IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES COVER STORY
FROM INTERN TO IN CHARGE 22 Getting to know Arkansas Highway & Transportation
Department Director Scott Bennett By Jim Harris
CAPITOL WATCH 2015: THE YEAR OF YOU 30
Arkansas trucking New Year’s resolutions By Bethany May
TRADE SECRETS RESTORED TO FACTORY SETTINGS 18
The ins and outs of used truck recertification programs By Todd Traub
THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY’S TOP TEN 28 Hours-of-service continues to dominate concerns in trucking By Rebecca Brewster
LAST-MINUTE TAX TALK 34
Seasoned accountants share late in the game tax strategies By Jeff Lovelady and Richard Bell
SCENE AROUND LEARNING IN LITTLE ROCK 36
MTC and SMC host Level 1 roadside inspection at the Capitol By ATR Staff
SALUTE TO VETERANS 37 ATA members observe Veterans Day, trucking style By ATR Staff
DEPARTMENTS
Up Front: by Shannon Newton 7 They Said It 9 News in Brief 11 ATA New Members 17 Calendar of Events 21 Insider Trucking 38 Stat View 40 Advertiser Resource Index 41 The Last Word: by Kenneth Calhoun 42
ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 6 2014
VOLUME 19 • ISSUE 6 2014
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