CONT ENT S


Volume 77, Number 2 • 2015 F E ATURE S


Cover: NORTHLAND: A RELATIONSHIP,


NOT JUST A POLICY 12 Brian Jermeland, President of Transportation, Northland Insurance BY STEVE BRAWNER


MILLENNIALS TO THE RESCUE? 7 Rethinking the driver experience for a new generation BY MAX FARRELL


MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 10 Steve Aherns, Aon Risk Solutions Transportation and Logistics Practice BY TODD TRAUB


ALONG THE ROUTE 18 Recent events and news from the Nebraska trucking industry BY NT STAFF


NEBRASKA FAST FACTS 20 BROUGHT TO YOU BY ATRI


Drivers of the Month: ALBERT “A.J.” TIMMERMAN 22 Hunt Transportation


JEFF MEININGER 22 Grand Island Express


STEVEN GROF 22 Hill Brothers Transportation BY NT STAFF


DE PA R TMENT S


From the President: by Larry Johnson ............. 4 Chairman’s Letter: by Chris Klotz .................... 5 Members of the Board: ................................... 4 Advertising Resource Index............................19 Calendar of Events.........................................19


IMAGES ON COVER AND THIS PAGE OF BRIAN JERMELAND BY MIKE WOODSIDE.


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