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ATA Accepting Applications for Technician Scholarship

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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – For the seventh year, the Arkansas Trucking Association plans to award scholarships of up to $7,500 to students interested in pursuing careers as medium- and heavy-duty truck technicians. Scholarship applications are being accepted now through April 5, 2024, and are available at arkansastrucking.com/tech-scholarship.

“The Carl Tapp Memorial Scholarship has already awarded $90,000 to students across Arkansas pursuing education and training for a career in trucking.  We are proud to launch a new search for the next recipients,” said ATA President Shannon Newton. “Investing in a well-trained workforce is one that enhances the future of safe vehicles on our roadways, one that improves the training and preparedness to support future families of Arkansas, and one that moves the economy of our state and nation forward.”

ATA established the Carl Tapp Memorial Scholarship Fund in 2017 to encourage growth in the state’s technician workforce and to help assure that the safest, most knowledgeable and skilled technicians are working on the trucks and trailers on our nation’s roads.

Applicants must be graduating seniors from accredited high schools. A scholarship of up to $7,500 will be awarded for students attending a minimum two-semester medium- and heavy-duty truck technician program at an Arkansas institution.

In 2017, ATA’s Maintenance & Technology Council founded the Carl Tapp Memorial Scholarship Fund to encourage young Arkansans to pursue career paths as technicians in the trucking industry. The scholarship is named for the late Carl Tapp, the Council’s first chairman, who was known for recognizing and empowering talent in the next generation of technicians.

Applications will be accepted through April 5, 2024, for students beginning coursework in August 2024 or January 2025, based on individual program requirements. ATA plans to name 2024 recipients in May. Contact Sarah Newman (sarahnewman@arkansastrucking.com) for more information about the Scholarship Fund and find the application at www.arkansastrucking.com/tech-scholarship.

Arkansas Trucking Association accepting applications for Technician Scholarship

For the sixth year, the Arkansas Trucking Association plans to award scholarships of up to $7,500 to students interested in pursuing careers as medium and heavy duty truck technicians. Scholarship applications are being accepted now through March 31, 2023, and are available at arkansastrucking.com/tech-scholarship.

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ATA Opposes Issues 1, 2 and 4

Arkansans will have the opportunity to vote on four amendments to the state constitution as part of the upcoming General Election on November 8. (Early voting begins October 24.) The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Trucking Association met on October 6 and adopted formal positions AGAINST Issues 1, 2 and 4. 

 For the past 90 years, we have served as the voice of trucking, promoting the vitality of this industry on which nearly 87 percent of Arkansas communities rely to move their goods, and which employs one in ten Arkansans. At the core of our mission is to help our member companies grow their businesses and profits. It is our belief that Issues 1, 2 and 4 threaten the political climate, business environment and equitable economic growth of yours and other businesses in the state. 

 We encourage you to review the information below and vote AGAINST Issues 1, 2 and 4.

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Arkansas Trucking Association
PO Box 3476 (72203)
1401 West Capitol Ave.
Suite 185
Little Rock, AR 72201

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Our Mission

  • PROTECT the collective interests of trucking companies in the political and regulatory arenas.
  • PROMOTE the dynamics of trucking so that people have a better understanding of the link between America's primary freight delivery system and the standard of living they enjoy.
  • SERVE our members to help them to grow their business and their profits
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