Myron P Shevell

Myron "Mike" P. Shevell, who rose from driving a pickle truck to leading one the most profitable family-owned trucking companies in the United States, died surrounded by his family on January 24th 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. He was 87 years old. Mr. Shevell began his career working for his father, Nathan, who owned a small trucking fleet in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, that transported seafood from the New Jersey shore and, on occasion, liquor during Prohibition. After graduating from George Washington University and New York University, Mr. Shevell assumed executive roles at Apex Express, the family-owned business. He went from there to Royal Motor Lines, which later merged with Eastern Freight Ways. During the 1970s, Mr. Shevell and his brother, Daniel, increased revenues dramatically. The brothers acquired Associated Transport, making it the third-largest trucking company in America. But the fuel crisis, along with other complications of the merger, resulted in the collapse of both companies. In 1977, Mr. Shevell acquired New England Motor Freight where he became the chairman and chief executive officer. In 2019, one year after its 100th anniversary, New England Motor Freight filed for bankruptcy protection. It closed operations in 2020. He brought his three children - Nancy, Jon, and Susan - with him to truck terminals. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy McCartney and son-in-law Sir Paul McCartney, daughter Susan Shevell, and grandchildren Arlen Walters Blakeman, Merissa Leigh Simon and her husband David T. Simon, Zachary Walters Cohen and his wife Arielle T. Cohen, and great-grandchildren Arley, Logan and Charlotte. He is predeceased by his wife of 34 years, Arlene Walters Shevell, and his son Jon Shevell.