Vol. 29 Issue 6
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Arkansas Road Team Captain Recognized as National “Change Leader”
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Arkansas Road Team Captain Jessie King, a professional driver for FedEx Freight, received the Change Leader Award from American Trucking Associations Sunday at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition. The 2024 ATA Change Leaders were named for their commitment to creating a culture of acceptance and belonging for their employees. King
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Truck Driver Appreciation Week Recognized in Both State Proclamation and Federal Resolution
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – In an executive proclamation, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders officially declared Sept. 15-21, 2024, Truck Driver Appreciation Week in Arkansas. During this week, the Arkansas Trucking Association, along with American Trucking Associations and the entire trucking industry, celebrates and engages in acts of gratitude for the 3.5 million professional truck drivers who
ATA SIF Announces $2.2 Million Dividend
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission has approved a $2.2 million dividend to members of the Arkansas Trucking Association Self Insurers’ Fund. Surplus premiums will be distributed back to 38 trucking companies enrolled in the workers’ compensation insurance trust. ATA created the fund in 1993 to help members control the cost of
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Up Front- Response Team
Shannon Newton President, ATA The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 until Nov. 30, and as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted, this year’s season produced an above average number of storms. The devastation in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina resulted in washed away highways, disrupted businesses and halted supply chains of
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The Last Word -Nuclear verdicts and legal reform – why should you care?
Raise your hand if your trucking liability insurance premiums have been plummeting to record lows over the last few years? Looks around for any raised hands OK. Raise your hand if it’s easy for you to find liability insurers beating down your door and competing for the opportunity to insure your trucks and drivers? Still
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Up Front- Issues with Impact
Shannon Newton President, ATA I’m sure you’ve noticed, it’s election season again. Even if you don’t own a calendar, incessant commercials signal it. Candidates smile up at us from postcards in mailboxes or stand with their families in front of flags on television screens to make the case for how they will bring us progress
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The Last Word – To strengthen careers, start at the cradle: Childcare as an economic engine
Collaborating and problem solving with business leaders are among the chief responsibilities of my job as chancellor at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College. It should come as no surprise that the issue that keeps rising to the top of those conversations is addressing the skilled labor shortage across industries and looking at the far-reaching
Up Front- Speed of Flight
Shannon Newton President, ATA You’re used to reading about trucks in this space, but as a nod to our cover story, George Henry and his passion for flight, I want to praise a moment in aeronautic history when sharing information allowed humanity to reach new heights. You know the story of the Wright brothers, Orville
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The Last Word – Safety in a Can
Last fall, the American Transportation Research Institute released its new research that found trucking association members are statistically safer, averaging fewer crashes per 100 million miles than companies not connected to such associations. This data is compelling and speaks to the power of community and shared knowledge. When we come together, we share insights, strategies
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