CONTENTS Volume 81, Number 1 • Summe r 2016 FEATURES: SPOTLight Cover Profile: Walker, Texas Rancher…
and Trucker...............................................................28 Johnny Walker has taken J.H. Walker Trucking from two 18-wheelers to a 125-truck family business By Steve Brawner
2015-2016 Driver of the Year...................................21 Daniel Phillips - GenOx Transportation By Todd Traub
Distinguished Safety Award.....................................22 Mike Vix - Southeastern Freightlines By Todd Traub
FMC Leadership Award............................................25 Ken Buchheit - Cummins Sales and Service By Todd Traub
Dist. Award For Excellence In Maintenance............26 Paul Culpepper - Walmart Stores, Inc. By Todd Traub
CAPITOLGains
The 97,000-pound Weight Limit...............................27 Good for trucking, good for Texas? By Steve Brawner
Primary Concerns.....................................................40 A look at political outcomes and what lies ahead By Mark Borskey, TXTA Lobbyist
Leaders of the PAC...................................................42 TXTA TruckPAC Committee 2015-2016 By Glenna K. Bruun
2016 Call on Washington .........................................52 By Glenna K. Bruun
ROADMap
Heartbeat of America ...............................................33 By Gary Babbitt
On ELDs, TXTA to Provide Information,
Not Opinions .............................................................37 By Steve Brawner
Oversight Restarts the Restart Debate....................44 A fix in the works By Steve Brawner
Fighting for FAAAA...................................................48 By Steve Brawner
Truckers Against Trafficking....................................50 Kicking off in eight Texas cities By Steve Brawner
ONTHEScene
Have You Heard?.......................................................18 New and Noteworthy................................................34
A Look Back in Trucking Time.................................36 Excerpts from the TXTA Time Vault
TXTA’s Next Generation............................................43 The leaders of tomorrow
DEPARTMENTS:
Chairman’s Message..................................................9 By Danny Smith, VP Governmental Affairs, UPS and TXTA Chairman of the Board
President’s Message ................................................11 By John D. Esparza, TXTA President & CEO
Index of Advertisers .................................................11 TXTA Board of Directors...........................................16 Calendar of Events ...................................................54 TXTA New and Reinstated Members .......................46
COVER PHOTO OF JOHNNY WALKER BY JOHN DAVID PITTMAN
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