[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING JOHN M. ALEXANDER, JR., FOR PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE AREA OF 
                               LEADERSHIP

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 10, 1999

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call the attention of the 
Congress to the work of John M. Alexander, Jr. of Cardinal 
International Trucks, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, recipient of the 
ATD/Heavy Duty Trucking Dealer of the Year Award honoring his 
outstanding leadership within the truck industry and the community. Mr. 
Alexander's accomplishment is particularly exceptional because his 
father, John Alexander, Sr., won the NADA/Time Magazine Dealer of the 
Year Award in 1968.
  John Alexander started working sorting parts in his father's 
dealership when he was twelve years old. During ensuing years, he 
worked in various departments of the family business, climbing up the 
company ladder. In 1981, he became the new President and General 
Manager of Cardinal International Trucks. In addition to running his 
dealership, he also holds the position of secretary/treasurer of the UD 
National Dealer Council and serves as a ``grassroots lobbyist'' for the 
North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association.
  John Alexander, Jr. is not only active in the truck industry, but he 
is also very active in his community. When Mr. Alexander is not at work 
he can be found raising funds for schools and local charities. His 
efforts helped supply Lacy Elementary School with their first computer 
lab. He has also shown his dedication to maintaining a strong 
relationship between fathers and schools by co-founding a program 
called the ``Dad's Lunch Bunch,'' which also allows him time to spend 
with his daughters, Mary Carroll who is sixteen and Catherine McKnitt 
who is fourteen.
  I commend Mr. Alexander for his hard work in both the Raleigh 
community and the truck industry. I encourage my colleagues to read the 
following article announcing his important work and achievement:

              1998 Dealer of the Year John Alexander, Jr.

       Alexander's first job in his father's dealership was 
     counting parts at age 12. From there he worked his way 
     through virtually every department--service, parts, 
     administration and sales--until becoming president and 
     general manager in 1981.
       He has been an active participant in numerous industry 
     activities. He is secretary/treasurer of the UD National 
     Dealer Council, a ``grass roots lobbyist'' for the North 
     Carolina Automobile Dealers Assn. and serves on the technical 
     training committee of North Carolina Industries for Technical 
     Education.
       In his community he's a tireless fund-raiser for charitable 
     organizations and the local schools. Largely due to his 
     efforts, one local elementary school was the first in the 
     county to get a computer lab and computers in each classroom. 
     He co-founded the ``Dad's Lunch Bunch,'' a program aimed at 
     getting fathers more involved in the schools, and is 
     spearheading a drive to update computer technology in a local 
     school.

     

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