complaint access:
Then the unsuspecting reader clicks on a link for details and ends up with a virus.
How do you know if you’re really being contacted by EEOC? An e-mail of any type is the first clue that the contact is bogus. EEOC policy notes that any contact with an employer regarding complaints or violations is always done via the U.S. Postal Service and never by e-mail.
WEBSTER M. Budd On June 4, 2009, M. Budd Webster reached the end of a long, productive, and fulfilling life. Born June 22, 1916, n Churubusco, Indiana, to Byron Waldo Webster and Jessie Lee, he grew up on a farm in Arcola, IN, where he graduated from Arcola High School. In 1934 he moved with his parents and four brothers to a stock farm in Ladoga, IN. Farming was not to his liking, so he started working as a shipping and receiving clerk for Montgomery Ward, planting the seeds for a fifty five year career in transportation. In 1938 he began working as an electrician, helping to establish electricity to many farms in the area. It was in Ladoga that he met the love of his life, Helen Reed. They were married on August 28, 1940. He then took the position with a trucking company that would set the course for the rest of his working life. When WWII began, he was recruited by the 517 QM Corp, who needed volunteers with transportation experience to go to Persia (Iran) and haul supplies to Russia. He was in Marseilles France supplying the front lines when the war ended. After the war he worked as operations manager for Mid-States Freight Lines and subsequently Spector Freight System. In 1961 he moved his family to Toledo, OH, having been chosen to oversee the opening of Spector's new branch terminal there. Budd ran the Toledo operation for Spector until his "first" retirement in 1979. He then went to work for Freightway Corp. on a part time basis until 1991 when he retired for good. During his career in Toledo, Budd was very active in the Toledo Trucking Association, serving as its president in 1970 and 1971 and receiving its lifetime achievement award in 2004. He also served as chairman of the Teamsters' Local 20 Grievance Board for many years. Budd was active in many bowling and golf leagues, both as organizer and participant. He enjoyed serving as one of the marshals at local PGA events. Budd is survived by his wife of 68 years, Helen Louise (Reed) Webster, one son, Dennis (MaryLou) of Ann Arbor, MI; two daughters, Nancy Veidt of Toledo, OH and Cynthia Jenkinson of Sterling Heights, MI; two grandchildren, Leslie Nank-ervis and Michael Nankervis (Lindsay); and four great- grandchildren, Skylar, Morgan, Landon, and Ryleigh. Visitation will be Sunday, June 7 from 3-7 p.m. at the Newcomer Funeral Home, 4150 W. Laskey, Toledo (419-473-0300). Burial will take place the following day in Brick Chapel, IN. Donations in his memory may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio. To leave a special message for the Webster Family please visit: 
