John Simone is the President and Chief Operating Officer for Greatwide Dedicated Transport, joining the company in 2008.

Simone has more than 27 years of experience in Transportation and Logistics and has held senior management positions since 1986.

Prior to joining Greatwide Dedicated Transport, Simone served as the Senior Vice President for UPS Freight's Truckload division, where he was responsible to lead all activities in the Truckload Division which included Dedicated Transportation Services, Transactional Truckload, as well as Truckload Brokerage and Intermodal.

Prior to that, he held the position of Vice President and General Manager for UPS Supply Chain Solution's Transportation District, with responsibility for eight transportation product offerings. Simone has also held assignments managing air and ocean operations in UPS Freight Forwarding, as well as Vice President of Fleet Operations for UPS Truck Leasing. Prior to UPS, Simone was with Ryder Transportation Services for 16 years where he led fleet operations in the Northeast Region.