CHAIRMAN’S LETTER


Nebraska Trucker is owned by Truck Services, Inc., and is published bimonthly by Matthews Publishing Group. For additional copies, to order reprints of individual articles or to become a subscriber, contact Diana Garcia at 402.476.8504.


publisher


Jennifer Matthews-Drake Matthews Published Group, LLC jennifer@mattewspublishing.com


executive editor Larry Johnson


production editor Sheila O’Connor


art director


Douglas J. Benjamin doug@douglasbenjamin.com


photographers Kristian Anderson


Thomas Grady Callie Tuck Knapp


contributing writers Steve Brawner


Renee Miller


Jennifer Barnett Reed Derek Reymant John Schultz Angela Thomas Todd Traub


It’s been a busy few months since the last


edition. The holidays and the election are behind us and I’m anxious what the next few months will


bring. I’m thankful that it’s been a fairly mild winter so far and there are only a couple more months of possible winter storms coming through. The Executive Board has met twice since our Fall Conference and ev- erything at the Association, we’re proud to say, is going well. Dick Reiser, Larry and Sheila are confident that there won’t be any surprises in store for us during this year’s state legislative session. I’ve got a report from our staff and Audit Committee that we have received a clean bill of health on our accounting practices and we have a respectable reserve in the event of a rainy day.


www.nebtrucking.com president


ljohnson@nebtrucking.com Larry Johnson soconnor@nebtrucking.com


vice president Sheila O’Connor


dgarcia@nebtrucking.com


director of operations Diana Garcia


knesja@nebtrucking.com


controller Keith Nesja


I was fortunate to have met our publisher of the Nebraska Trucker, Jennifer Matthews, from the Matthews Publishing Group (MPG) at the Fall Conference. I’m pleased to report that we are on schedule, as well as improving our readership AND advertisers. Without a doubt, printed publications have found some headwinds despite competition from 24- hour news sources and the internet; yet I do feel that printed media like ours is important to the majority of our members. A magazine allows us to get to know each other better and allows us to share our successes and even sorrows in a much more intimate way than an email, blog or website. While our Association is not ignoring these new technologies, I’m proud to say that we haven’t given up in continuing to keep our magazine fresh, affordable, accessible and relevant.


Many thanks to all our loyal readers that receive the magazine. support the companies that advertise to reach you and keep the presses rolling. Without all of you it wouldn’t be possible. While our printed magazine continues to thrive, it’s also important to remember that all mediums of communications are important to a healthy organization. It may be through an email or blog, but sometimes the old telephone is just as good, if not in some instances even better. There are very few of us that don’t have a cell phone that you can text, message or call from.


Nebraska Trucking Association is a statewide trade association for commercial truck and bus operators and affiliated businesses. It is a not-for-profit association governed by a board of directors elected annually. Nebraska Trucking is an affiliate of the American Trucking Association (ATA). ATA serves and represents the trucking industry on a national level, influencing federal and state government actions, advancing positive trucking industry image, providing education programs and industry research, and promoting highway safety and security.


For more information, contact Nebraska Trucking Association: 1701 K Street


P.O. Box 81010 Lincoln, NE 68501


Phone 402.476.8504 Fax: 402.476.8570 nebtrucking.com


nebtrucking.com Issue 1, 2017 - Nebraska Trucker 5 Until the next edition, I’ll close with whatever it might be, text, message


or phone, I’d like to ask that you reach out to me, our Association staff, other members, or even competitors to communicate about something good - or even bad - that is on your mind. Thank you!


Bob Winter


President & CEO, Distribution Inc. Chair, Nebraska Trucking Association


Greetings from Distribution Inc. in Lincoln!


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