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CALENDAR News iN brief, employees and their dependents.
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IMWell Health of Fort Smith
OF EVENTS will manage the clinic, which will
FMCSA failed drug tests and test refus- offer yearly physicals and provide treat-
als, along with requiring them to query ment for routine illnesses and chronic
March the clearinghouse when making new diseases.
hires and once annually for current “We believe this is a major step
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2014 TMC AnnuAl MeeTIng drivers. forward in our holistic approach to
& TRAnspoRTATIon “We are leveraging technology to employee health and wellness,” Rich
exhIbITIon create a one-stop verification point to Krutsch, director of human resources
Nashville City music Center
Nashville, Tennessee help companies hire drug and alcohol- program administration for Arkansas
free drivers,” said FMCSA Administrator Best, said in a news release. “Making
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TRuCkloAd CARRIeRs Anne S. Ferro. “This proposal moves us health and wellness part of our cultural
AssoCIATIon AnnuAl further down the road toward improv- DNA is our objective, and this partner-
ConVenTIon ing safety for truck and bus companies, ship should help us achieve that goal.”
Gaylord Texan Resort commercial drivers and the motoring
Grapevine, Texas
public everywhere.” fayeTTevIlle fIrM developS
april Carriers must randomly test 10 TraffIC warNINg SySTeM
APRIL 3-4 percent of their CDL drivers for alcohol Fayetteville, Arkansas-based
AMeRICAn TRuCkIng and 50 percent of their CDL drivers for VisuaLogistic Technologies entered into
AssoCIATIons WInTeR
sTeeRIng MeeTIng drugs each year in addition to testing a partnership with the state, to
& nATIonAl sAfeTy new hires, drivers involved in signifi- introduce its Automated Detection Alert
ConfeRenCe & exhIbITIon cant crashes and whenever a supervisor System, or ADAS, to Arkansas highways.
Arlington, Virginia
suspects a driver of using drugs or alco- The system entails a series of wire-
APRIL 11 hol while at work. less, solar-powered roadside sensors
deAdlIne foR CoRpoRATe
fleeT sAfeTy AWARds placed roughly a quarter-mile apart that
APRIL 18 arKaNSaS BeST opeNS HealTH are updated in real time to inform driv-
deAdlIne foR ATA AnnuAl ClINIC for eMployeeS ers of what’s ahead — congested traffic,
busIness ConfeRenCe Arkansas Best Corp., the parent emergency vehicles, even hazardous
& VendoR shoWCAse company of ABF Freight System, Inc. of conditions. Each sensor will flash dif-
sponsoRshIps
Fort Smith, is opening a primary care ferent colors based on the conditions
May clinic less than a half mile from its ahead — for example, yellow for stalled
mAy 21-23 headquarters to serve more than 1,000 traffic.
2014 ATA AnnuAl busIness
ConfeRenCe And VendoR
shoWCAse
hilton Branson Convention Center
Branson, missouri
July
JULy 10-12
2014 ATA TRuCkIng
ChAMpIonshIp
John Q. hammons Convention Center
Rogers, Arkansas

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