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November 2015
BREAKING GROUND FOR
SO-CAL FISHER HOUSE
PAT THOMAS
Valerie and Greg Owen, along with Liz
Gaston Executive Staff Director, helped break
ground for the Southern California Fisher
House. Long Beach’s VA Hospital is a prime
candidate for a Fisher House, which serves
56,000 veterans a year, and is a national
center for treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Greg and Val Owen, Ability Tri-Modal, are
both on the Fisher House So Cal Board of
Directors, and their son the late Josh Owen
also served as a Board of Director.
Dear ATA Members,
November is often a time, because of the Thanksgiving
holiday, to sit back and take stock of all we’re thankful for.
ATA IMMEDIATE PAST
CHAIRMAN LONG
CELEBRATES
Coming off our tremendous Management Conference
and Exhibition in Philadelphia, I’m thankful for many,
many things – not the least of which is that the members
of ATA have elected me chairman at this critical time for
our industry.
ATA Immediate Past Chairman Duane
Long (Longistics) accepts his official
Chairman’s portrait while celebrating
his year representing ATA.
I’m also thankful for where our industry appears to be
headed. Trucking’s future is very bright. We heard from
members and exhibitors in Philadelphia about how
enthusiastic they were about the direction this industry
is moving. We heard from political leaders that we may
soon see progress on important legislation and safety
rules. These are all positive.
CELEBRATING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
So, we in trucking have a lot to be thankful for – remember that, and remember to be thankful for the drivers and
technicians and dispatchers and all the people that make
this industry go. Delivering our Thanksgiving meals and all
the trimmings, but also so much more.
Pat Thomas
ATA Chairman
D.M. Bowman decaled three units in
their fleet to honor their first lady Jone
Bowman in recognition of the encouragement, compassion and support
she provided to others whose lives
had been touched by breast cancer.
Jim Ward, president and CEO, said it
is a great way to show our continued
support of women in trucking. Keep
an eye out in Maryland, North Carolina and Indiana for the D.M. Bowman
breast cancer units on the highway.
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ATA Management Conference
& Exhibition ★ Philadelphia
October 17-20, 2015
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Mike, Pam and Nick Card enjoy the final banquet while dancing to Chicago.
A YEAR OF
PARTNERSHIPS
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administrator Scott Darling told
attendees that he wants 2016 to be
a “year of partnerships” between his
agency and the carriers and drivers
it regulates. The head of FMCSA
discussed the HOS restart study,
entry level driver training, unified
registration system, ELD’s and a
safety and fitness NPRM.
IDITAROD CHAMPION ATTENDS MCE
MERITOR HONORS
INCOMING CHAIRMAN
PAT THOMAS
J.J. Keller’s Jim Keller and Dallas Seavey enjoy their time in Philadelphia.
Dallas Seavey, an American dog musher, won the Iditarod Trail Sled
Dog Race in 2012, 2014 and 2015. J.J. Keller sponsors Seavey.
Meritor executives welcomed
incoming Chairman Pat Thomas
(UPS) and his family at a reception
before the annual banquet.
L to R: James Taylor, Meritor’s General Manager, North American Field Operations; Jeffrey
“Jay” A. Craig, Meritor Chief Executive Officer
and President; ATA’s Pat Thomas; and Meritor’s
Chris Villavarayan, Vice President, Global
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management,
Commercial Truck.
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TRUCKING’S BEST
IS RECOGNIZED!
L to R: Kevin Burch, ATA 2nd Vice Chairman and President of Jet Express, Inc.; Curt Shewchuk, Sr.
Director of Security, of Conway, Inc.; Bill McClennan, CEO, FASTPORT; Dave Huneryager, President,
Tennessee Trucking Association; Ralph Garcia, professional truck driver and America’s Road Team Captain,
ABF Freight System, Inc.; and Kent Ferguson, Director of Transportation Solutions, HireRight.
TRUCKING’S BEST HONORED WITH THE MIKE
RUSSELL TRUCKING INDUSTRY IMAGE AWARDS
L to R: Tom Reader, Director of Marketing for ELDs, J.J. Keller; John Esparza, President & CEO,
Texas Trucking Association; and Bill Graves, ATA President & CEO.
