CONTENTS Volume 81, Number 3 • Fall 2016 FEATURES: SPOTLight From California’s Beaches
to the Permian Basin....................................22 Dave Musgraves’ unusual path from the beach life to his
success and rise at E.L. Farmer in Odessa By Steve Brawner
Trucking Moves America Forward...............17 Restoring our image By Renee Miller
Best Days, Still Ahead ..................................19
The rise of natural gas in the trucking industry By Todd Traub
Villarreal Wins Chesire Award .....................20 By Steve Brawner
Member Spotlight: John Willis.....................21
Willis Permian Movers, Inc. By Steve Brawner
CAPITOLGains
Changing of the Guard .................................28 New American Trucking Associations president
Chris Spear talks trucking leadership in Washington By Bethany May
Intrastate ELD Rule in Effect........................32 The new rule took effect September 28, 2016 By Steve Brawner
SFD Proposal Fails to Deliver.......................34 Vigillo’s Steve Bryan comments on FMCSA’s recent
Safety Fitness Determination proposal By Steve Brawner
HR Compliance Issues You Should Know....38 By Kim Moore
ONTHEScene Have You Heard?...........................................14
COVER PHOTO OF DAVE MUSGRAVES BY JON D. KENNEDY
Issue 3, Fall 2016 5 DEPARTMENTS:
Chairman’s Message......................................9 By Marcia Faschingbauer, Excargo Services, Inc. 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...............................12 TXTA New and Reinstated Members ...........41 Calendar of Events .......................................42
Musgraves
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