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ing their careers as professional truck drivers. Walmart Transportation driver
Mike White from Nineveh, Ind. won the Bendix 2016 Grand Championship at the National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 13 after com- peting in the 3-Axle division. Robin Sams, from Texarkana, Ark.,
represented Arkansas and FedEx Freight well. Sams won third place in the 3-Axle division. This was Sam’s second time to
compete at the national competition. Sams has been with FedEx Freight for 29 years and has served the industry for 34 years.
FMCSA WARNS TRUCK DRIVERS ABOUT E-SMOKING The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration has issued a safety advisory about risks associated with the
and use around commercial vehicles. Additionally, truck operators should
adhere to the smoking prohibitions on, near or when loading and unloading a motor vehicle transporting hazardous materials in accordance with federal regulations, FMCSA states.
possession and use of battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices— such as e-cigarettes, personal vaporizers and electronic nicotine delivery sys- tems—in commercial transportation. The use of battery-powered portable
electronic smoking devices has resulted in incidents including explosions, seri- ous personal injuries and fires, the notice states. And while federal hazmat and
trucking regulations do not specifically address the potential safety risks posed by these devices, carriers and drivers “should be cognizant of the risks ... and exercise good judgment and appropriate discretion” in their possession, storage
ATRI ASKS CARRIERS TO RANK TRUCKING’S TOP ISSUES FOR 2016 The American Transportation
Research Institute is looking for indus- try feedback with the 2016 Top Industry Issue Survey. The annual survey, being issued for year, asks industry stakehold-
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ers to rank the top issues of concern for trucking, along with strategies for addressing the issues. “In complex times like this it is
critical that we do our part to help ensure a thriving future for the truck- ing industry,” said ATA Chairman Pat Thomas, senior vice president, state government affairs for UPS. “With your
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