UP CLOSE: Kimberly Castle
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA-BASED ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LONG-HAUL TRUCKING DIVISION
Long Beach, New York-based Lancer Insurance Co.
PREVIOUS POSITION: Jacksonville, Florida-based division manager for the Jacksonville office of the long-haul trucking division for Lancer Insurance Co.
LOOKING FORWARD TO: Right now we are building the long-haul trucking division in Jacksonville. ... I am in the process of creating that division.
CHALLENGES FACING INDUSTRY: There are driver shortages, which lead to severity of claims going up with the number of hours drivers are working.
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: I see the market starting to harden a bit. Rates are increasing. I think it's going to go that way.
FIRST INDUSTRY JOB: As an accounts receivable clerk in Milwaukee for W.R Dustin and Associates in 1980.
ADVICE: I've been in it since the 1980s. I still learn something new every day. Keep an open mind. There is always something to learn.
OUTSIDE THE INDUSTRY, A DREAM JOB: A detective. I love those television shows. Trying to solve crimes intrigues me.
HOBBIES: I love to travel.
THING MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: Everybody thinks I have an easy-going, outgoing personality, but I have a fear of talking to crowds.
WHEN I RETIRE: Do volunteer work with little children
CAN'T-MISS TELEVISION SHOW: “Forensic Files.”
FAVORITE BOOK: I like all the John Grisham books.
BEST CITY: I love Chicago. There is just something about Chicago. I love the downtown, the atmosphere.
THOUGHTS ON SMARTPHONES: They are smarter than me, I know that. I think they are a great tool for any industry. Truthfully, I sometimes have a hard time figuring them out, but that's what teenaged kids are for.
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