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ence with a number of considerations
when forming a contract with shippers. award recipienTs
For his tips, see related article on page
33.
ATA’s Annual Conference also 2013 driver of THe year Tank TrUck
provides an opportunity to recognize JoHnny Harris small carrier:
exemplary professionals in the truck- MC Express LLC Triad TransporT, inc.
ing industry. Friday’s Safety Awards McAlester, Okla.
Luncheon could not have been better 2013 safeTy professionaL of intermediate carrier:
introduced than by the moving testi- THe year soLar TransporT company
mony of Aaron Thomas. Jason wing West des Moines, Iowa
Thomas, now a principal and coach ABF Freight
in Iowa, told his family’s story of the corporaTe fLeeT safeTy LTL division
tragic murder of his father, a local hero, awards small carrier:
by a former football player. Instead of Grand champion Triad TransporT, inc.
lashing out and condemning the mur- caLark inTernaTionaL, inc. McAlester, Okla.
der and his family, Thomas asked their Little Rock, Ark.
small community to support the family; intermediate carrier:
to pray for them. Moved by his compas- TrUckLoad – fLaTBed division aaa cooper TransporTaTion
dothan, Ala.
sion in the face of adversity, Thomas intermediate carrier:
and his family were awarded the Arthur Loggins LogisTics, inc. large carrier:
Ashe Courage ESPN ESPY Award in Jonesboro, Ark. fedex freigHT
2010. large carrier: harrison, Ark.
His message that you may not be oakLey TrUcking, inc.
able to determine what hurdles lifes North Little Rock, Ark. privaTe carrier division
puts in front of you, but you can control intermediate carrier:
how you react to it was a fantastic pre- TrUckLoad – van & reefer mckee foods TransporTaTion
Gentry, Ark.
lude to the announcment of the Driver division
of the Year ward. small carrier: large carrier:
Johnny Harris of MC Express was c.c. Jones, inc. waLmarT TransporTaTion LLc
selected as ATA’s 2013 Driver of the North Little Rock, Ark. Bentonville, Ark.
Year. Harris, who has been driving for intermediate carrier:
23 years—the past 12 of which he’s p & p TrUcking, inc.
spent at MC Express, boasts more than Searcy, Ark.
3.5 million accident-free miles.
If you missed it this year, make large carrier:
plans to attend the 2015 Arkansas J.B. HUnT TransporT, inc.
Trucking Association Annual Business Lowell, Ark.
Conference & Vendor Showcase,
April 29-May 1 at the Embassy Suites
Convention Center and Hotel in Hot
Springs, Ark.
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 Clockwise from top right;
2013 Safety Professional of the year:
Jason wing, ABF Freight
Corporate Fleet Safety Award Grand
Champion: CalArk International,
dennis hilton
2013 driver of the year:
Johnny harris, MC Express LLC

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