Arnie Moolenaar Retires After 36 Years as Morton Salt Fleet Boss

Arnie Moolenaar is sometimes known as "The Old Salt Shaker" in Chicago NAFA circles. He is one of the founders of NAFA's Chicago chapter and served the organization as secretary for two years (1965, 1966) and vice chairman (1967).

Moolenaar first came to the Morton Salt Company 36 years ago. Six years later, he assumed management responsibilities for the firm's fleet and has been keeping the company's wheels rolling ever since. In those early days, Moolenar recalls that fleet management was very much a “seat of the pants" operation. Years later, especially after the establishment of the National Association of Fleet Administrators, fleet management became a much more professionalized occupation, Moolenaar reports.

When Moolenaaar retires at the end of this month, he will be turning over responsibility for a fleet of 33 cars to a younger successor. For most of the time Moolenaar managed the Morton Salt fleet, it was a company-owned operation. During the past year or so, Moolenaar has been presiding over the transition of a company-owned operation to a fleet leased from Gelco Corporation and Automotive Rentals, Inc.

Moolenaar looks forward to years of extensive travel during his retirement, revisiting spots around the world that he and his wife have enjoyed on past vacations.