When Huttle took it over, the safety organization had experienced a three-year decline in membership and was struggling to stay afloat financially. He had been elected as ”the man who could save the organization.” Intending to do just that, Huttle went right to work. For months at a time he worked seven days a week, often spending as much as two weeks at a time on the road. When he was in office at PPC, Huttle was either on the telephone or doing paper work for the safety organization.