Eagan, Minnesota-based Dart Transit, which has been in business for 90 years, has announced the appointment of David Oren as the CEO of the company. Mike DelBovo will be joining on the executive leadership eam as the company’s president. Don Oren will remain as Chairman and Consultant.
An industry veteran who began his trucking career in 1979, David Oren launched and has successfully led Dart Express for six years. Operated as an independent business entity and separate from Dart Transit, Dart Express specializes in providing shippers with fast relay service within defined traffic lanes.
With nearly 40 years of transportation experience to his credit, including a significant amount of time within senior leadership positions, DelBovo will be serving as the President of Dart Transit effective Aug. 5.
“I am extremely grateful to my son, David, and the team he is putting together that will continue to move Dart Transit into the future,” said Don Oren, the company’s Chairman of the Board. “David, Mike and their team are developing a strong plan for our company that will continue to carry the Dart Transit name and legacy forward, and they have my full support.”
“I am both incredibly humbled and truly honored to have the opportunity to serve as the CEO of Dart Transit. I will be working to do my best to continue the legacy that our family and everyone involved with Dart has built over the company’s long history,” said David Oren. “For me, this is more than leading a company into the future. It’s a passion and a labor of love that I am undertaking with the highest degree of focus to make informed and thoughtful decisions as we study today’s market and how we view the market moving forward.”
