CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 16-19 TMC ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITION FUELINGTHE FUTURE Music City Center Nashville, Tenn.
FEBRUARY 24 ATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Arkansas Trucking Association Little Rock, Ark.
MARCH
MARCH 8-11 2015 TRUCKLOAD CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONANNUAL CONVENTION Gaylord Palms Kissimmee, Fla.
MARCH 31 ATA SIF BOARD OF INSURANCE MEETING Arkansas Trucking Association Little Rock, Ark.
APRIL
APRIL 1-3 SAFETY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ANDSUPPLY CHAINSECURITY &LOSS PREVENTION COUNCIL’S 2015 STEERING MEETING American Trucking Associations Headquarters Holiday Inn Ballston Arlington, Va.
APRIL 12-16 2015 CVSA WORKSHOP Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Jacksonville, Fla.
APRIL 14-16 ATA CALL ON WASHINGTON Hotel George, Washington D.C.
APRIL 29-MAY 1 ANNUAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE &VENDOR SHOWCASE Embassy Suites & Hot Springs Convention Center Hot Springs, Ark.
NEWS IN BRIEF, Continued from page 17
ing on the identification of drivers who tested positive resulted in 205 driver enforcement cases, and 138 enforcement cases against carriers for violations relating to drivers with positive test results operating a com- mercial motor vehicle. While results for FMCSA’s 2012
Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey of approximately 2,000 carriers indicate that positive random drug testing results have decreased for a second year, the agency is committed to seeking additional information related to driver test rates and will continue to moni- tor industry testing programs before re-evaluating the controlled substances random test rate for 2016.
NO MORE IN-FLIGHT SHOPPING The company that produces
SkyMall, the in-flight shopping catalog that entices airline travelers with offers for iFetch ball launchers for dogs and mini clap-on alarm clocks, is bracing for a hard financial landing. SkyMall parent firm Xhibit Corp
filed for federal bankruptcy court pro- tection in Phoenix on Jan. 23, citing a funding crisis and seeking a court- supervised sale of their assets. “With the increased use of elec-
tronic devices on planes, fewer people browsed the SkyMall in-flight catalog,” wrote Xhibit Chief Financial Officer Scott Wiley. “The substantial increase in the number of air carriers which provide Internet access, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s recent decision to allow the use of electronic devices during take-off and landing, resulted in additional competition from e-commerce retailers and additional competition for the attention of pas- sengers, all of which further negatively impacted SkyMall’s catalog sales.” SkyMall generated approximately
$33.7 million in 2012 revenue which dwindled to $15.8 million for the nine months that ended Sept. 28.
WALMART DRIVER LOGS 4 MILLION ACCIDENT-FREE MILES When Walmart trucker George
Hart parks his truck for the last time on March 6, he could be the second employee in Walmart’s history to log
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