Association (ATA) Board of Directors academic seat, previously held by retir- ing University of Arkansas/Walton College of Business professor Dr. John Ozment.
The board Venable
also includes two allied positions to represent members of the association who provide sup- plies, equipment or other services to the industry. MHC of
Little Rock’s Todd Venable was elected to the allied seat previously held by Scott Manchester of Truck Centers of Arkansas.
ATRI RELEASES RESULTS ON TRUCK PLATOONING STUDY In its first phase of research on
the feasibility of truck platooning, the American Transportation Research Institute concluded that driver-assisted platooning can save fuel and increase
efficiency for carriers that average load trips of 500 miles or more. Researchers concluded in the study,
funded by a grant from the U.S. DOT, that trailing trucks in a platoon can see as much as a 10 percent fuel economy increase, and lead trucks can increase fuel economy by as much as 5 percent. ATRI’s, a research arm of the
American Trucking Associations, researchers from Auburn University conducted a case study using actual truck movement data from ATRI’s truck GPS database. Small fleets and owner-operators
could see a return on investment in only 10 months of investing in platoon- ing technology. The research also indi- cated an ROI in 18 months for larger fleets. Truckload and line-haul LTL
operations would likely be the great- est beneficiaries of a platooning sys- tem, particularly among larger fleets. Platooning also would not negatively impact traffic flow and could improve
traffic flow if market penetration reach- es 60 percent, ATRI’s study concludes. In the next phase of ATRI’s
research, the Auburn researchers will conduct test track and on-road test- ing pilots of platooning systems. Researchers will monitor and assess a variety of human factor considerations, including driver satisfaction, driver training requirements and driver opera- tional experiences, ATRI says.
FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE ENTERS 2016 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Mike Huckabee announced his sec-
ond presidential bid from his hometown of Hope, Ark. As of May 29, Huckabee is one of
16 declared Republicans and 8 declared Democrats to announce a presidential run for 2016. “It is a long way from a little brick red house on 2nd Street in Hope, Ark.
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