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NEWS IN BRIEF, raises the maximum salary to $35,308, member and an example of the type of
Continued from page 10 splitting the difference between the professional standard our council strives
current threshold and the doubled max- to set. I’m pleased to see him elected as
imum from Obama’s rule. TMC general chairman and treasurer,”
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Robert Braswell, TMC executive
said in a statement that the proposal director. “His passion for finding better
would “bring common sense, consis- ways to analyze maintenance data and
tency, and higher wages to working develop our next generation workforce
Americans.” is well known and a great asset to the
The public may submit comments Council.”
to the DOL through May 28, 2019 Calhoun, from Carlisle, Ark.,
regarding the proposed regulations and served this past year as the Council’s
whether the exemption ceiling should vice chairman and chairman of meet-
be indexed to inflation. ings. He succeeds Jeff Harris, vice presi-
dent of maintenance at USA Truck Inc.
CALHOUN NAMED TMC as general chairman and treasurer.
CHAIRMAN “Being recognized like this by my
American Trucking Associations’ peers in TMC is a tremendous honor,
and would have included employees in Technology & Maintenance Council one I am humbled to receive,” Calhoun
management, supervisory and other announced Kenneth Calhoun, fleet said, “I want to thank the membership
high responsibility roles that have been optimization manager at Altec Service of TMC for the opportunity and thank
exempted from overtime pay rules. Group, has been elected 2019-2020 gen- Jeff for his service to our organization.”
Instead of appealing the ruling, eral chairman and treasurer during the
Pres. Trump’s Labor Secretary Alexander organization’s annual meeting. ARKANSAN RECOGNIZED WITH
Acosta introduced a new proposal that “Kenneth has been a model TMC SILVER SPARK PLUG AWARD

Larry Rambeaux, sales manager at
Purkeys, a battery solutions company
located in Lowell, Ark., was chosen this
year for the Silver Spark Plug award by
the Technology Maintenance Council
(TMC).
“The Silver Spark Plug is our indus-
try’s highest honor, recognizing profes-
sional excellence in commercial vehicle
maintenance,” said Robert Braswell,
TMC’s executive director. “This year’s
winners represent the pinnacle of our

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