ATA Takes the City Recap of the 2016 ATA Annual Conference & Vendor Showcase By ATR Staff
Photography by Jon D. Kennedy The Arkansas Trucking Association
hosted one of the largest Annual Business Conference and Vendor Showcases yet. Almost 350 individu- als representing over 134 companies and organizations attended the Annual Conference on May 18–20 at the Little Rock Marriott. The schedule was full with five
forums, four council meetings, the elec- tion of three new board members, and time to celebrate the contributions of U.S. veterans in our field. First thing Wednesday morning,
the Maintenance & Technology Council opened up their meeting to all early conference attendees and hosted the “Connected Solutions & Uptime” OEM
Co-Grand Champion of Corporate Fleet Safety,
Angela Fysh with Walmart Transportation accepts the safest fleet award from ATA President Shannon Newton
panel moderated by Duke Fancher of Summit Truck Group. The 40 Under 40 Council also met Wednesday morning for a presentation by Stone Ward presi- dent Millie Ward about the truisms of leadership. The Safety Management Council
invited attendees to an ELD Panel mod- erated by ATA’s director of safety ser- vices David O’Neal. Panelists answered questions and discussed expectations for the impending ELD rule. After the morning’s panels and
opening the vendor showcase, the con- ference kicked off with the Advocacy & Awards luncheon where ATA president Shannon Newton reviewed the image and advocacy efforts of the association over the last year before honoring the safest fleets and individuals. Winners included Driver of the
Bestselling Author Eric Blehm tells the story
of Arkansas
veteran Adam Brown
Year, Loren Hatfield of ABF Freight, and Safety Professional of the Year, Scott Dewey of FedEx Freight. Shannon Newton presented two fleets with the award for best safety record: Walmart Transportation and Wayne Smith Trucking. The Arkansas Road Team captains were in attendance all week to meet members and share how they have been taking ATA’s safety message to the public. At Wednesday’s lunch, they were each officially introduced to executives as the faces of trucking in Arkansas. After lunch, Board of Directors
Chairman Butch Rice called the general session to order before reports were given for ATA finances, membership, workers’ compensation, governmen- tal affairs and councils. The Board of Directors added three new members during the association’s general busi-
Co-Grand Champion of Corporate Fleet Safety, Joey Berkemeyer with Wayne Smith Trucking also accepts the safest fleet award from ATA President Shannon Newton
Photography by Jon D. Kennedy 40 Issue 3 2016 | ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT
Driver of the Year, Loren Hatfield from ABF Freight with ATA director of safety services David O’Neal and Safety Professional of the Year, Scott Dewey of FedEx Freight
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