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Pamela J Polyak

Owner-operator or small-fleet motor carrier

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Pamela J Polyak
SEAT 02

Owner-operator or small-fleet motor carrier

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Pamela J Polyak

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Owner · Polyak Trucking, Logistics & Consulting

I’m Pamela Polyak, a third-generation trucking owner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I’ve spent nearly 20 years at Polyak Trucking, starting as an administrative assistant and working my way through dispatch and management until I took ownership in July 2020. Today I run a small fleet day to day - safety, DOT compliance, hours of service, driver hiring and qualification - and I see every week what it takes to put a qualified, responsible driver behind the wheel. I also founded Pamela J. Polyak Consulting, where I help owner-operators and small fleets get their compliance right before the DOT walks in the door, and I host the Hauling Success podcast. I’ve been a loud voice for small carriers, including pushing for continuing education for anyone who holds a DOT number. The Dalilah Standard matters to me because safety can’t be optional, and it can’t depend on the size of the company. As a mom and a foster parent, I think about the families sharing the road with our trucks every single day. Small fleets want to do this right, and I want to help bring their perspective to the table so the standard works for the carriers who have to live it.

ABOUT THIS COUNCIL SEAT

Seat 02 requirements and responsibilities

Owner-operator or small-fleet motor carrier

Qualifications for this seat

An owner-operator, small-fleet owner or small-fleet operations representative with direct experience running trucks.

Relevant work and experience

  • Daily dispatch, equipment upkeep, compliance and business administration in a small operation.
  • Working with brokers, shippers, insurers and verification providers.
  • The staffing, cost and time constraints faced by independent operators.

What this seat contributes

  • Assess whether proposed requirements can be met by a legitimate small business.
  • Explain how documentation, identity checks and onboarding work for owner-operators.
  • Identify requirements that create avoidable duplication without improving integrity.
  • Recommend practical safeguards that protect drivers, lawful operators and the public.

Responsibilities throughout Council service

  • Prepare for meetings, review assigned standards and supporting evidence, and record informed votes on Council appointments and other reserved matters.
  • Maintain the individual Council pledge, apply published requirements fairly and place the integrity of the Standard above personal or commercial interests.
  • Protect confidential information, provide annual conflict disclosures, disclose changes promptly and recuse when required.
  • Follow the Charter’s ethics and competition safeguards. Committee leadership and additional assignments require separate discussion and authorization where applicable.

Service commitment

Unpaid service, with an initial estimate of 2–4 hours per month on average. Meetings are expected at least quarterly, ordinarily 60–90 minutes. Workload varies; substantial extra assignments are discussed first.

Seat terms are normally three years; founding staggered terms and replacement appointments may be shorter. This member’s recorded term dates appear above. Council service is an individual program advisory and review appointment, not a corporate director or officer appointment.

Requirements before appointment

Applicants provide a résumé and signed individual pledge, complete qualification, background and conflict review, and undergo separate secure identity verification, normally including government ID and facial recognition through FreightValidate/AU10TIX, or a documented lawful equivalent where applicable. Appointment also requires pledge approval and a recorded Council approval vote. Prior Pledge Signatory or Recognized Participant approval is not required to apply.

This section explains the requirements of the seat. It does not publish the member’s private verification documents, disclosures or review records. Seat-specific contributions are examples within the shared Charter duties.

Full Council service termsGovernance Charter

Council service is an individual appointment. It does not grant recognition or endorsement to a member’s employer.

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