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• Mandatory speed limiters,
• Alternative compliance credits for Thank You To our
CSA scores and 2013 ConferenCe SponSorS
• Participating in 34-Hour Restart
Study. Only 2 percent of all bills
introduced were actually signed Gold SponSorS
into law. One of those was the law aon risk Solutions
implementing the use of Electronic
On-Board Recorders. Kidd stressed Bendix
the importance of the Trucking Bridgestone
Alliance with the passage of this law. Corvel
Many changes are coming for the Cummins Mid-South
industry where safety is concerned. diamond International
To discuss some of those issues and fedex freight
explain how drivers and carriers will fikes Truck line, llC.
be affected, ABF Freight System Safety
Compliance and Training Manager peterbilt of fort Smith
Jason Wing moderated a question and York risk Services Group
answer session with Steve Keppler, fleetlocate
Executive Director of the Commercial help, Inc.
Vehicle Safety Alliance, and Greer Jost
Woodruff, SVP of Corporate Safety and MhC
Security for J.B. Hunt Transport. The
pair, considered safety experts, fielded peoplenet
many questions including those focused pilot flying J
on drug testing and EOBR’s and gave Smartdrive
their predictions on how the industry Stephens, Inc.
will be changing for the better. Superior Trailer Sales & leasing
One speaker who was very care- Travel Centers of america/petro Stopping Centers
ful not to give any predictions was the Tri-State Truck Center, Inc.
Arkansas Razorbacks’ new Head Coach
Bret Bielema. The Head Hog made a spe- utility Tri-State, Inc.
cial appearance at the request of former
board member Ralph Bradbury. Coach SIlver SponSorS
Bielema talked about his role models
growing up and how an injury ended
what was sure to be a stellar career in
the NFL and led him to coaching. If a
personable, relatable and all around good
guy at the helm can be any indication of
the kind of season a team will have, then
Razorback fans are in for a treat.
The Arkansas Trucking Association
offers a long list of benefits to its mem-
bers, and the promise of a good time
ranks high on that list. Gold Sponsors
of the Conference were taken by limou-
sine to the Ville Marre, an historic resi-
dence in the Quapaw Quarter district of
downtown Little Rock, for a wine tast-
ing and happy hour reception. Everyone
at the conference was invited to attend
the Chairman’s Rooftop Party at the
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