TEXAS TRUCKING ASSOCIATION’S JOHN ESPARZA
IS RECOGNIZED WITH THE ATA PRESIDENT’S TAEC
LEADERSHIP AWARD
John Esparza, President & CEO of the Texas Trucking Association, received a
$10,000 safety education grant from sponsor J. J. Keller. The TAEC
Annual Leadership award recognizes the state trucking association that has
gone above and beyond in its support of American Trucking Associations, its
members and the industry at large. Passionate, professional and a wealth of
knowledge are a few words that were used to describe Esparza.
The Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Awards, sponsored by HireRight,
were presented during the ATA MCE in Philadelphia. ATA honored Conway, Inc., FASTPORT, The Tennessee Trucking Association Foundation, the
late Russell Gerdin with Heartland Express Inc, and Ralph Garcia, America’s
Road Team Captain and professional driver for ABF Freight System, Inc. with
the ninth annual Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Awards. The award
honors trucking companies, state associations and industry suppliers that
generate positive awareness of the trucking industry. ATA First Vice Chairman
and president of Jet Express, Inc. Kevin Burch said, “Every person working
in the trucking industry has the responsibility to advocate on its behalf and
demonstrate the safety-first mentality of the trucking industry to the public. The
awards we presented celebrate a company, organization or individual who
over the past year has gone above and beyond to establish positive awareness of the trucking industry.”
STATE TRUCKING ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES HONORED FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
L to R: Brian Parke (ME); Crystal Collins (NC); Gail Toth (NJ); Tom Whitaker (KS); Greg
Fulton (CO); Frank Filgo (AL); Gareth Sakakida (HI)
TAEC National Chairman Barry “Spook” Stang presented
service awards to the State Trucking Association Executives for
their years of service, including 5-year Service Award honorees, Brian Parke, President & CEO of the Maine Motor Transport Association and Crystal Collins, President of the North
Carolina Trucking Association. 15-year recipients included
Tom Whitaker, Executive Director of the Kansas Motor Carriers
Association and current TAEC Vice-Chairman; and Gail Toth,
Executive Director of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association.
Greg Fulton, President of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association and Frank Filgo, President & CEO of the Alabama Trucking
Association, were honored for their 20 years of service. Gareth
Sakakida, Managing Director of the Hawaii Transportation
Association, was honored for his 25 years of service to Hawaii.
TAEC National Chairman Barry “Spook”
Stang, Motor Carriers of Montana enters
the stage
ATA Management Conference
& Exhibition ★ Philadelphia
October 17-20, 2015
MCE EXHIBIT HALL
OPENING
The Philadelphia Mummers
helped open ATA’s Management
Conference & Exhibition’s grand
exhibit hall. ATA President & CEO
Bill Graves said, “While trucking
moves America forward, the supplier and allied community helps
trucking keep moving. It is always
a pleasure to have such a robust
allied community demonstrate their
support for our industry here.”
RIBBON CUTTING
ATA President & CEO Bill Graves, ATA Chairman Duane Long (Longistics), Pat Long
(Longistics) and Lytx Chairman and CEO Brandon Nixon officially open the MCE
Exhibit Hall. The ceremonial ribbon cutting was sponsored by Lytx DriveCam.
THANKING MICHELIN
NORTH AMERICA
MACK TRUCK’S
STEPHEN ROY TALKS
SHARE THE ROAD
ATA Incoming Chairman Pat
Thomas (UPS) thanks Steve
Jahries, Vice President National
Accounts at Michelin, for their
strong support of ATA’s Share the
Road program. Michelin is a
sponsor of Share the Road.
Stephen Roy, President of
North American Sales &
Marketing for Mack Trucks
discussed why Mack supports
the Share the Road highway
safety program. Mack is a
sponsor of Share the Road.
ATRI’S TOP INDUSTRY ISSUES ANNOUNCED
DANCING TO CHICAGO
Former ATA Chairman and a member of ATRI’s Board of Directors Mike Card
(Combined Transport) talks to reporters about ATRI’s newly released top industry issues.
