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the ATRI Board to serve in this impor-
tant role, and we look forward to work- WELCOME,
ing with them,” said Rebecca Brewster,
ATRI president and COO. NEW ATA MEMBERS!

ATRI SOLICITS ELD DATA FOR
INDUSTRY CLEARINGHOUSE Together, We Are the Power of Association
The American Transportation
Research Institute (ATRI) has launched We welcome the following new members. Each new member
its initiative to collect and warehouse adds to the Arkansas trucking industry’s collective strength to
anonymized electronic logging device
data. With universal deployment of promote, protect and serve with a unified voice.
electronic logging devices (ELDs), the
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A number of
trucking fleets have ATA HONORS ARKANSAS’ national advocacy efforts and contin-
already shared their SHANNON NEWTON WITH ued to fight for the betterment of our
ELD data with ATRI PRESIDENT’S TAEC AWARD industry.”
to evaluate its poten- Arkansas Trucking Newton joined the Arkansas
tial for a number Association President Shannon Trucking Association in 2003 and
of critical industry Newton was named the 17th quickly set to work establishing herself
analyses and ATRI is recipient of the American as a proponent of positive change with-
now is looking for an Trucking Associations’ in the industry. She built her trucking
expanded group of President’s Trucking Association portfolio by editing an award-winning
motor carriers who Executives Council Leadership state trucking association magazine and
are willing to regu- Award during ATA’s 85th managing a worker’s compensation pro-
larly provide anony- Management Conference and gram before moving into her leadership
mized ELD data to Exhibition. position. As president, she joined forces
ATRI for the indus- “We are honored to pres- with American Trucking Associations to
try clearinghouse. ent this award to someone who garner support for multiple projects that
“Through the collection of anonymous, has worked so tirelessly on behalf of have shown support for a safety-first
aggregated ELD data, ATRI hopes to our federation during her tenure lead- image of the industry. This includes
support solid, thorough and scientifi- ing a state that has a major trucking advocating for the full implementation
cally valid analyses to address major footprint,” said ATA President and of the electric logging device mandate,
industry problems. CEO Chris Spear. “Shannon and her despite significant pressure, and helping
To learn more about how your fleet team in Arkansas have shown strength shepherd the introduction of the Honest
can support this effort, visit www.atri- and determination at the state level, Operators Undertake Road Safety Act,
online.org. but have also supported regional and 

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