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2012 Corporate Fleet Safety Awards Marriott on Thursday night. Musician

Rodney Block and his band provided
geNeRal commodITIeS/TRUckload – entertainment.
flaTbed dIVISIoN Business continued on Friday with
Intermediate carrier:
LoggInS LogIStICS, InC. an executive roundtable discussion led by
Angelia Hendon Chris Burruss, President of the Truckload
Carriers Association. Speakers were:
large carrier: Michael Card, President of Combined
MAveRICk tRAnSPoRtAtIon, LLC
Dean Newell Transport, Inc., Gary Salisbury, President
of Fikes Truck Line, and Steve Williams,
geNeRal commodITIeS/TRUckload – Chairman & CEO of Maverick USA, Inc.
VaN & ReefeR dIVISIoN
Small carrier: The industry leaders spoke about the
C.C. JoneS, InC. trucking industry’s image, how to con-
Vicki Stephens trol public perception, driver shortage,
Intermediate carrier: driver health issues, and where they see
MC exPReSS LLC the industry going in the future. Prior to
Fred Fraser the the group’s discussion, Rick Gobbell,
President of Gobbell Transportation
large carrier:
J.B. Hunt tRAnSPoRt, InC. Safety, LLC. spoke about the CSA, SMS,
Greer Woodruff and the FMCSA’s plan.
It goes without saying that with all
geNeRal commodITIeS/lTl dIVISIoN
Small carrier: of the new regulations for the indus-
tRIAd tRAnSPoRt, InC. try, legal issues will abound. Attorneys
John Watkins Daniel Barney and Andrew Butcher with
Intermediate carrier: Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson &
oLd doMInIon FReIgHt LIne, InC. Feary spoke about what industry leaders
Sam Faucette can expect to have issues with and how
to quickly and quietly find resolution.
large carrier:
Fedex FReIgHt The conference wrapped up with
Mike Brust the Corporate Fleet Safety Awards
luncheon. The keynote speaker was
pRIVaTe caRRIeR dIVISIoN
Small carrier: Congressman Rick Crawford (R- Ark.)
CoBB-vAntReSS, InC. who was recently appointed to a special
Kevin Jones panel tasked with examining the cur-

Intermediate carrier: rent state of freight transportation in
SIMMonS FoodS InC. the United States and how improving
Dick Bolen freight transportation can strengthen
the U.S. economy.
large carrier:
WALMARt tRAnSPoRtAtIon LLC It will be hard to top the 2013
Rick Foster Conference, but plans are already in
the works for 2014. We’ll see you in
TaNk TRUck
Small carrier: Branson.
tRIAd tRAnSPoRt, InC.
John Watkins
Small carrier:
SoLAR tRAnSPoRt CoMPAnY
Scott Mehmen
gRaNd cHampIoN
WALMARt tRAnSPoRtAtIon LLC
Rick Foster, Senior Director of Fleet Safety
Over 21.3 million miles
Frequency Rate of 0.33 (accidents per million miles)
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