By Jeff Fleming, Guest Writer Recently I was interviewed by Arkansas Business for an article entitled “Trucking Firms Work To Diversify Industry.” I talked about how minority representation in the industry was lacking and we have a long way to go to close the gap. I am a believer that if you identify a problem, you should offer a solution. Let […]
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Shannon Newton President, ATA Hi, my name is Shannon, and I am a Type A, competitive strategist. I like to win, a lot. Others might say I’m driven, ambitious or determined. But really, I just want to win. I’m hardly alone. Many of my peers, in business and politics, share this trait. Usually this characteristic
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By Tom Ricciardone, Guest Writer I had the opportunity last year to participate on the selection panel for the inaugural Arkansas Road Team. Patterned after America’s Road Team, it is a public outreach program of professional truck drivers who share superior driving skills, remarkable safety records and a passion to spread the word about highway safety
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Truckers Against Trafficking enlists the trucking industry to the effort to end human trafficking By Jennifer Barnett Reed, Contributing Writer Kevin Kimmel could have just minded his own business that cold January morning. He could have looked the other way, told himself the men knocking on the door of the RV parked two slots down from
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Could Amazon.com’s logistics network compete with the trucking industry? By Bethany May, Managing Editor In December, news broke that Amazon.com, the nation’s largest internet retailer, had purchased a fleet of shipping trailers. Within a few weeks, there were rumors that the e-commerce company had also acquired a fleet of cargo planes to connect its large
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New rule defines ‘driver coercion’ and demands lofty penalties for perpetrators By Steve Brawner, Contributing Writer A new FMCSA rule is meant to protect drivers from being coerced to violate rules by carriers, shippers, receivers and intermediaries. The rule works in carriers’ favor by discouraging shippers from trying to force drivers to violate hours-of-service limits,
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ATRI’s reports top ten trucking concerns in Arkansas Rebecca M. Brewster, Guest Writer Trucking is big business in Arkansas. The industry employs over 82,000 individuals in the state, meaning one out of every 12 employees statewide has a trucking-related job. And, trucks transport more than 80 percent of manufactured freight moved in the state. It’s
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Shannon Newton President, ATA There is a universal rule in baseball about playing the outfield with a lead, especially a two-run lead in the bottom of the 9th. Under no circumstances can the ball be hit over an outfielder’s head. It’s called no-doubles defense. In Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the Texas Rangers were
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By Andy Davis, Guest Writer After months of the Governor’s Highway Funding Work Group meetings, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his proposals for additional highway funding to a large crowd on Tuesday January 19, 2016. Some of the ideas presented in the working group are included in the Governors proposal. The plan includes transferring $4 million ($2.7 to
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By John Burris, Guest Writer The field of candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination is large in size and heavy on experience. The Obama years have given us Christie, Rubio, Sandoval and others, just like the Bush years gave us McCaskill, Franken, and Obama. So the 2016 race is littered with governors, senators and other leaders
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