N WELCOME,
FOR-HIRE CARRIER MEMBERS
BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC. Searcy, Ark. 800.928.4503
www.bowermanonline.com Number of Trucks: 60
BRAY FAST FREIGHT, LLC Batesville, Ark. 870.569.4920 Number of Trucks: 7
LEW THOMPSON DEDICATED LLC Huntsville, Ark. 479.738.2333 Number of Trucks: 24
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT GROUP LLC Little Rock, Ark. 501.404.7640
www.sustainabletransports.com Number of Trucks: 2
UNION GAS WELL SERVICES, LLC Quitman, Ark. 501.589.2154
www.uniongaswellservices.com Number of Trucks: 57
NEWS IN BRIEF, Continued from page 15
lish apprenticeship programs for work- ers in the trucking industry. The DOL published a Notice of
Funding Opportunity in the fall of 2014 in an effort to develop a trained workforce in industries that are deemed critical to the U.S. economy and have significant demand for or shortages of qualified workers. “The Teamsters are at the forefront of worker training, and this new grant
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We welcome the following new members. Each new member adds to the Arkansas trucking industry’s collective strength to promote, protect and serve with a unified voice.
ALLIED MEMBERS
CRESTMARK Benton, Ark. 615.620.3522
www.crestmark.com Provides transportation financing
EXPERT MRO SERVICES, LLC Little Rock, Ark. 501.725.5486 Provides DOT and N-DOT drug testing
QUALITY TRUCK REPAIR SERVICES, INC. North Little Rock, Ark. 501.955.9356
www.qualitytruckrepair.com Repairs and maintains trucks and trailers, provides road side service and RigMaster and Acemco dealer
STIFF, KEITH & GARCIA, LLC Albuquerque, N.M. 505.243.5755
www.stifflaw.com Provides legal defense
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from the Labor Department will enable workers to get the skills that employers seek,” said James P. Hoffa, Teamsters General President. In addition to creating certified
apprenticeship programs, the grant funding must be used to develop qualified instructors and provide train- ing to recent high school graduates, incumbent Teamster members who are transitioning from non-driving transportation jobs to jobs that require Class A or Class B Commercial Driver’s Licenses, and military personnel who are transitioning to civilian life.
U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wisc.)
introduced legislation, called the Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act, which would give states the power to allow 91,000-lb., six-axle tractor-trailers on the U.S. Interstate highways within the state’s borders. Ribble said increasing the weight
limit to 91,000 pounds with six axles would increase the industry’s productivity by increasing capacity. It would also reduce congestion and boost safety, he said. “Having the sixth axle is critical
to weight displacement and braking power,” Ribble said. “The interstates are the safest and most efficient places for trucks to move.” John Runyan, executive director
of the Coalition for Transportation Productivity, said most states already allow trucks that weigh more than 80,000 pounds to travel on state and county roads. The American Trucking
Associations generally supports increasing size and weight limits, while the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association generally does not. Ribble said the act will be intro-
duced in the House as an amendment to a proposed highway bill in an effort to keep the base bill clean. He said he’s had conversations with Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and feels Shuster won’t oppose the legislation. ATR
HOUSE BILL TO INCREASE INTERSTATE SIX-AXLE WEIGHT LIMIT
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