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executive editor
SHANNON NEWTON
managing editor
BETHANY MAY
contributing writers INQUIRY, DOPAMINE, AND THE ROWING MACHINE
STEVE BRAWNER LACEY THACKER
brawnersteve@mac.com lacey@laceythacker.com
DAVID MONTEITH ANGELA THOMAS It feels so good to be right. Neuroscientists say we get a little rush of dopamine
monteith.consulting@gmail.com angelaejthomas@yahoo.com
JIM HARRIS TODD TRAUB when we read or hear news that matches our beliefs about the world and success.
jimharris@arktimes.com toddtraub@centurytel.net
MOLLY MILLER
mollymillerfreelance@gmail.com
Recently while at the gym I made a flippant comment, in attempt to make a loss
art director
JON D. KENNEDY sting a little less, about how boys were supposed to win a particular challenge. I
The Freelance Co. LLC, freelanceco@comcast.net
production editors believed it to be true, but I didn’t really know with certainty. It seemed logical to
SARAH SHEETS, KATIE THOMASON, DAVID O’NEAL
illustrator me that longer bodies with superior upper body strength would be advantageous
BRENT BENNETT
brentdraw@att.net for a row challenge measuring meters rowed in a given time.
photographers
JON D. KENNEDY, JOHN DAVID PITTMAN
As not to dwell on the loss, I quickly moved on to the next station and a new topic
of small talk.
www.arkansastrucking.com My friends at the gym are seemingly as competitive as I am, and one didn’t take
president
SHANNON SAMPLES NEWTON too kindly to my remark that explained his win with a biological advantage.
shannonnewton@arkansastrucking.com
vice president, safety programs and industry engagement Overnight he performed some independent research and was brave enough to
DAVID O’NEAL, CDS
davidoneal@arkansastrucking.com confirm, in short distances, men consistently outperform women, covering more
director of operations
SARAH NEWMAN SHEETS meters at a quicker pace for reasons similar to those I presumed. I was right.
sarahsheets@arkansastrucking.com
communications director
BETHANY MAY
bethanymay@arkansastrucking.com I can confirm that that dopamine feeling is multiplied when someone challenges
business development coordinator our rightness, and the data backs it up.
AMANDA LAMB
amandalamb@arkansastrucking.com
corporate services coordinator
KATIE THOMASON However research is about much more than making us feel good. It’s about asking
katiethomason@arkansastrucking.com
executive assistant smart questions and letting the answers guide us to informed destinations, even
CAITLIN WALRAVEN
caitlinwalraven@arkansastrucking.com if those are uncomfortable. Research includes challenging ideas, exploring myths,
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
AL HERINGER IV
Star Transportation, LLC and even curiously navigating new areas of interest.
Vice President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROCHELLE BARTHOLOMEW MIKE MCNUTT I recently accepted a role on the American Transportation Research Institute’s
CalArk International, Inc. Distribution Solutions, Inc.
President CEO, Owner
MARR LYNN BEARDEN MARK MORRIS Research Advisory Committee. Part of our responsibilities will be to develop and
Marrlin Transit, Inc. Morris Transportation Services, LLC
President President prioritize research proposals that address the trucking industry’s top challenges.
KEVEN HADDOX JAMES REED
Southern Tire Mart USA Truck
Vice President of Operations CEO
GREG CARMAN G.E. “BUTCH” RICE III We all agree that the industry is facing no shortage of challenges, coupled with a
Carman, Inc. Stallion Transportation Group
President President & CEO technology revolution potentially impacting every aspect of our business.
JOHN CULP ALAN RIELS
Maverick USA Dedicated Logistics, LLC
President President & CEO
DAN CUSHMAN TRACY ROSSER Making the world and our industry better than it is today will require open minds,
PAM Transport, Inc. Walmart Transportation
President & CEO Senior Vice President
CRAIG HARPER JOHN SMITH not rigid ones. We will have to be flexible and change our minds when our beliefs
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. FedEx Freight
Executive Vice President & COO President aren’t supported by the research. And that is okay.
KORY LARSON VICKI JONES STEPHENS
The Larson Group C.C. Jones, Inc.
COO President

JEFF LOGGINS TIM THORNE Our association relies on ATRI’s research to shape our priorities and expend our
Loggins Logistics, Inc. ABF Freight
President & CEO President & CEO resources. It helps us to convey the size and scope of the trucking industry and
ROB LYALL DOUG VOSS
Tyson Foods, Inc. University of Central Arkansas
Vice President - Transportation Associate Professor of Logistics inform policy makers about the issues facing our members.
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An affiliate of the American Trucking So it is an honor to be part of the team that will now ask the questions and pursue
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the answers—even if those answers conflict with existing assumptions. Being right
Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) is an Arkansas corporation of trucking
companies, private carrier fleets and businesses which serve or supply the
trucking industry. ATA serves these companies as a governmental affairs may feel good, but if we’re wrong, chocolate and exercise can do that too.
representative before legislative, regulatory and executive branches of
government on issues that affect the trucking industry. The organization also
provides public relations services, workers’ compensation insurance, operational
services and serves as a forum for industry meetings and membership relations.
For information, contact ATA at:
1401 West Capitol, Suite 185
Post Office Box 3476 (72203)
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Drivers Legal Plan Shannon Newton
Phone 501.372.3462 Fax 501.376.1810
www.arkansastrucking.com President, Arkansas Trucking Association

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