Best Places to Work in Dubuque

The Telegraph Herald and Dubuque Chamber of Commerce named Kunkel & Associates, Inc. as one of the Top 13 workplaces in the city, and we placed 2nd of the Top 13.

Watch the interview with Jason Knockel, CEO.

Iowa Top Workplaces

The Des Moines Register named Kunkel & Associates, Inc. as one of the 139 Top Workplaces in the state of Iowa, and we are in the Top 20 amongst Small Businesses! This is our 6th year in a row receiving the Iowa Top Workplaces Award. The companies nominated have been recognized solely on surveys about the workplace completed by their employees. Our organization wouldn’t be where we are today without our amazing employees. At Kunkel & Associates, Inc., culture and employee engagement are our top priority!

2024 Tim Kunkel Award

Kunkel & Associates announced Kevin Meyers as the recipient of the Tim Kunkel Character Award for 2024. This award recognizes exemplified professionalism, leadership, compassion, hard work, and a great sense of humor.

The Tim Kunkel Award is presented to a Kunkel & Associates employee who portrays closely to Tim’s character. Congratulations, Kevin!

Kunkel & Associates Awarded Agency of Excellence

We’re thrilled to announce Sentry has named Kunkel & Associates, Inc. as a 2023 Agency of Excellence. Sentry also awarded our own Producer Gary Kunkel with the Producer of Excellence award. These awards reflect our commitment to the trucking industry and the relationships we’ve built and strengthened over the past year—and we’re just getting started!

Kunkel CEO Awarded for Outstanding Achievement

Jason Knockel, Class of ’96, presented with Outstanding Professional Achievement and Success award from Clarke University.

Read more about Jason here.

New Hires

Kunkel & Associates has recently hired Emily Lucie as Account Service Representative, Maddie Michels as Customer Service Representative, Bob Heath as an Account Executive, Audrey Reed as an Account Manager, Peggy Neumann as a Customer Service Representative, Morgan Schaul as an Administrative Assistant, Samantha Scheck as a Customer Service Representative, and Jen Hermsen as a Benefits Representative.

Promotions

Taya Cota has been promoted to Premier Commerical Account Manager. Brin Daugherty has been promoted to Customer Service Representative. Quinn Mettert has been promoted to Director of Safety & Analytics. Beth Schwartz has been promoted to Vice President. Kristin Bean has been promoted to Senior P&C Marketing Manager. Emma Bible has been promoted to Benefits Marketing Manager. Taylor Bushke has been promoted to Benefits Manager. Andrea Weede has been promoted to Transportation Service Supervisor. Amy Steger has been promoted to Transportation Service Supervisor. Tammy Feller has been promoted to Commercial Service Supervisor. Brittany Olson has been promoted to Client Service Manager. Kevin Meyers has been elevated from Account Executive to Vice President.