IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES COVER STORY
PAM GETS THEIR MAN 26 CEO Dan Cushman talks turnaround
in Northwest Arkansas By Jim Harris
CAPITOL WATCH
WHAT’S AHEAD FOR HIGHWAY FUNDING 19 Trucking industry seeks long-term solution By Steve Brawner
TRADE SECRETS
MADE (AND SHIPPED) IN THE USA 23 Trucking is key to success of “reshoring” trend By Jennifer Barnett Reed
HIRING HEROES AND SOLVING PROBLEMS 35 New program matches unemployed veterans to
driver-seeking carriers By Bethany May
SCENE AROUND
EPIC TRUCKING SHOWDOWN 40 Highlights of the 2014 Arkansas Trucking
Championship By ATR Staff
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 4 • ISSUE 4 2014
DEPARTMENTS
Up Front: by Shannon Newton 7 They Said It 9 News in Brief 11 ATA New Members 16 Calendar of Events 17 Insider Trucking 46 Stat View 48 Advertiser Resource Index 49 The Last Word: by Greg Jones 50
ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 4 2014
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