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CALENDAR News iN brief,
Continued from page 16
OF EVENTS

MAY

MAy 21-23
2014 ATA AnnuAl BusIness
ConfeRenCe And VendoR
shoWCAse
hilton Branson Convention Center
Branson, Missouri
JUNE
JUNE 17
JoInT CounCIl MeeTIng:
MTC/sMC
Rogers, Arkansas
JULY
JULy 10-12
2014 ATA TRuCkIng
ChAMpIonshIp
John Q. hammons Convention Center
Rogers, Arkansas U DrIve. U TexT. U pay. Research Institute reports that 25 per-
campaIgN cent of teenage drivers respond to a text
In early April, Arkansas law message once or more every time they
enforcement officers joined in a 6-day drive, and 20 percent of teens and 10
national initiative to crack down on percent of parents admit that they have
violators who text while driving. been part of extended multi-message
The U Drive. U Text. U Pay. text conversations while driving.
campaign is a twofold initiative that The U Drive. U Text. U Pay. cam-
combines additional law enforcement paign is a national initiative funded by
patrols devoted to watching for drivers the U.S. Department of Transportation
who are texting along with a national to address incidents of distracted driving.
advertising and media outreach plan
AUGUST designed to inform the public about seNaTors reacH agreemeNT

AUGUST 12-16 the stepped-up patrols and the driver’s oN framework for HIgHway
2014 nATIonAl TRuCk responsibility to obey the law. fUNDINg bIll
dRIVIng ChAMpIonshIp “Arkansas motorists need to Four members of the Environment
david Lawrence Convention Center know that we are serious about stop- and Public Works Committee,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ping the deadly behavior of texting announced on April 10 that they have
SEPTEMBER while driving,” said Colonel Stan reached a bipartisan agreement on the
SEPTEMBER 14-20 Witt, Director of the Arkansas State broad principles for legislation and cited
nATIonAl TRuCk dRIVeR Police and the Governor’s Highway their top priority will be to maintain
AppReCIATIon Week
Safety Representative. “The practice current spending levels. The current
SEPTEMBER 14-18 has become far too common and strict transportation law, MAP-21, is set to
CVsA AnnuAl ConfeRenCe
& exhIBITIon enforcement of texting laws is one way expire September 30.
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center to break what has turned into a bad Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chair-
Buffalo, New york habit.” man of EPW’s Subcommittee on
SEPTEMBER 20-24 According to statistics based on Transportation and Infrastructure, said
TMC 2014 fAll MeeTIng motor vehicle crashes that occurred that the four senators agreeing on the
& nATIonAl TeChnICIAn
skIlls CoMpeTITIon during 2012, there were 3,328 people broad principles for the bill “will help
Walt disney Swan & dolphin killed and 421,000 injured nationwide enable and encourage our colleagues in
Orlando, Florida as the result of distracted driving. The the House and Senate, Democrats and
University of Michigan’s Transportation Republicans, to actually be willing to

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