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IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME 22 | ISSUE 5 2017

FEATURES

COVER STORY
28 TALKING TURKEY
Josh Thompson shares his experiences from
catching turkeys to running a trucking company
By Lacey Thacker

CAPITOL WATCH
19 MOVING MEDICAL MARIJUANA
It remains to be seen who and how Arkansas will
transport the medical marijuana business around the state
By Steve Brawner

24 “THE HIGHWAYMEN” REVISITED
Ten years later, P3s’ fate uncertain under Trump
By Steve Brawner

TRADE SECRETS
36 PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
UCA professor earns his CDL to take
trucking skills to the classroom
By Deana Nall

40 THEY LIKE US; THEY REALLY LIKE US
ATA works to improve the image of trucking around the state
By Bethany May

SCENE AROUND
44 GRILLS, GOODIE BAGS AND GRATITUDE
ATA gives thanks for drivers during National Truck Driving Week
By ATR Staff

46 TRUCKING COMES TO THE TABLE
AND PLAYS FOR THE PAC
ATA hosts trucking execs and legislators at an exclusive
fundraiser and golf tournament for the ATA-PAC
By ATR Staff
DEPARTMENTS

7 Up Front: by Shannon Newton
8 They Said It
10 News in Brief
12 New Members
17 Calendar of Events
50 Insider Trucking
PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE AND COVER 52 Stat View
BY JOHN DAVID PITTMAN 53 Advertiser Resource Index
54 The Last Word: by Tracy Rosser
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