Arkansas Trucking Association

News Release: ATA Elects New Chairman, Directors at 2022 Annual Conference

ATA Elects New Chairman, Directors at 2022 Conference

Representatives from J.B. Hunt, Wayne Smith Trucking, MHC Kenworth join ranks

The Arkansas Trucking Association held Board of Directors elections at its annual conference in Hot Springs, Ark., May 11-13. Outgoing Chairman Mark Morris, president and CEO of Hamburg-based Morris Transportation Services, announced Jeff Loggins, president of Jonesboro-based Loggins Logistics, was selected to succeed him to the crowd of nearly 300 trucking professionals.

“Mark served as a chairman during a critical time for our industry,” said Shannon Newton, president, Arkansas Trucking Association. “We thank him for his leadership when the pandemic, supply chain issues and ongoing workforce shortages put a spotlight on how essential trucking is. We look forward to working with our new chairman, Jeff Loggins, to continue to address these and other issues that matter most to our more than 330 member companies.”

Additionally, three transportation leaders were elected to join the Arkansas Trucking Association Board of Directors:

• Neil Corder, President – Wayne Smith Trucking, Inc. of Morrilton, Ark.;
• Brad Hicks, President of Highway Services and EVP – J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. of Lowell, Ark.; and
• Todd Venable, Branch Manager – MHC Kenworth of Little Rock, Ark.

“The 21 directors that make up our board reflect a diverse group of carriers and allied companies of varying sizes, specialties and geographies. Together, these leaders help identify and advance solutions that impact the entire Arkansas trucking industry. Our state is a leader in transportation, representing one in 10 jobs in the state and serving as headquarters for seven of the nation’s top 100 carriers. Their engagement with the ATA Board of Directors will help ensure Arkansas remains at the forefront of this revolutionary period of trucking advancements in safety, sustainability and reliability.”

For 90 years, the Arkansas Trucking Association has served as the voice of the trucking industry, promoting the vitality of this industry on which nearly 87 percent of Arkansas communities exclusively rely to move their goods. Made up of approximately 330 trucking and service companies, ATA has been helping members grow their business and profits while protecting the collective interests of trucking companies in the political and regulatory arenas since 1932.