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industry and we are pleased to bestow
this honor on them.” WELCOME,
Rambeaux has been actively
involved with the council for years and NEW ATA MEMBERS!
regularly assists with the writing of
recommended practices and task force
groups. Rambeaux has accumulated Together, We Are the Power of Association
more than 25 years of experience in the
heavy-duty trucking industry. In 2013, We welcome the following new members. Each new member
he earned the accolade of Recognized adds to the Arkansas trucking industry’s collective strength to
Associate Award from TMC. He is pas-
sionate about using this experience to promote, protect and serve with a unified voice.
assist customers in identifying ways to
improve their systems and how to pre- FOR-HIRE CARRIER GENEX SERVICES, LLC
vent, and resolve, fleet-based electrical MEMBERS Oklahoma City, Okla.
501.482.8396
issues. CONTAINERPORT GROUP Managed care provider for workers
Fort Smith, Ark. compensation
ATA NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF 479.431.0306 INSURANCE SUBROGATION GROUP
SAFETY SERVICES Number of Trucks: 1,236 Framingham, Mass.
Skylar Hatfield INSIGHT LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 800.798.5474
has been named the Conway, Ark. Nationwide full service subrogation
501.764.1700
director of safety ser- Number of Trucks: 27 company
vices of the Arkansas QUALITY PETROLEUM INC.
Trucking Association, ALLIED MEMBERS North Little Rock, Ark.
a role partially sup- BANK OF AMERICA 501.955.2166
Oil and lubricant distributor
ported by funds from Little Rock, Ark.
the Arkansas Commercial Truck Safety 501.378.1063 REMED CASUALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.
Overland Park, Kan.
and Education Program (ACTSEP) to Offers financial services 913.248.2520
promote safety on Arkansas roadways, DRIVERFACTS Provides medical record and billing review
awarded by the Arkansas Highway Anaheim, Calif. SAFETY VISION
Commission. 888.844.4730 Houston, Texas
Third party administrator for
Hatfield will serve as a liaison with processing driver work history requests 713.896.6600
the FMCSA, Arkansas Highway Police, Provides mobile video surveillance solutions
OSHA and other regulatory bodies.
She will also provide safety and reg-
ulatory expertise for ATA members and ATA President Shannon Newton
to all carriers operating in Arkansas. said, “Skylar‘s enthusiasm and passion
She will oversee industry training and for the industry is an asset to our team
spearhead the ‘Share the Road’ and and everyone who shares our interest in
‘Arkansas Road Team’ programs. operating safely on Arkansas highways.”
Hatfield is no stranger to the truck-
ing industry. She comes from a long LOUISIANA PROPOSES
line of truck drivers and has a pas- LEGISLATION TO REGULATE
sion for the safety field. Hatfield has a ROADSIDE BILLBOARDS,
bachelor’s degree in logistics and supply TRUCKING INDUSTRY SUPPORTS
chain management from the University THE MOVE
of Central Arkansas. She was named Louisiana legislators debated a bill
one of the first student members of to cap the number of billboards in the billboards, prevent any new billboard
the Arkansas Trucking Association’s 40 state and regulate where they can be construction, and ban a company from
Under 40 Council in 2016. She most displayed to minimize distraction for billboard advertising more than 3 miles
recently worked as a safety coordina- drivers. from its place of business.
tor for Central Hauling Co., where she Rep. Jack McFarland proposed a res- “It’s just gotten out of hand,”
monitored driver logs, managed DOT olution to increase licensing fees, double McFarland said. “You can’t go down a
compliance programs and accidents. the amount of space required between 

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