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“Our industry benefits greatly from
CALENDAR OF EVENTS leaders like Shannon who build coali-
tions, generate relationships and make
sure pro-safety, pro-trucking policies are
enacted at the state level and supported
JANUARY FEBRUARY 21 at the national level,” said incoming
MAINTENANCE & TECHNOLOGY
JANUARY 17 COUNCIL MEETING ATA Chairman Barry Pottle, president
ATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Embassy Suites of Pottle’s Transportation. “Shannon is
The Victory Building Rogers, Ark. a great example of the wonderful rela-
Little Rock, Ark. tionship ATA has with our state federa-
FEBRUARY 28
JANUARY 24 ATA BOARD OF DIRECTORS tion and how we can use those to make
NATMI INNOVATIVE DRIVER The Victory Building a positive impact in our industry.”
RETENTION STRATEGIES Little Rock, Ark.
The Victory Building
Little Rock, Ark. MARCH BYPASS TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN
JANUARY 29-31 MARCH 7 A PERSONAL HELICOPTER
CVSA DATA MANAGEMENT, ATA NEW MEMBER BRUNCH
QUALITY AND FMCSA SYSTEMS The Victory Building
TRAINING Little Rock, Ark.
San Antonio, Tex.
FEBRUARY SAVE THE DATE!
FEBRUARY 6-7 MAY 15–17
NATMI SAFETY & DOT
COMPLIANCE ATA ANNUAL BUSINESS
The Victory Building CONFERENCE & VENDOR
Little Rock, Ark. SHOWCASE
FEBRUARY 12 Little Rock, Ark.
SAFETY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
MEETING JULY 11–13 As congestion on America’s highways
Embassy Suites continues to spread, SureFly, a personal
Rogers, Ark. ARKANSAS TRUCKING helicopter, offers technology for commut-
CHAMPIONSHIP
FEBRUARY 21 ers to fly over traffic in a partially electric
NATMI ACCIDENT PREVENTION, Rogers, Ark. drone-like aircraft for two people.
MANAGEMENT & INVESTIGATION The helicopter with a target price-
The Victory Building
Little Rock, Ark. point around $200,000, includes 8 rotors
and a hybrid motor that can fly for up to
2 hours at a time.
NEWS IN BRIEF, The Federal Aviation Administration
Continued from page 13 requires a skilled pilot to operate vehicles
like the SureFly, but Elliot Bokeno with
the HOURS Act. Workhorse, the Ohio based company try-
The Trucking Association ing to bring the aircraft to market, says
Executives Council is comprised of staff it isn’t difficult to use, “You don’t need
executives of state trucking associations a huge skill set to fly it. If you can fly a
and conferences affiliated with the drone, you can fly this,”
American Trucking Associations. TAEC For safety, SureFly uses a computer
serves to promote the trucking industry; that is constantly monitoring the safety
contribute to the improvement of the and stability of the flight. But just in
associations and organizations estab- case, there’s also a battery backup if the
lished to serve the trucking industry; generator fails.
and advance the professional stature leader and to create an enduring legacy Additionally, “you’ve also got a bal-
and capabilities of the managers and for that leader and for the industry. The listic parachute up top to save the craft in
executives of such associations. award comes with a $10,000 grant for the event of a catastrophic failure,” said
The President’s TAEC Leadership a non-profit 501(c)(3) trucking educa- Bokeno.
Award was created in 2002 by ATA tion or research organization chosen by 
to honor a state trucking association Newton.

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