ATA Chairman Duane Long, along with wife Pat, enjoy the final banquet as they
dance to the band Chicago.
JET EXPRESS TRAILER
DISPLAYS TMAF FULL
TRAILER WRAP AT MCE
A Jet Express tractor-trailer displayed
a TMAF full trailer wrap on the
MCE Exhibit Hall floor, encouraging
attendees to decal their fleets.
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TMAF TRAILER WRAP RAFFLE
ATA President & CEO Bill Graves spun the wheel and
pulled Steelman Transportation and US Legal Services
as the lucky winners in the TMAF full trailer decal wrap.
Graves generously donated two full wraps during MCE.
ATA Chairman Pat Thomas looks on.
The Trucking Moves America Forward
Trailer Wrap program is in full swing.
Join in and decal one of your trailers by
contacting TMAF@trucking.org.
Thanks to the following Companies:
Admiral Transport Corp. (2)
C.B. Wilson Transport (1)
Chamber Transportation Services (1)
Erb Transport (1)
Excargo Services (2)
Fox Valley Technical College (2)
Garner Transportation (2)
Goggin Warehousing (3)
John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center (1)
Jet Express, Inc. (2)
Jung Truck Service (1)
Load One Transportation & Logistics (4)
Milwaukee Area Technical College (3)
Pinellas Technical College (1)
Pottle’s Transportation (2)
Regency Transportation (2)
Steelman Transportation (1)
TCW (5)
Titan Transfer (5)
Transland (1)
USF Holland (20)
U.S. Legal Services (1)
Waukesha County Technical College (3)
2014-2015 LEAD ATA
CLASS GRADUATES
The second class of LEAD ATA,
the future leader program,
graduated during the 2015
MCE in Philadelphia.
INTRODUCING THE
2015-2016 LEAD ATA CLASS
The third class of LEAD ATA was introduced
during the first meeting at the 2015 MCE.
L to R: Sponsor Mark Kessler (PeopleNet); Scott Beaves (FedEx Ground); Lisa Black (FedEx Ground); Nataly Bryce (Preferred Materials, Inc.); George Fetsko
(FedEx Ground); Anne Marie Hulsey (U.S. Legal Services); Jamie Maus (Werner Enterprises); Travis Russo (US AutoLogistics LLC); Trevor Spring (Energy Dispatch);
James Winton (Trimac Transportation), Brandon Woods (Refrigerated Transport, Inc.), and ATA Vice Chairman Dave Manning (TCW). Missing Mason Guillot
(Triple G Express) and Rebecca Pohl Liette (Pohl Transportation).
L to R: Sponsor Mark Kessler (PeopleNet); Elise Chianelli (PeopleNet); J.J. Clemmons (Summerford Truck Line, Inc.);
Jonathan Doss (Celadon Trucking); Jordan Culver (Q Carriers); Melanie Feeley (K-Limited Carrier, Ltd.); Shawn Goad (Ruan
Transportation); Megan Melichar (FedEx Ground); Dutch Guest (LAD Truck Lines, Inc.); Thomas Putnam (FedEx Freight):
Dan Olivier (USF Holland); Jeff Reed (Skyline Transportation, Inc.) and ATA Vice Chairman Dave Manning (TCW).
PeopleNet sponsors the LEAD ATA program.
LEAD ATA
PARTICIPATES IN
LIVEONWEB
Current LEAD graduate
Travis Russo
(US AutoLogistics)
participated in Transport
Topics’ LiveOnWeb
while attending the
2015 MCE.
LEAD ATA TOURS WASHINGTON BY SEGWAY
The LEAD ATA class took a spin through
Washington, D.C. in September while
visiting Capitol Hill.
NEW CLASS OF LEAD ATA
BONDS IN PHILADELPHIA
The new class of LEAD ATA met while
touring Philadelphia by Duck.
