About the Fund
Message from the Board of Trustees
Central States Pension Fund is one of the nation’s largest multiemployer Taft-Hartley defined benefit pension plans. With more than 400,000 participants across the country, Central States Pension Fund is jointly administered by an eight-member Board of Trustees consisting of four Labor Trustees and four Employer Trustees.
Established in 1955 to provide pension benefits to Teamsters in the trucking industry, today, Central States Pension Fund has more than 1,500 contributing employers representing 60,000 participants in a variety of industries, including carhaul, tankhaul, pipeline, warehouse, construction, clerical, food processing, dairy and trucking.
At year end 2014, Central States Pension Fund had assets of $17.8 billion with a liability for promised benefits of $35 billion. The Fund pays out over $2.8 billion in pension benefits per year. To date, nearly $62 billion in retirement benefits have been paid by Central States Pension Fund to Teamster retirees and their families.
The Board of Trustees
Employee/Union Trustees
Charles A. Whobrey
George J. Westley
Marvin Kropp
Gary Dunham
Employer Trustees
Arthur H. Bunte, Jr.
Gary F. Caldwell
Ronald DeStefano
Greg R. May
Executive Director
Thomas C. Nyhan
Message from the Board of Trustees
Central States Pension Fund is one of the nation’s largest multiemployer Taft-Hartley defined benefit pension plans. With more than 400,000 participants across the country, Central States Pension Fund is jointly administered by an eight-member Board of Trustees consisting of four Labor Trustees and four Employer Trustees.
Established in 1955 to provide pension benefits to Teamsters in the trucking industry, today, Central States Pension Fund has more than 1,500 contributing employers representing 60,000 participants in a variety of industries, including carhaul, tankhaul, pipeline, warehouse, construction, clerical, food processing, dairy and trucking.
At year end 2014, Central States Pension Fund had assets of $17.8 billion with a liability for promised benefits of $35 billion. The Fund pays out over $2.8 billion in pension benefits per year. To date, nearly $62 billion in retirement benefits have been paid by Central States Pension Fund to Teamster retirees and their families.
The Board of Trustees
Employee/Union Trustees
Charles A. Whobrey
George J. Westley
Marvin Kropp
Gary Dunham
Employer Trustees
Arthur H. Bunte, Jr.
Gary F. Caldwell
Ronald DeStefano
Greg R. May
Executive Director
Thomas C. Nyhan
Contact Us
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I am a Participant
Send Us a Message
Do you have a question about your pension? The Message Center is the easiest way to send a secure message to a Central States Pension Fund Benefits Specialist.
Participant Services Number
General Questions
800-323-5000
Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Hotline800-323-2152 ext.3876
Reemployment 800-323-5000
Fax847-518-9752
General Mailing Address
Central States Pension Fund
P.O. Box 5109
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5109
Please make a selection below to help us direct your question or comment to the appropriate area.
I am a Participant
Send Us a Message
Do you have a question about your pension? The Message Center is the easiest way to send a secure message to a Central States Pension Fund Benefits Specialist.
Participant Services Number
General Questions
800-323-5000
Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Hotline800-323-2152 ext.3876
Reemployment 800-323-5000
Fax847-518-9752
General Mailing Address
Central States Pension Fund
P.O. Box 5109
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5109
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