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Know-it-all

by eric francis Safety Management Council. And that’s a great fit for a
Contributing Writer woman who will, when gently prodded, own up to being a
total regulations nerd.
Malea Hare doesn’t feel out of place working in what’s “Yes – my regulations book is there on my night-
primarily a man’s industry. After all, that’s pretty much stand,” said Hare with a smile. “I’m the one people e-mail
how she grew up. to ask, ‘what’s that regulation for so-and-so?’ I carry the
“I grew up around a lot of boys – an older brother and regulation book. I am the nerd.”
many cousins,” said Hare. “I was the youngest and the And how: Two years ago on her first shot at the
granddaughter. But I’ve just always been taught – by my Arkansas Trucking Association’s (ATA) Safety Compliance
father, grandfather, mother, grandmother – if you’re going Challenge during the truck driving championship, she
to do something, give it 100 percent. Try your best. If you took first place. Plus, her know-how extends beyond DOT
fall, jump right back up because you can try it again.” to areas like OSHA and workers’ comp, which touch on
She’s lived that credo and it shows, given that at compliance issues.
27-years old she’s not only the director of safety for CalArk “If it has anything to do with compliance, if it has
International, she’s also the youngest person (and first some regulatory requirement, you can throw me in there,”
female) to chair the Arkansas Trucking Association’s she said.
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