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Bennett said. “That’s one of the things
we All recogNized scott hAd greAt poteNtiAl we always had in common [with the
eArly oN ANd A kNAck for hArd work, he hAd association] was trying to make sure
kNowledge ANd he hAd the iNitiAtiVe to get things were safe and efficient, and
thiNgs doNe. I think that helps with the trucking
industry.”
In 2013, the highway department
—dAN flowers, former director of ArkANsAs highwAy and the ATA worked together to get
& trANsportAtioN depArtmeNt passage in the state legislature of a
registration fee increase on the large
interstate-driving trucks. Bennett
remembers saying then that he thought
“Scott was a very hard worker on and a knack for hard work, he had it was the first time the department and
when he came to work for the highway knowledge and he had the initiative to the trucking association had been to the
department, a very smart guy,” Flowers get things done.” table together and on the same page on
said. “As a matter of fact, early on in his an issue.
career, we sponsored him to do some PartnerIng wItH trUckIng “I think one of the big selling
graduate work at the [University of Bennett has continued to grow points with that increase was, the first
Arkansas] College of Engineering to get the relationship between the highway $2 million a year goes into a commer-
his master’s and at the same time doing department and the Arkansas Trucking cial vehicle safety and education pro-
some work in Northwest Arkansas. Association in his three-plus years as gram,” Bennett said.
“He’s had a real distinguished director. “We’re working with the trucking
career, all the work he’s done up to now, “One of the biggest issues is just association on that now to take some
the positions he’s held, he’s done very making sure the condition of the inter- proposals on what kind of programs
well with the department … We all rec- state is good so it makes for safer and would be out there. It’s all about work-
ognized Scott had great potential early more efficient travel for the trucks,” ing together with the trucking industry

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