Gutter Talk Episode 5: Mark Carter of Peloton Sweeping

Mark Carter — President, Peloton Sweeping

Mark Carter has been involved in the sweeping industry since the 1980s. He is a frequent speaker at the National Pavement Expo, a past president and current Board Secretary of NAPSA. He was on the award-winning CAI-OC Publications committee for almost ten years and even served on the CAI-OC Board.

Mark headed the NAPSA committee that wrote the original industry certification for sweeping companies. He is currently involved with the updated (American National Standards Institute "ANSI" approved) industry standard, working on the ongoing education for sweeping company owners and managers.

As project coordinator for SweeperSchool.com, Mark helped combine the experience of 30+ sweeping professionals to create the national certification courses for sweeper operators and drivers. He then took the courses himself. "I can't expect my people to do what I'm not willing to do."

In 2011, as a Founding Board Member, Mark helped establish 1-800-SWEEPER, a marketing, buying and benchmarking co-op now representing over 54 companies, 1,500 pieces of equipment and 2,000 employees. He served on the board of directors for seven years.

In 2018 Mark received the first North American Power Sweeping Association Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2019 he was awarded the Alan Curtis Industry Service Award and was inducted into the Pavement Industry Hall of Fame.