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ATA Bids Farewell to Kidd After serving as president of the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) for 22 years, Lane Kidd announced in a joint statement with ATA, plans to leave the organization to devote his full energies to The Kidd Group, LLC, a business investment and public affairs firm he created in 2013. “I’ve wanted […]

Conflicting Reports Study CSA Accuracy, Fairness Days following the release of a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed significant flaws in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released its own study findings to the contrary. The GAO report, “Modifying the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program Would

Another Study, More Speculation A few days before the GAO and FMCSA released conflicting reports on CSA, the FMCSA was met with criticism for its findings following a study indicating the agency’s current hours-of-service rule is more effective at combating fatigue, a conclusion that trucking groups and several members of Congress immediately disputed. The final

Yellow Light for Green Gas Blu LNG and Clean Energy, two of the largest developers of natural gas fueling stations, have cut back on expansion efforts. Blu LNG has laid off 20 percent of its staff, ousted several senior executives and slowed development of fueling stations. The company has a network of about 25 locations,

Holy Hog It’s unknown whether Pope Francis ever rode the custom 2013 Dyna Super Glide that was a gift from Willie Davidson, a retired Harley-Davidson designer and grandson of the company’s co-founder. But an unidentified bidder agreed to pay $327,000 for the motorcycle at a Paris charity auction. The Bonhams auction house said the telephone

Arkansas Trucking Association Unveils New Website The Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) has created a new and improved website that former ATA President Lane Kidd says is a “dynamic, centralized communications hub geared to the needs of our association members and other important audiences in today’s information intensive, 24/7 world.” ArkansasTrucking.com now has a much more

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Enacted by FMCSA Required under MAP-21, last year’s highway reauthorization bill, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced on February 12 a proposed rule to establish a drug and alcohol clearinghouse for all national commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders. The Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, as it’s known,

Arkansas Best Opens Health Clinic for Employees Arkansas Best Corp., the parent company of ABF Freight System, Inc. of Fort Smith, is opening a primary care clinic less than a half mile from its headquarters to serve more than 1,000 employees and their dependents. IMWell Health of Fort Smith will manage the clinic, which will

Fayetteville Firm Develops Traffic Warning System Fayetteville, Arkansas-based VisuaLogistic Technologies entered into a partnership with the state, to introduce its Automated Detection Alert System, or ADAS, to Arkansas highways. The system entails a series of wireless, solar-powered roadside sensors placed roughly a quarter-mile apart that are updated in real time to inform drivers of what’s

Griffin’s Political Sabbatical Cut Short Four months after declaring he would not seek a third term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) said he will run for Arkansas Lt. Governor, joining a crowded field of Republican candidates. ”Last year, I announced my decision not to seek re-election to Congress when my term ends. The