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Hank Osterkamp | Jerry Stahl | Scott Hill
Following closely in his father's footsteps, Hank
Osterkamp has worked in almost every facet of the
Osterkamp Trucking family of companies. While obtaining
his bachelors degree in Psychology at San Diego
State, Hank began his tenure as a mechanic at the
Pomona shop repairing tractors and trailers. Those
summers of 1992 and 1993 made him appreciate the
importance of a well managed and experienced mechanical
shop.
After graduating, Hank joined Dedicated Fleet Systems
as a recruiter in the "Safety and Recruiting"
division. From there, Hank moved to the Osterkamp
Plaster City dispatch office and spent the next
two years learning the ever important dispatch fundamentals
of the logistics business. In 1999, Hank stepped
into management and ran the Pomona shop for Osterkamp. Soon thereafter,
Hank stepped in as the terminal manager at Osterkamp's
Chowchilla terminal. This was a very unique time
for the company as half the business was transferred
to a new warehouse in Oregon.
In 2001, Hank became terminal manager for
the Osterkamp Plaster City operation. Through the
various stints in the mechanic shop, dispatch office,
terminal management, and more, Hank has developed
a diverse skill set and background. The last several
years has been focused on a methodical succession
plan between Gus and Hank which will one day place
Hank in charge of all of Osterkamp's family of transportation
companies. Hanks' long term vision is to maintain
the quality and service established by his father
and to grow Osterkamp into a perennial top carrier.
Today, Hank lives with his wife Maristella, daughter
Malia and son Hendrick in San Clemente, California.
Hank's son Ryan lives with his mother in close proximity.
Jerry Stahl was raised in Toledo, Ohio and became a professional musician at 14 years old. He continued entertaining full time until 21 years old. In addition, starting at 19 years old, he worked full time for a manufacturer of Holly carburetors.
In 1971 Jerry moved to California and found work in a warehouse for $3.25 per hour. After six months he was promoted to warehouse manager. Several years later, he was offered a job by one of the trucking companies that hauled for his company and accepted. He worked for them several months but left for better employment at a local harbor carrier. He worked in various capacities such as maintenance, loading of 60 foot steel I-beams out of the harbor, safety, and dispatch operations.
His favorite story is that on his first day of work in the trucking business, he was handed a pair of gloves, overalls, and a sledgehammer, pointed to a large pile of trailer tires, and told to repair them. This became the catalyst of his determination to become the best dispatcher possible, so he would never have to change another tire in his life. His respect for the hard work that tire men do each day is undying.
In 1975 he was offered a job at Osterkamp Trucking in the dispatch office and accepted. Osterkamp had 24 trucks and a large following of sub haulers at that time. They hauled primarily double and semi flatbeds in California, Arizona and Nevada. There were two dispatchers and they worked hard, long hours, including evenings and weekends, but it according to Jerry, it was one of the most fun jobs Jerry had ever had. In addition to working in the dispatch office, Jerry and his co-worker unloaded hay at Gus's dairy three nights per week.
By 1983 his dispatch responsibility was all local and line shipments out of California and all southbound shipments coming out of Northern California into California, Nevada and Arizona.
He accepted a sales job within the company in 1983 and worked in this position until 1985 when he was promoted to Vice President General Manager of Dedicated fleet Systems and remained in that position until 1994. He married his wife Donna Stahl in 1987.
In 1994 he moved to Arkansas, but continued to work special projects for Mr. Osterkamp. In 1995 he accepted a position as Vice President to represent all of Gus's companies with the various corporations that our companies do business with. He continues in this position today.
Jerry is married, lives in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas on 30 acres. His hobbies are Bass fishing and playing music. He has six adult Children who are currently perusing various careers of parenting, banking, acting, professional musician, teaching, insurance and software programmer. In spite of it all, he still has a reasonable semblance of sanity...
Scott Hill came to Dedicated Fleet Systems in 1988 as a shuttle truck driver. In 1990 he moved into the dispatch office, and in 1997 became operations manager. Since then he has been one of key members of the management team that has guided Dedicated through it years of growth and success.
Scott's early life was centered around the trucking industry. His father worked in transportation management, and Scott recalls his fascination with trucks from the time he was four years old. His first truck-driving job was at the age of eighteen, and he has worked in the industry since then.
Scott is a California native, born in San Luis Obispo and he grew up in San Bernardino. Scott lives in the high desert with his wife, two children, and various family pets, both wild and domestic.
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