Robert M. Blocker

ACBL named Robert M. Blocker as its Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Service in September 2011.

Prior to joining the company, he was Director of Business Development for AEP River Operations.  His 16-year tenure with AEP began as Eastern Regional Sales Manager with MEMCO Barge Line, which was purchased by AEP in 2001.  He then served in leadership roles such as General Sales Manager, Assistant Vice President of Sales; Senior Vice President Sales and logistics; and Senior Vice President of Planning and Business Development.

Blocker has returned to ACBL, where he began his inland marine career in 1988 as a coal sales representative and then gained experience in freight sales in the agricultural, export coal and petroleum coke sectors of the industry. In recent years, Blocker has also served on the Executive Board of the Mississippi Valley Transport and Trade Council and on the Transportation Industry Council for the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

Blocker earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisville.