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VOLUME 76, NUMBER 1 • 2014 F E ATURE S


ON THE GIVE 14 Kay and Jerry Wessel just can’t stop


volunteering BY ERIC FRANCIS


ATRI’S TOP TEN 7 BY REBECCA M. BREWSTER


AFTER 17 YEARS, FEDS MAY CONSOLIDATE SYSTEMS 12 FMCSA’s Unified Registration System and Motor Carrier Management


Information System no longer cluttered BY STEVE BRAWNER


PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 19 Dispatcher of the Year Driver of the Year Maintenance Supervisor of the Year Professional Service Award Safety Director of the Year Technician of the Year


Drivers of the Month MICHAEL JOHNSTON 24


Hunt Transportation GEORGE MUELLER 25


Grand Island Express BY JENNIFER BARNETT REED


DE PA R TMENT S


Chairman’s Letter: by Daniel Tompkins............ 5 From the President: by Larry Johnson ............. 6 Members of the Board .................................... 6 Along the Route.............................................10 Calendar of Events........................................ 23 Advertising Resource Index........................... 23


IMAGES ON THE COVER AND THIS PAGE OF KAY AND JERRY WESSEL BY ROGER HOLSINGER.


NEBRASKA TRUCKER — ISSUE 1, 2014 — www.nebtrucking.com 3


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