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market and how the ELD mandate will to Arkansas Trucking Report readers In Friday for golfers to enjoy breakfast and
affect capacity in the coming months. “SFD Proposal Fails to Deliver” on page a morning tournament with 77 players
An in-depth summary of Seidl’s presen- 33. on 20 teams. The first place trophies
tation can be found in Steve Brawner’s Over 40 veterans from member went home with Austin Jones, Chase
article “Market Effect” on page 38. companies attended Thursday evening Pressley, Chance Pressley and Ryan
Vigillo’s CEO Steve Bryan came to for a meet-and-greet book signing with Johnson, all of Union Gas Well Services.
the conference stage to talk CSA rat- bestselling war journalist Eric Blehm. A This year’s conference was one for
ings, more specifically the recent Safety drumline and color guard set the tone the history books, but we plan to top it
Fitness Determination proposal which for a night all about the dedication and next year for the 85th anniversary in
would change ratings from satisfactory, sacrifices of the men and women in Rogers. Mark your calendars now for
conditional or unsatisfacory to one rat- our industry who have served in the May 3–5, 2017.
ing: unfit. Bryan disputed the proposal military. There was nary a dry eye in
changes’ effectiveness at accurately the house as Blehm told the heroic story
gauging a carrier’s crash risk. The data of Arkansas-native Adam Brown who
Vigillo collected indicated very little turned around his life and rose to the
gain from the SFD proposal changes. top tier of the Navy, Seal Team Six.
Bryan brings his presentation and data The threatening rain held off on

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