NEWS IN BRIEF, Continued from page 14
Republican state legislators and the Obama administration to come up with a way to expand access to coverage for Arkansas’s poor residents (those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level—around $16,000 for an individual, $33,000 for a family of four.) Since Arkansas’s private option
took effect, a handful of other states that opted out of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion have been lin- ing up to create similar programs that allow them to expand access to coverage to their poor residents without having to subscribe to Obamacare. Hutchinson noted that 40 percent
of private option enrollees did not have a source of income when they first signed up. Outlining his own goals for future changes, he said he wants social programs to include incentives to work and pursue preventive care.
ABF ACQUIRES SMART LINES TRANSPORTATION GROUP ABF Logistics has purchased Smart
Lines Transportation Group, a truckload brokerage firm based in Oklahoma City, for $5.17 million on Jan. 2. Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has
24 employees and approximately $18 million in annual revenue, primarily serving the food, energy and industrial segments. The acquisition will expand ABF Logistics of Fort Smith, Ark. into the Oklahoma City market. ABF Logistics is the third-party
logistics arm of ArcBest Corp. and a sister company to less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight. “The purchase of Smart Lines
Transportation Group is an important step in our strategy to grow the emerg- ing businesses at ArcBest and provide a variety of supply chain services to our customers in the way they expect,” said ABF Logistics President Jim Ingram. Greg Roush, who founded Smart
Lines and served as president, has
been named branch director of the Oklahoma City location, now officially known as ABF Logistics.
ARKANSAS DRIVER NAMED TO AMERICA’S ROAD TEAM America’s Road Team represents
the country’s 3.2 million professional drivers and serves as an example of the dedication and teamwork needed to deliver America’s freight safely and on time. Last month, American Trucking Associations named 19 professional truck drivers as Captains of the 2015- 2016 America’s Road Team. The 19 new captains have 453
combined years of experience and have logged more than 30.3 million accident- free miles. Among the new captains is Hot Springs, Ark. driver David Green of Werner Enterprises. “America’s Road Team represents
the best of what trucking can be: dedi- cation to safety, professionalism and pride in an industry that delivers life’s essentials every day,” said ATA President
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