Board of Directors

Max Fuller co-founded our company and has served as our Executive Chairman since March 2017. Mr. Fuller has served as a Director since 1989 and served as our Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until March 2017. Mr. Fuller currently serves on the board of directors of SunTrust Bank, Chattanooga, N.A. In 2004, Mr. Fuller received a Congressional appointment to serve on the board of directors for the Enterprise Center of Chattanooga. He is a past member of the Chancellor’s Roundtable at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and currently serves as a Trustee for the University of Chattanooga Foundation, Inc., which provides resources and supports initiatives and programs for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Mr. Fuller has been a frequent presenter on safety innovations and the effective deployment of technology in the industry. He frequently addresses transportation related groups, including the National Transportation Safety Board and the DOT. We believe Mr. Fuller’s extensive experience in the industry and business operations and his exemplary executive leadership qualify him to be a director.

Mr. Beizer is currently an investment partner at the venture debt firm Western Technology Investment ("WTI"). At WTI, Mr. Beizer has led investments in several high-profile companies in the software, mapping, artificial intelligence and automated driving spaces. Mr. Beizer has also been a managing director of Foghorn Capital, LLC, an advisory firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, consulting, board roles and investing, since 2007. Mr. Beizer has held senior positions at various companies, including Chief Financial Officer and President of IPWireless, Inc., a wireless broadband company that was sold to Nextwave Telecom, Inc. in 2007, from 2002 to 2007, Chief Financial Officer, President and CEO of iAsiaWorks, Inc., an international hosting and data center company that Mr. Beizer helped take public, from 1997 to 2001 and Chief Financial Officer of Phoenix Network, Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications firm that was sold to Qwest Communications International, Inc., from 1992 to 1997. We believe that Mr. Beizer's extensive leadership experience, as well as his experience as a chief financial officer of various companies and his expertise in emerging technologies qualify him to be a director [and an "audit committee financial expert" as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K].

Mr. Braman served as a consultant for Silicon Ranch Corporation, a privately owned renewable energy company, consulting on their internal and external financial reporting and related staffing from July 2015 to June 2018. Prior to his consulting work, Mr. Braman was an Audit Partner at Ernst & Young LLP from 1997 to June 2015. During his nearly 30 year tenure at Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. Braman developed expertise in the automotive, transportation and retail industries working with various clients in those spaces. Mr. Braman has served on the board of directors of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, since May 2018 and currently serves as chairman of the audit committe and as a member of the governance committee, and has served as a director of the Nashville Wine Auction since October 2017. Mr. Braman has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1985. Mr. Braman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Tulane University and a Master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We believe Mr. Braman's acumen and knowledge in the areas of public company accounting, financial statement and audit activities and experience as an Audit Partner at Ernst & Young LLP qualify him to be a director and an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.

Ms. Buckner was elected to the U.S. Xpress Board of Directors in June 2020. A retired U.S. Army Brigadier General, Ms. Buckner brings her military discipline and extensive experience in cyber security to our operations. During her military service, Ms. Buckner held numerous intelligence and leadership roles. She was the first U.S. Army Cyber Fellow at the National Security Agency and completed Harvard’s Executive Education Program in Cybersecurity. In her last position as Director of Cyber for the U.S. Army, Ms. Buckner shaped governance and oversight of cyber capabilities. She also championed emerging technologies to empower detection and disruption of serious cyber threats. Since 2019, Ms. Buckner has served as a senior vice president at Mastercard where she leads its technology risk management global governance, framework and standards team. Ms. Buckner holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Management from West Point and an MBA from Central Michigan University. Additionally, she serves in advisory roles with the Cyber Risk Institute, Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center Cyber Diversity Scholarship, and Partnership for Public Service Cyber Talent Initiative.

Mr. Ducker was elected to the U.S. Xpress Board of Directors in August 2020. Most recently, Mr. Ducker served as President & CEO of FedEx Freight, providing strategic direction for the corporation’s less-than-truckload (LTL) companies throughout North America. During his 43-year career with FedEx, he also served as President of International Business, COO of FedEx Express and President of FedEx Express Asia Pacific. During his tenure with FedEx, Mr. Ducker also led the Southeast Asia, Middle East and Southern Europe regions for the company.

Actively involved in the trucking and logistics industry, Mr. Ducker previously served on the executive committee as treasurer for the American Trucking Association and as a member of the American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors. He previously served as Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is and a member of its Executive Committee. Mr. Ducker also served as U.S. Co-Chair of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue and is a member of the Salvation Army National Advisory Board and Executive Committee. He serves on the board of Amway Corporation, nVent Electric Plc., and International Flavors and Fragrances.

Eric Fuller has served as a Director since 2012, as Chief Executive Officer since March 2017 and as President since March 2018. Mr. Fuller also previously served as our President from December 2015 to March 2017 and as Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to March 2017. Prior to accepting his current role, Mr. Fuller served in various operational and leadership roles since 2000, including as our Executive Vice President of Operations and interim President of Arnold, our former subsidiary. Mr. Fuller serves as an executive director of the board of the American Trucking Associations (“ATA”) and as a member of the ATA’s Infrastructure Task Force, an organization created to address the country’s critical need for highway and bridge improvement. Mr. Fuller also serves as a director of the Trucking Alliance, a coalition of freight and logistics companies that support safety and security reforms. We believe Mr. Fuller’s extensive transportation and leadership experience, as well as his deep understanding of the Company’s culture, qualify him to serve as a director. Eric Fuller is the son of Max Fuller.

Mr. Nash is the founder of the Kenan Advantage Group, Inc., North America's largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, which specializes in delivering fuel, chemicals, industrial gases and food-grade products through a nationwide network. Since founding the Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. in 1991, he has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and as a director on its board. Prior to founding the Kenan Advantage Group, Inc., Mr. Nash held various executive operational positions and served as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Leaseway Transportation, a company dedicated to providing highway transportation, dedicated contract carriage and other distribution services for various industries, from 1976 to 1991. Mr. Nash has also served on various labor and advisory councils, as well as on the Board of Directors for the National Tank Truck Carriers and the American Trucking Associations. Mr. Nash currently serves on the boards of directors of Transplace Inc., a private company dedicated to providing transportation management services and logistics technology, HydroChemPSC, a private industrial cleaning and environmental services company, and Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation, a private company dedicated to providing dedicated contract carriage and freight brokerage services in North America. Additionally, Mr. Nash currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and as a member of the Northwestern University Transportation Center Business Advisory Council. We believe Mr. Nash's extensive transportation and leadership experience amassed during his 40 years in the industry qualify him to serve as a director.

Mr. Rickel has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a large automotive retailer, since 2005. From 1984 until joining Group 1, Mr. Rickel held a number of executive and managerial positions of increasing responsibility with Ford Motor Company, a global manufacturer and distributor of cars, trucks and automotive parts. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Rickel was a member of the board of directors and head of the audit committee of Ford Otosan, a publicly traded automotive company located in Turkey and owned 41% by Ford. We believe that Mr. Rickel's extensive experience as a chief financial officer, a member of the audit committee of a publicly traded company and his background in the transportation sector qualify him to be a director and an "audit committee financial expert" as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.