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VOLUME 21 |


ISSUE 4 2016


IN THIS ISSUE


FEATURES COVER STORY


MAJOR SAFETY 26 Arkansas Highway Police’s Major Jay Thompson


protects the state’s infrastructure By Lacey Thacker


CAPITOL WATCH CHANGING OF THE GUARD 19 ATR talks to new American Trucking Associations president


Chris Spear about trucking leadership in Washington By Bethany May


CANDIDATES BOTH SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING 24 Trump would double Clinton’s


proposal, but details scarce By Jennifer Barnett Reed


AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS 33 Rules, technology to be determined By Steve Brawner


TRADE SECRETS


BEST DAYS, STILL AHEAD 37 The rise of natural gas in the trucking industry By Todd Traub


SCENE AROUND


#WINNING IN ROGERS 40 2016 Arkansas Trucking Championship Recap By ATR Staff


DEPARTMENTS


Up Front: by Shannon Newton 7 They Said It 8 News in Brief 11 Calendar of Events 14 New Members 16 Insider Trucking 46 Stat View 49 Advertiser Resource Index 48 The Last Word: by David O’Neal 50


ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 4 2016


PHOTOS OF JAY THOMPSON ON THIS PAGE AND COVER BY JOHN DAVID PITTMAN.


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