 Driver of the Year, Ken Jones from Walmart Tranpsortation with ATA Executive Assistant Abby Crossland


 Safety Professional of the Year, Scott Richardson, with Dedicated Logistics, accepts his award from ATA Executive Assistant Abby Crossland.


RECIPIENTS 2014 DRIVER OF THE YEAR


AWARD


KEN JONES Walmart Transportation LLC


2014 SAFETY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR


SCOTT RICHARDSON Dedicated Logistics, LLC


 The Grand Champion of Corporate Fleet Safety, Rodney Myers with FedEx Freight accepts his award from ATA Executive Assistant Abby Crossland.


CORPORATE FLEET SAFETY AWARDS Grand Champion


FEDEX FREIGHT Harrison, Ark.


TRUCKLOAD-FLATBED DIVISION Intermediate Carrier:


LOGGINS LOGISTICS Jonesboro, Ark.


Large Carrier:


Dr. John Ozment of the University of Arkansas, College of Business is honored by ATA President Shannon Newton recognition of his retirement after 26 years of contribution to the industry.


agreed that the industry has to re-sell the professional driving career to the public. Economist Donald Broughton also


talked about the public’s perception. He explained the difference between an industrial economy and consumer econ- omy and why he thinks the transition to a consumer economy is benefitting the trucking industry. Read more about his presentation in Steve Brawner’s arti- cle “Truckers to Benefit as Consumers Continue Recovery” on page 21. The most pressing issue for the


industry may be the dubious future of highway funding. The American Trucking Associations’ chief lobby- ist, Chris Spear provided insight from Washington where Congress has been loitering around the issue with very little action proposed. Unfortunately, Spear’s predictions for federal highway funding are of disappointing short term


ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 3 2015


patches like we’ve seen in the past—not the long term solution the American Trucking Associations and Arkansas Trucking Association have been hoping for and working toward. Spear’s predictions were confirmed


by Keynote Governor Asa Hutchinson who arrived Thursday afternoon to share with conference attendees his plans for a working group to research alternative funding for state highways. Governor’s Hutchinson’s presenta- tion was followed by the final execu- tive forum, in which Scott Bennett, director of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, also spoke of crumbling infrastructure and how the lack of federal funds has affected the state. “The good, the bad, and the ugly” was how he described the situ- ation that has forced the department


 45


OAKLEY TRUCKING, INC. North Little Rock, Ark.


TRUCKLOAD - VAN & REEFER DIVISION Small Carrier:


P & P TRUCKING, INC. Searcy, Ark.


Intermediate Carrier:


WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING, INC. Morrilton, Ark.


Large Carrier: J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT, INC. Lowell, Ark.


LTL DIVISION Large Carrier:


FEDEX FREIGHT Harrison, Ark.


PRIVATE CARRIER DIVISION Intermediate Carrier:


ARGOS Little Rock, Ark.


Large Carrier:


WALMART TRANSPORTATION LLC Bentonville, Ark.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56