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CalENdar News iN Brief, filed for federal bankruptcy court pro-
Continued from page 17
tection in Phoenix on Jan. 23, citing
of EvENTS a funding crisis and seeking a court-
ing on the identification of drivers supervised sale of their assets.
who tested positive resulted in 205 “With the increased use of elec-
FEBRUARY driver enforcement cases, and 138 tronic devices on planes, fewer people
enforcement cases against carriers browsed the SkyMall in-flight catalog,”
FEBRUARy 16-19 for violations relating to drivers with wrote Xhibit Chief Financial Officer
TMC annual MeeTing and positive test results operating a com- Scott Wiley. “The substantial increase
exhibiTion
Fueling The FuTure mercial motor vehicle. in the number of air carriers which
Music City Center While results for FMCSA’s 2012 provide Internet access, and the U.S.
Nashville, Tenn. Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey of Federal Aviation Administration’s recent

FEBRUARy 24 approximately 2,000 carriers indicate decision to allow the use of electronic
aTa board oF direCTors that positive random drug testing devices during take-off and landing,
MeeTing results have decreased for a second year, resulted in additional competition from
Arkansas Trucking Association the agency is committed to seeking e-commerce retailers and additional
Little Rock, Ark.
additional information related to driver competition for the attention of pas-
MARCH test rates and will continue to moni- sengers, all of which further negatively
tor industry testing programs before impacted SkyMall’s catalog sales.”
MARCH 8-11
2015 TruCkload Carriers re-evaluating the controlled substances SkyMall generated approximately
assoCiaTion annual random test rate for 2016. $33.7 million in 2012 revenue which
ConvenTion dwindled to $15.8 million for the nine
Gaylord Palms
Kissimmee, Fla. no More in-FLight shoPPing months that ended Sept. 28.
The company that produces
MARCH 31 SkyMall, the in-flight shopping catalog WaLMart driver Logs 4
aTa siF board oF insuranCe MiLLion accident-Free MiLes
MeeTing that entices airline travelers with offers
Arkansas Trucking Association for iFetch ball launchers for dogs and When Walmart trucker George
Little Rock, Ark. mini clap-on alarm clocks, is bracing Hart parks his truck for the last time
APRIL for a hard financial landing. on March 6, he could be the second
SkyMall parent firm Xhibit Corp employee in Walmart’s history to log
APRIL 1-3
saFeTy ManageMenT
CounCil and supply
Chain seCuriTy & loss
prevenTion CounCil’s 2015
sTeering MeeTing
American Trucking Associations
Headquarters
Holiday Inn Ballston
Arlington, Va.
APRIL 12-16
2015 Cvsa Workshop
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Jacksonville, Fla.
APRIL 14-16
aTa Call on WashingTon
Hotel George,
Washington D.C.

APRIL 29-MAy 1
annual business
ConFerenCe & vendor
shoWCase
Embassy Suites & Hot Springs
Convention Center
Hot Springs, Ark.

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