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CALENDAR

OF EVENTS

MAY

MAY 16 - 18
ATA ANNUAL BUSINESS
CONFERENCE & VENDOR
SHOWCASE
Hot Springs Convention Center
Hot Springs, Ark.

JUNE

JUNE 5 – 7
AMERICAN TRUCKING
ASSOCIATIONS’ NAFC ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AND TMC’S
FLEET DATA MANAGEMENT &
CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE
Raleigh, NC
JUNE 5 – 8 NEWS IN BRIEF, • Urban Planning and Smart City
Design for Trucks – examining
NATMI MOTOR FLEET ACC. INV. & Continued from page 13
NATMI ADVANCED ACC. INV. how and where truck freight deliv-
The Victory Building ery can be effectively incorporated
Little Rock, Ark. the Professionalism, Harmonization, into urban planning and smart city
Partnership and Leader Award from
JUNE 19 the Specialized Carriers and Rigging design approaches.
TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP • Assessing the Consistency and
& TECHNICIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Association. He also serves as vice-
COMMITTEE MEETING chair of the AHP Charity Fund, a non- Accuracy of CMV Crash Data –
John Q. Hammons Center profit organization. will identify ways to improve com-
Rogers, Ark.
Thompson began his career with mercial motor vehicle crash data
the department as a telecommunica- collection, quality review, data man-
JULY tions operator in 1988 before his many agement and data submission at the
JULY 12 – 14 promotions throughout his 30 year local and state levels.
ARKANSAS TRUCKING career. He replaces former AHP Chief
CHAMPIONSHIP Ronnie Burks who retired earlier this • Role and Impact of Government
John Q. Hammons Center Regulations on Autonomous
Rogers, Ark. year. Vehicles – research will assess the
positive and negative impact of
AUGUST ATRI ANNOUNCES 2018 TOP regulations being promulgated at
AUGUST 15 – 18 RESEARCH PRIORITIES the state-level for identification of
AMERICAN TRUCKING The American Transportation model legislation on how autono-
ASSOCIATIONS’ NATIONAL TRUCK Research Institute (ATRI) Board of mous technologies and vehicles
DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND Directors has announced the 2018 Top should be deployed.
NATIONAL STEP VAN DRIVING Research Priorities as identified by ATRI’s
CHAMPIONSHIPS Research Advisory Committee (RAC). • Inconsistencies in CDL Testing
Columbus, Ohio – will review the range of require-
The research topics cover a wide
AUGUST 27 – 28 array of critical industry issues includ- ments for CDL testing across states
NATMI SAFETY & DOT and identify best practices to develop
COMPLIANCE SERIES ing the impact that urban planning an effective set of testing require-
The Victory Building and “smart city” design have on truck
Little Rock, Ark. operations, inconsistencies in CDL test- ments.
AUGUST 29 – 30 ing, and continuing research on the • Autonomous Impacts on the
ATA SAFETY SYMPOSIUM impact of autonomous technologies on Truck Driver – a detailed analysis
Little Rock, Ark. the trucking industry. of how autonomous truck tech-

The 2018 ATRI top research 
priorities are:

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