VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 1 2015


FEATURES COVER STORY


MADAM PRESIDENT 24 Shannon Newton takes the reins at the


Arkansas Trucking Association By Jim Harris


CAPITOL WATCH NO PARKING—OR AT LEAST NOT ENOUGH 21


Limited truck parking has become a local and national issue By Steve Brawner


TRADE SECRETS TRUCKING: THE NEXT GENERATION 33 Companies explore formal and informal ways to groom


the industry leaders of tomorrow By Jennifer Barnett Reed


SHORT ON PAY 37 Can raising driver wages slow the driver shortage? By Bethany May


SCENE AROUND


FIRST 2015 COUNCIL MEETING 41 Safety Management Council meeting in Northwest Arkansas By ATR Staff


IN THIS ISSUE


DEPARTMENTS


Up Front: by Craig Harper 9 They Said It 11 News in Brief 13 Calendar of Events 18 Insider Trucking 42 Stat View 44 Advertiser Resource Index 45 The Last Word: by Steve Brawner 46


ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 1 2015


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