Author name: Arkansas Trucking Association

ATA Names Womack Inaugural Maintenance Professional of the Year

2021 Maintenance Professional of the Year – Ryan Womack, McKee Foods Transportation At the Arkansas Technician Championship in Rogers last month, the Arkansas Trucking Association announced the winner of a new award: the Maintenance Professional of the Year Award. The inaugural recipient, Ryan Womack, fleet maintenance superintendent for McKee Foods Transportation, LLC, was named at

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The Last Word – The more things change, the more they stay the same

By Roby Brock As we enter 2022, I’ll celebrate (and commiserate) working at the state capitol or covering Arkansas politics for 30 years. My first foray in state politics was working in the transition office when then-Gov. Bill Clinton was elected president and he transferred power to then Lt. Gov. Jim Guy Tucker. I got

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Jeff Holmes succeeds Jay Thompson as Arkansas Highway Police Chief

Jeff Holmes has been named chief of Arkansas Highway Police after the retirement of former chief Jay Thompson. Holmes has worked with the Arkansas Department of Transportation since 1993 when he was a highway patrol officer in West Memphis. In 1998, He has held roles of patrol officer first class, AHP sergeant, first lieutenant in

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Trucking legacy’s family invest in future workforce

The family of one of the oldest trucking companies in the state is investing in the workforce of the industry. On Jan. 19, NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville announced the creation of the Willis Shaw Family Endowed Scholarship for the college’s commercial driver’s license training program. “We are honored to support CDL students who

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Washington state proposes truck parking and restroom access legislation

Two bills in the Washington State Legislature could address the availability of parking and restroom facilities for truck drivers. Washington Trucking Association and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association are supporting the pending legislation that would provide a tax incentive to the private sector to construct new truck parking spaces (HB 1657) and give truck drivers

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