Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

Tony comes with over 28 years of experience in transportation, ranging from being an owner/operator to a leader of people. Growing up with a truck driver father and earning an allowance by detailing his Kenworth meant that Tony learned to drive a stick shift on a 10-speed transmission. Life changes called for a quick transition into taking over the family’s transportation business, which he ran as an owner/operator. While working as a commercial driver, Tony earned his bachelor’s degree and took over a company’s shipping department, learning leadership lessons the hard way. Fast forward, and Tony stands before you now with experience in many types of equipment and multiple years running shipping teams at two of the largest players in the recreational vehicle industry.

With a focus on cultural improvement and building strong successful teams, Tony currently contributes to Lippert’s “Business as a Force for Good” by volunteering at various charities and coaching youth sports. When he’s not involved at work, Tony is the Executive Director of a non-profit, Northern Indiana Transportation Club and co-founder of a podcast “Hold My Beer: We’re Taking Freight”.