News In Brief
The Arkansas Trucking Association held elections for three new members for the Board of the Directors at its annual conference in Little Rock, Ark. May 18 - 20.
New board of directors members include Martin Tewari, USA Truck; Jeff Loggins, Loggins Logistics, Inc.; and Carl Boja, TravelCenters of America.
Tewari, president of trucking at USA Truck, replaced Tom Glaser, USA Truck’s former president at USA Truck, in one of the at-large seats on the Board.
Read more: ATA Board of Directors elects new members for 2016
The Arkansas Trucking Association formed the Accounting & Finance Council for accounting and finance professionals at its annual meeting in Little Rock, May 18 -20.
The ATA-AFC will promote cooperative efforts among member companies of the ATA to increase education and research of taxation, finance, accounting, collection, risk management and technology issues impacting the trucking industry.
Read more: ATA launches new council for finance professionals
Nikola Motor Company — called the “Tesla of the Trucking Industry” for its electric vehicles and the first name of famous inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla— announced 7,000 reservations for its yet-to-be-released electric hybrid “Nikola One” semi-truck. If all of the orders are filled, Nikola can claim $2.3 billion in revenue since the model was announced in May 2016.
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