Sponsor:
L to R: Melanie Feeley (K-Limited Carrier, Ltd.); Thomas Putnam (FedEx Freight); Shawn Goad (Ruan Transportation);
Subrina Ghorashi (ATA); Megan Melichar (FedEx Ground); Elise Chianelli (PeopleNet); Elisabeth Barna (ATA); Dutch
Guest (LAD Truck Line, Inc.); Jeff Reed (Skyline Transportation); Warren Hoemann (ATA); J.J. Clemmons (Summerford
Truck Line, Inc.); Jordan Culver (Q Carriers) and Dan Olivier (USF Holland). Missing Jonathan Doss (Celadon).
MEMBERS
IN ACTION
DO THEY HAVE GRIT?
Nevada Trucking Association CEO Paul Enos and Ohio Trucking
Association President Tom Balzer arrived in Philadelphia early
for MCE to participate in Tough Mudder Philly. The 10-12 mile
obstacle course is designed to test physical strength and mental
grit that allows participants to experience exhilarating, yet safe
world-class obstacles. Congratulations on your great finish!
MOTOR TRANSPORT
ASSOCIATION OF
CONNECTICUT CALLS
ON WASHINGTON
Members of the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut traveled to Washington to
visit with their congressional
delegation in early October.
Discussing issues such as highway funding and truck safety,
the group also welcomed their
new president, Joe Sculley.
DELAWARE TRUCKERS PARTICIPATE IN
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
The Delaware Trucking Association participated in the Delaware
Special Olympics World’s Largest Truck Convoy sponsored by
Walmart and FedEx Ground, raising over $45,000 for Special
Olympics. 197 trucks participated in the 28-mile route before
returning to the Fairgrounds for a festival and celebration.
NORTH DAKOTA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
MEETS WITH SENATOR HEITKAMP (D-ND)
The North Dakota Trucking Association met with their congressional
delegation as part of the ATA Call on Washington program.
Meeting with Senator Heidi Heitkamp are L to R: Arik Spencer (NDMCA), Kimberly Bonhart
(UPS), Jim Stockeland (Britton Transport), Senator Heitkamp, Marlin Kling (Midwest Motor
Express), and Melissa Dixon (Dixon Insurance).
L to R: Outgoing MTAC President Mike Riley; Mike DeGrand (DeGrand and
Sons); incoming President Joe Sculley; Mark Giuffre (UPS); and Norm
Bolduc (Kay’s Trucking).
NTDAW
SATELLITE
TOUR
The Share the Road
program took part in
National Truck Driver
Appreciation Week,
with Walmart’s John
Lex getting ready for
a satellite television
interview.
DEFEATING
LEGALIZING
MARIJUANA
IN OHIO
ATA First Vice Chairman Kevin Burch (Jet Express, Inc.) shows Ohio Secretary
of State Jon Husted around the ATA Share the Road tractor-trailer after a press
conference at Jet Express urging voters to vote no on legalizing the sale and use of
marijuana in the state. Ohio voters defeated issue #3 on the ballot.
Looking Ahead
December 16:
Transport Topics LiveOnWeb
A Year in Review and a Year in Preview
January 31-February 2:
TRUCKERS ENJOY THEIR MOTORCYCLE RIDE
ATA Executive Committee Meeting
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Newport Coast, CA
Trucker-Biker Rally 2015 is an annual event enjoyed by many in the trucking industry. This year was a 3-day
ride around Asheville, North Carolina.
February 29-March 3:
L to R: Aaron Lindsay (Healthy Trucker); David Green (Werner Enterprises); Bill Minor (XPO); Richie Buitrago (XPO); Elisabeth
Barna (ATA); Kevin Burch (Jet Express, Inc.); Derrick Whittle (Cargo Transporters); and Glenn Caldwell (Healthy Trucker).
ATA Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC)
Annual Meeting and Transportation
Technology Exhibition
Music City Center
Nashville, TN
ENJOYING
THE FINAL
BANQUET
Sirius/XM RoadDog
Channel 146
America’s Road
Team Captains
joined by the
Healthy Trucker
Team enjoy the
banquet at MCE.
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NATIONAL SHARE THE ROAD
TOUR STOPS IN VIRGINIA
The National Share the Road program stopped
in Virginia this fall to educate students about
the trucking industry and staying safe while
driving. The Share the Road program educated
4,300 students during the stop.
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