Member Spotlight: Stone Pinson, COO, Transouth

Professional:

How long have you been a member of TTA? 2 years

Why did you join TTA? To learn from other members and advocate for our industry.

What’s your favorite part of being a member of TTA? Learning from other members and positively influencing change for the industry

What committee do you currently serve on? Government committee

What city are you located in and what is the size of your fleet? Nashville, TN – 800 vehicles.

What type of service does your company provide? NEMT, Paratransit, EMS Services

What do you love most about the transportation industry? The challenge of building something great and helping people get to where they need to go.

How do you define success? Getting people to where they need to go while providing a livelihood for our families.

Who inspires you? Warren Buffett

If you could choose anyone as a mentor, who would you choose and why? Henry Singleton, one of the greatest businessmen of all time.

What advice would you give to someone who wants to enter the transportation industry? Do your homework, have a solid plan, find a profitable niche and be reliable.

What’s one thing you learned in the last month? How to make aluminum floors through extrusion for wheelchair vans.

Personal:

What’s something about you that not many people know? Our family heritage can be traced back to the Pinzon brothers who owned the Pinta and the Nina and sailed to the Americas with Columbus.

What’s the most influential or best book you have read? The Science of Success by Charles Koch

What is your favorite downtime activity or hobby? Upland bird hunting

What’s the first concert you ever attended? Kenny Chesney

What’s the most memorable vacation you ever had? Banff, Alberta Canada

Are you currently binge-watching any shows? Lioness

If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? Steak

What’s one item you can’t live without? Telephone

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