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Volume 77, Number 5 • 2015 F E ATURE S
HASTINGS, TSL CONNECT OMAHA TO THE WORLD 16 TSL Companies founder Tom Hastings on his rise in international intermodal trucking BY STEVE BRAWNER
THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG 7 Stirk Compressed Natural Gas works to build supply and demand at the same time BY JENNIFER BARNETT REED
ON THE RISE AGAIN 10 BY REBECCA M. BREWSTER
INDUSTRY OPERATIONAL COSTS
TACKLING THE DRIVER SHORTAGE WITH TECHNOLOGY 12 BY MAX FARRELL
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 19 Batten Trailer BY TODD TRAUB
2015 MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 20 Annual Award Winners BY PATTY WOOD
ALONG THE ROUTE 24 Te latest products, services and technology from Nebraska Trucker’s corporate advertisers BY NT STAFF
Drivers of the Month:
HOBERT “DON” GABRIEL 26 Transportation Specialists, Ltd.
CARROLL SMITH 26 Grand Island Express
PHIL SCHENKEL 26 Transportation Specialists, Ltd. BY PATTY WOOD
DEPA R TMENT S
IMAGES ON COVER AND THIS PAGE OF TOM HASTINGS BY CALLIE KNAPP.
From the President: by Larry Johnson ............. 4 Members of the Board .................................... 4 Chairman’s Letter: by Chris Klotz .................... 5 Calendar of Events........................................ 25 Advertising Resource Index........................... 25
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