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Volume 19 • issue 6 2014
FeATuRes
COVER STORY
from intern to in charge 22
Getting to know Arkansas Highway & Transportation
Department Director Scott Bennett
By Jim Harris
CAPITOL WATCH
2015: the Year of You 30
Arkansas trucking New Year’s resolutions
By Bethany May
TRADE SECRETS
restored to factorY settings 18
The ins and outs of used truck recertification programs
By Todd Traub
the trucking industrY’s top ten 28
Hours-of-service continues to dominate concerns in trucking
By Rebecca Brewster
Last-minute tax taLk 34
Seasoned accountants share late in the game tax strategies
By Jeff Lovelady and Richard Bell
SCENE AROUND
Learning in LittLe rock 36
MTC and SMC host Level 1 roadside inspection at the Capitol
By ATR Staff
saLute to Veterans 37
ATA members observe Veterans Day, trucking style
By ATR Staff
depARTMenTs
Up Front: by Shannon Newton 7
They Said It 9
News in Brief 11
ATA New Members 17
Calendar of Events 21
Insider Trucking 38
Stat View 40
Advertiser Resource Index 41
Images on cover and THIs Page oF
The Last Word: by Kenneth Calhoun 42
scoTT BenneTT BY JoHn davId PITTman.
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