VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 5 2015


FEATURES COVER STORY


TRANSCO LINES FANTASY TEAM 26 Terry Wallace and Bill Grojean have pulled together


their Transco Lines team of experts and found success By Jim Harris


CAPITOL WATCH PROTECTING YOURSELF IN THE ERA OF THE NATIONAL REGISTRY 19 Compliance expert advises carriers and drivers


on new medical exam regulations By Jennifer Barnett Reed


TRADE SECRETS WHO’S YOUR DATA? 35 Benchmarking tools for the Internet age By Bethany May


ANALYSTS: ECONOMY, CONTRACT MARKETS TO GROW 23


The ups and downs of the trucking industry By Steve Brawner


SCENE AROUND SPOTLIGHT ON TRUCK DRIVERS 40 ATA members observe National


Truck Driver Appreciation Week By ATR Staff


PAR FOR THE PAC 44 Fall Golf Tournament and After Par-tee


held for the ATA-PAC By ATR Staff


DEPARTMENTS


Up Front: by Shannon Newton 7 They Said It 8 News in Brief 10 Calendar of Events 14 New Members 16 Insider Trucking 46 Stat View 48 Advertiser Resource Index 49 The Last Word: by Rebecca M. Brewster 50


ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 5 2015


IN THIS ISSUE


IMAGES OF TERRY WALLACE ON COVER AND THIS PAGE BY JOHN DAVID PITTMAN.


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