Vol. 30 Issue 3
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Up Front- Spelunking
Shannon Newton President, ATA The calendar officially says summer, and the thermometer does, too. As a heat wave rolls over much of the country, one place where it’s still cool is underground in the Arkansas cave system. The Blanchard Springs Caverns in the Ozarks are 58°F year-round, and it’s not hyperbole to say their perpetually
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The Last Word- Not-so-simple productivity hacks
As you know, in trucking, we measure everything. Miles per gallon, accidents per million miles traveled and operating ratios to name a few. On Capitol Hill, discussions have come back around to improving productivity through truck size and weight increases. Now this is nothing new since these discussions have been around for decades, but longer and heavier
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Arkansas Road Team Nominations Open
The Arkansas Trucking Association is now accepting nominations for the Arkansas Road Team, seeking professional truck drivers who exemplify safety, professionalism and community engagement to serve as ambassadors for the trucking industry. As the Arkansas Road Team celebrates its 10th anniversary, the program continues to serve as the public face of Arkansas’s trucking industry. Since
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2025 Arkansas Trucking Championship
Grand Champions Announced for State Trucking Championship Arkansas Trucking Association has awarded nine professional truck drivers and two technicians with top prizes at the 2025 Arkansas Trucking Championship. The written and hands-on competitions brought together 140 of the best drivers and 42 of the top technicians in the state for a demonstration of safety, knowledge,
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Monticello Senior Receives Technician Scholarship from Arkansas Trucking Association
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. –The Arkansas Trucking Association is pleased to announce Trey Riley of Monticello as the 2025 recipient of the Carl Tapp Memorial Scholarship Fund. Riley is a recent graduating senior of Monticello High School and will receive $7,500 to pursue training for a career in medium/heavy duty truck technology. “The backbone of America’s
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Up Front-A Case of Senioritis
Shannon Newton President, ATA It’s that season again. Not allergy season or hunting season—graduation season. The time of mortarboard squares, inspirational speeches and fresh futures sprawled out before young achievers marching to “Pomp and Circumstance,” but lurking beneath the celebration lurks a phenomenon we’ve all experienced: senioritis. We recognize it instantly—that strange cocktail of anticipation
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Arkansas Passes Legislation to Uphold CDL Integrity and Promote Highway Safety
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – The Arkansas Trucking Association commended the Arkansas Legislature for passing HB1745 to uphold the standards and privileges afforded to commercial truck drivers. The legislation passed the Senate unanimously last week, and this afternoon, the House approved an amendment to clarify language and codify the federal English language proficiency requirement for commercial
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The Last Word- Supply Chain Sanity: Rolling back EV truck rule prevents added economic pressure
Ed. Note: A version of this op-ed was previously published in the April 13 edition of the Washington Times. A few short years ago, headlines were dominated by supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. Who can forget the long lines wrapped around grocery stores or the frantic search to locate toilet paper rolls? Yet,