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President/Owner

Brad Grafe - E-Mail - 800-657-4910 - Ext. 101


Brad started the company in 1989 along with three other gentlemen, and since that time he has become sole owner.  He has experience in all the aspects of the job.  He likes to be a hands-on leader.  He is very good at listening to drivers and customers alike.  It is not unusual to see Brad out in the yard helping load/unload equipment.

 
 
  West Coast Rep

Tom Gardner - E-Mail - Ext. 150


Tom can give you a quote for freight moving anywhere West of the Mississippi River.  Tom has prior truck driving experience along with dispatching experience. He has been with Valley Transportation since February 1998.  On his off time Tom enjoys watching NASCAR, golf, and camping.

 
 
  East Coast Rep

Kevin Queensland - E-Mail - Ext. 135


Kevin has been with Valley Transportation since May 1997, prior to that he had sales experience.  He also is a dispatcher for a fleet of trucks.  Kevin can help you with a trucking quote for freight out of any states East of the Mississippi River.  He enjoys watching NASCAR, football, and camping.

 
 
 

Receptionist


Tori Brown - E-Mail - 800-657-4910 - Ext. 100

Tori is our receptionist and has worked in our permit department. She also takes care of keeping our drivers' logs up-to-date on a daily basis. Tori has been with the company since March of 2008.

 
 
  Accounting

Rod Greenameyer - E-Mail - Ext. 104

Rod is the accountant for Valley Transportation and he has been with the company since March of 2000.

 
 
  Accounting

Julie Back - E-Mail - Ext. 105

Julie has been with Valley since May of 1995. She is the accountant for Valley Forwarding, our brokerage company.

 
 
  Billing

Stephanie Servick - E-Mail - Ext. 108


Stephanie joined our team October 2005, and says she is very happy to be here.  Before coming to Valley she worked in banking and other major billing positions.  She enjoys going to her 3 daughters' activities and watching NASCAR. 

 
 
  Safety/Recruiting

Sandy Elliott - E-Mail - 800-657-4910 - Ext. 110


Sandy has been involved with Valley since October 1996 when her husband, Rusty, came to work here.  She actually started August 2001.  She is in charge of answering questions concerning recruiting and all your insurance needs.  She also does the owner/operator settlements.

 
 
 

Driver Consultant

 

Doug Coen - E-mail - 800-657-4910 - Ext. 115

Doug joins our team with many years of experience in the Transportation industry. He will be training our new drivers and assisting them throughout their employment at Valley Transportation. Doug has also been an active member of the MTA and he will continue to be involved  as a representative for Valley Transportation.

 
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  HR/Marketing

Kristi Jack - E-Mail - Ext. 112

Kristi is our Human Resource Director. She mainly oversees the office staff and manages the employee benefits package and workers compensation insurance. Kristi has been with the company since June of 2006.

 

 
 
  Permit Coordinator

Erick Anderson - E-Mail - Ext. 137

Erick is in our permit department and has been with us since January of 2006.

 
 
  Permit Coordinator

Adam Schlee- E-Mail - Ext. 139

Adam recently joined our team in January of 2010 and is also in our permit department.

 

 

 
 
  Head of Freight Coordinator

Pat Steinkamp - E-Mail - Ext. 143


Pat has been here since the beginning of Valley Transportation.  Pat oversees all the dispatchers and coordinates freight going to all areas if Tom or Kevin are not available.  Pat enjoys watching football and spending time with his kids.

 
 
  Dispatcher

Brent Hellickson - E-Mail - Ext. 152

Brent joined Valley in April of 2007 and works in the dispatch department. He helps out with all of our drivers and customers, when their dispatchers are busy or out of the office.

 
 
  Dispatcher

Nick Baldus - E-Mail - Ext. 145


Nick Baldus started dispatching in June of 2005.  He now dispatches the heavy haul trucks for Valley.

 
 
  Dispatcher

Jimmie Arnold - E-Mail - Ext. 147


Jimmie joined Valley in September of 2004.  He is very good at dealing with drivers and helping find loads when the coordinators are busy. 

 
 
  Dispatcher

Rusty Elliott - E-Mail - Ext. 133

Rusty started with Valley Transportation as an owner operator in October 1996. In February of 2001 he took a position in the office and has worked in both dispatch and permits. He is currently in dispatch.

 
 
  Sales

Steve Martin


Steve drove truck for 18 years then started in sales in 1993.  When driving he did heavy haul.  He can answer most any questions you might have.

 
 
  Brokerage Supervisor

Mike Munroe - E-Mail - Ext. 118


This is actually known as Valley Forwarding.  Mike Munroe is the supervisor for this part of the business.  He has been here since June 2000 and has a lot of sales experience.  Give Mike a call with any questions on hauling.

 
 
  Brokerage

Tonya Martin - E-mail - 877-446-0235

Tonya is one of our brokers and assists her husband, Steve Martin, with many of his customers when he is out of the office at the sales. Tonya has been with Valley since January of 2004.

 
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Brokerage


 

Bruce Speer - E-Mail - Ext. 119

Bruce is one of our brokers for Valley Forwarding and has been with us since February of 2009.

 
 
 

Brokerage


Pete Kappers - E-Mail - Ext. 121

Pete is another one of our brokers and has been with Valley since February of 2002.

 
 
  Brokerage/Sales

Steve Sheldon - E-Mail - Ext. 125

Steve is one of our sales representatives and he also dispatches for Valley Forwarding when he is in the office.  He has been with Valley since August 2007.

 
 
 
Shop Foreman

Craig Stier - E-Mail - 507-754-6558 - Ext. 200

 

 
  Parts
 

Charlie Sheldon - E-Mail - 507-754-6558 - Ext. 201

 

 
 
  Shop Personnel

Ron Reisner - Technician
Shad Bungum - Technician
Joe Ludemann - Technician
Jeff Hovde - Wash Bay Attendant

Cameron Fenton - Wash Bay Attendant

 
 
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