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News iN Brief,
Continued from page 15 WELCOME,

Service, Inc. and a member of ATRI’s NEW ATA MEMBERS!
Research Advisory Committee. “If the
industry doesn’t collectively figure out
how to recruit younger drivers, we may
not have anyone left to haul freight in Together, We Are the
the coming decades. With more and
more of the nation’s freight being hauled Power of Association
by trucks now and in the future, this is a
piece of the puzzle we have to solve.”
The report discusses the issues We welcome the following new
impacting the industry’s ability to attract members. Each new member adds to
younger drivers, and offers solutions to
the problem including an increased voca- the Arkansas trucking industry’s
tional presence for the trucking industry collective strength to promote, protect
and closing the gap between high school
and CDL eligibility. and inform with a unified voice.

MarrLIn tranSIt receIveS tHe FOR-HIRE CARRIER ALLIED MEMBERS
cHaMPIon award
MEMBERS
AmeRIcAn nATIonAl BAnk
GRoendyke TRAnsPoRT, Inc. Kansas City, Mo.
Enid, Okla. 816.935.2901
580.234.4663 www.anbank.com
www.groendyke.com American National Bank dedicates a large part
Number of Trucks: 1,001 of its financing activities to providing competi-
tive financing to OTR for-hire and vocational
PRoPel TRuckInG, Inc. truck users
Russellville, Ark. BAldWIn & lyons, Inc./
479.967.3460 PRoTecTIve InsuRAnce co.
Number of Trucks: 10 Carmel, Ind.
317.636.9800
TRAnsco lInes, Inc. www.protectiveinsurance.com
Russellville, Ark. Insurance company that offers liability, cargo,
479.967.5700 physical damage and workers’ compensaition
www.transcolines.com coverages for trucking fleets with 25 or more
Number of Trucks: 303 power units
The Arkansas Trucking Association-
Political Action Committee (ATA-PAC) TRuBlu loGIsTIcs cARRIeRWeB, llc
Smyrna, Ga.
honored Marr Lynn Bearden, president Maumelle, Ark. 817.201.1276
of Marrlin Transit, as the most active 501.803.3565 www.carrierweb.com
and engaged supporter of governmental www.trublulogistics.com Tech company that provides mobile communica-
Number of Trucks: 437
affairs and political activism on behalf tion for fleets and carriers—ELDs incab reefer
of the association and the industry over unITed RoAd and dry van monitoring devices
the past year. Fortworth, Texas TRInITy RIsk, llc
ATA president Shannon Newton 817.831.6664 Middlefield, CT
presented Bearden with the Champion www.unitedroad.com 860.788.3228
Award to recognize Marrlin Transport’s Number of Trucks: 2,036 www.3risk.com
support of the ATA-PAC at the December Z & e TRuckInG Insurance underwriters focused on owner-
ATA Board of Directors meeting. Jacksonville, Ark. operator lines of insurance such as occupational
accident, contigent liability, workers compensa-
Association PACs are funded by 501.590.4667 tion, NTL and physical damage
voluntary contributions, completely Number of Trucks: 3
apart from the organization’s general
treasury. For membership information, visit www.arkansastrucking.com

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