Executive Chairman of the Board, Marten Transport
Search every verified Randolph Marten interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Randolph Marten, executive chairman of the board at Marten Transport, has described the company's motto "Expect the Best" as originating from his father, a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Marten said the phrase is meant to communicate that employees and the company should hold each other to high standards. In a 2014 radio appearance, Marten discussed issues including marriage equality, voter ID laws, and mental health. He described marriage equality as protecting "intimate authentic relationships as an inalienable right essential for human survival and well-being." He characterized the Texas voter ID law SB 14 as creating "an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote" and said it "discriminates against Hispanics, African Americans, transgender people, and the elderly, effectively constituting a poll tax." Marten also described depression as "a survival system's check engine light" and said that "living a life of hiding and pretending causes physiological and mental health breakdowns."
“Expect the best is something that he wanted to tell everybody that if you are part of our family, part of the employment here—driver, office, mechanics, staff, whatever parts are—you should all expect the best of each other and the company should expect the best of you and you should expect the best of the company.”
“What does marriage equality really mean? It's about us as a people saying that we're going to protect relationships, recognizing intimate authentic relationships as an inalienable right essential for human survival and well-being.”
“The government saying it will no longer discriminate sends a powerful message that people are protected, elevating the issue beyond just corporate policies to a societal level.”
“Living a life of hiding and pretending causes physiological and mental health breakdowns, akin to solitary confinement, leading to depression and anxiety.”
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