Jesse Merrell knows trucking.Â
His dad was a trucker, his dad before him and his dad before him. It s safe to say it runs in the family.Â
Thatâs why it made sense when he was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of trucking company Medallion Transport Holdings in October. He s been working out of one of Medallion s hub offices, located in Kokomo, for five years now. But it took decades of work to get there.Â
When Merrell graduated from Tipton High School and went to Purdue University pursuing a degree in Agriculture Economics, his family believed he would break free of the ârough lifeâ of the trucking industry.