CONTENT S


VOLUME 78, NUMBER 4 • 2016 F E ATURE S


Cover:


HEAD FOR THE HILLS 14 Al Hill and his brothers follow in father’s, grandfather’s footsteps BY STEVE BRAWNER


THE ROAD TO DIVERSITY 7 BY JEFF FLEMING


MARKET EFFECT 8 Shaky start to 2016, but ELD mandate could improve pricing BY STEVE BRAWNER


HEEEERE CHICKEE, CHICKEE 11 Costco to build and operate chicken processing plant in Fremont BY TODD TRAUB


Cover:


NEBRASKA SUPERTECH 2016 19 Mike Paitz of Truck Center Companies wins top award again, goes to Nationals BY SHEILA O’CONNOR


ALONG THE ROUTE 23 Te latest products, services and technology from Nebraska Trucker’s corporate advertisers BY NT STAFF


Member Spotlight: TREY MYTTY OF TRUCK CENTER


COMPANIES 25 Growth in the Air for Truck Center Companies BY JENNIFER BARNETT REED


DEPA R TMENT S


From the President: by Larry Johnson ............. 4 Members of the Board .................................... 4 Chairman’s Letter: by Bob Clark...................... 5 Calendar of Events........................................ 22 Advertising Resource Index........................... 22


IMAGES ON COVER AND THIS PAGE OF AL HILL BY CALLIE KNAPP, RIGHT EYE DIGITAL NEBRASKA TRUCKER — ISSUE 4, 2016 — www.nebtrucking.com 3


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