NEWS IN BRIEF, Continued from page 12
ATRI SURVEYS TOP TRUCKING CONCERNS The American Transportation
Research Institute (ATRI), the truck- ing industry’s not-for-profit research organization, launched the 2014 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), asks trucking industry stakehold- ers to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue. The survey is in its 10th
year and
participation by trucking stakeholders has grown each year.
“In complex times like this it is
critical that we do our part to help ensure a thriving future for the truck- ing industry,” said ATA Chairman Phil Byrd, Sr., President and CEO of
Bulldog Hiway Express. “With your participation, we can speak with a col- lective industry voice on what’s most important to us.” The results of the 2014 survey will be released at the ATA Annual Management Conference and Exhibition, to be held Oct. 4-8, 2014 in San Diego. “It’s been a complicated year for the
ATRI
trucking industry.We’re continuing to deal with and understand the impacts of the new Hours-of-Service rules on our operations. While freight demand continues to grow, so does the shortage of quali- fied drivers, and the long- term demographic trends for finding new drivers do not look promising. It can be tough to keep track of all the
complex issues while also trying to run a safe and profitable business. The survey, now in its tenth year, is
an opportunity for thousands of truck- ing industry professionals, from drivers to executives, to weigh in on the most
important topics that affect trucking and collectively decide on the best strat- egies for addressing each.”
ATA NAMES NEW CORPORATE SERVICES COORDINATOR AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Katie Thomason
Thomason has been named the corporate services coordinator of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Thomason has worked with the
association since May 2013 as the Executive Assistant. As corporate services coordinator,
Thomason will be assisting with the management of the ATA’s Self Insurers’ Fund and providing on-going adminis- trative support to the management of the ATA. ATA also hired Bethany May as
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