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VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 5 2020
FEATURES
COVER STORY
END TO END 32
Walmart fleet leader Jeff Hammonds sees the
big picture drivers play in retail success
By Robert O’Connor
CAPITOL WATCH
CRITICAL HEALTH EXPERTISE FOR
TRUCKING’S CRITICAL WORK 18
Dr. José Romero, Arkansas Secretary of Health, talks
COVID-19 and trucking
By Deana Nall
ALSO ON THE BALLOT:
TERM LIMITS, CONSTITUTION 22
The 2020 ballot issues that you need to know
By Steve Brawner
VOTE FOR ROADS. VOTE FOR ISSUE 1. 42
By Bethany May
TRADE SECRETS
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY 28
Stephens’ Jack Atkins shares
economic insights for trucking
By David Monteith
NEW LOGISTICAL CHALLENGE:
CONFERENCING IN A PANDEMIC 44
Recap of the 2020 ATA Annual Conference DEPARTMENTS
& Vendor Showcase
By ATR Staff
Up Front: by Shannon Newton 7
They Said It 9
SCENE AROUND
News in Brief 10
LOADS OF GRATITUDE 52 New Members 12
ATA celebrates drivers during National Calendar of Events 13
Truck Driver Appreciation Week Advertiser Resource Index 15
By ATR Staff Council Quarterly 16
Insider Trucking 57
TRUCK CONVOY GOES VIRTUAL FOR Stat View 61
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES 55 The Last Word: by Dr. Doug Voss 62
By ATR Staff
PHOTOGRAPHY ON THIS PAGE AND COVER BY JOHN DAVID PITTMAN
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