Chris Culpepper

Corporate Safety Trainer & Support
Board Member company since 2025

Chris brings over two decades of experience in safety training and support to his new role as NETS Board Member. In addition to his NETS contributions, he is active with the Fleet Safety Leadership Council, a cooperative organization focusing on improving fleet safety and compliance issues.

Chris has been a Cintas employee-partner for over 25 years, starting as a delivery driver and quickly advancing through multiple leadership roles over his tenure. Throughout his career, Chris has always demonstrated a strong commitment to health, safety, and driver safety excellence. As a Cintas Regional Health & Safety Coordinator, he has led multiple Cintas locations to achieve OSHA VPP Star status, the hallmark of health and safety achievement for a U.S. company.

Since 2022, Chris has served Cintas as a Corporate Driver Safety Trainer. In this role, he enhances the onboarding experience for new drivers, provides Certified Smith System training to over 350 students a month, and supports location driver safety trainers through quarterly calls, continuing education, and engagement initiatives.  

Chris and his wife Claudia, who have been married for 38 years, enjoy life as empty nesters. Together, they stay active through volunteer work and traveling to visit their two daughters.