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Phone: (703) 838-1950 Fax: (703) 836-6610 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Josh Kaburick, CEO Earl L. Henderson Trucking Company, Inc. JULY/AUGUST 2019 PRESIDENT John Lyboldt jlyboldt@truckload.org VICE PRESIDENT - GOV’T AFFAIRS Dave Heller dheller@truckload.org FIRST VICE CHAIR Dennis Dellinger, President and CEO Cargo Transporters, Inc. TREASURER John Elliott, CEO Load One, LLC ASSISTANT EDITOR Dorothy Cox dlcox@thetrucker.com PRODUCTION MGR. + ART DIRECTOR Rob Nelson robn@thetrucker.com EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT William (Bill) Giroux wgiroux@truckload.org VP - OPERATIONS AND EDUCATION James J. Schoonover jschoonover@truckload.org SECRETARY Pete Hill, Vice President VICE CHAIR TO ATA David Williams, Executive Vice President Hill Brothers Transportation, Inc. Knight Transportation AT-LARGE OFFICER John Culp, President Maverick USA publication are not necessarily those of TCA. In exclusive partnership with: Phone: (800) 666-2770 • Fax: (501) 666-0700 MARKETING MANAGER Meg Larcinese megl@targetmediapartners.com AT-LARGE OFFICER Karen Smerchek, President Veriha Trucking, Inc. TRUCKING DIVISION SVP David Compton davidc@targetmediapartners.com GENERAL MGR. T RUCKING DIV. Megan Cullingford-Hicks meganh@targetmediapartners.com SECOND VICE CHAIR Jim Ward, President and CEO D.M. Bowman, Inc. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Dan Doran, President Searcy Specialized AT-LARGE OFFICER Joey Hogan, President Covenant Transport VICE PRESIDENT + PUBLISHER Ed Leader edl@thetrucker.com EDITOR Lyndon Finney editor@thetrucker.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Klint Lowry klint.lowry@thetrucker.com PRODUCTION + ART ASSISTANT Christie McCluer christie.mccluer@thetrucker.com NATIONAL MARKETING CONSULTANT Dennis Bell dennisb@targetmediapartners.com PRESIDENT’S PURVIEW There’s Strength in Numbers by John Lyboldt | 3 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Road to Nowhere | 6 Capitol Recap | 9 TRACKING THE TRENDS Prime Interest | 14 Settling at Zero | 18 A CHAT WITH THE CHAIRMAN Well Positioned with Josh Kaburick | 20 SPONSORED BY MCLEOD SOFTWARE TALKING TCA Member Mailroom: Call on Washington | 27 Inside Out with Adrian Vigneault | 28 Talking the Talk with Ray Martinez and David Heller | 32 Cultural Changes Needed | 36 Carrier Profile with Veriha Trucking | 38 Pictorial Review of Safety and Security Meeting | 40 Clare C. Casey Award | 42 Small Talk | 43 New Members| 46 Important Dates to Remember | 46 REACHING TRUCKING’S TOP EXECUTIVES T H E R O A D M A P © 2019 Trucker Publications Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction without written permission prohibited. All advertisements and editorial materials are accepted and published by Truckload Authority and its exclusive partner, Trucker Publications, on the representation that the advertiser, its advertising company and/ or the supplier of editorial materials are authorized to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. Such entities and/or their agents will defend, indemnify and hold Truckload Authority, Truckload Carriers Association, Target Media Partners, and its subsidiaries included, by not limited to, Trucker Publications Inc., harmless from and against any loss, expense, or other liability resulting from any claims or suits for libel, violations of privacy, plagiarism, copyright or trademark infringement and any other claims or suits that may rise out of publication of such advertisements and/or editorial materials. Cover Courtesy: Rob Nelson, The Trucker News Org. Additional magazine photography: Adrian Vigneault: P. 3, 30, 31 Anheuser-Busch: P. 10 Fotosearch: P. 9, 12, 13, 27, 36 FTR Intel: P. 19 Pilot Flying J: P. 12 Richard Dalton Photography: P. 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 TCA: P. 3, 15, 16, 29, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 The Trucker News Org.: P. 6, 13, 14, 17, 32 Veriha Trucking: P. 3, 38, 39 “We have been proud members of the TCA for OVER 50 yEARS and have developed many lifetime friends by networking at events with other carriers, suppliers, and TCA associates. I look to Truckload Authority as it’s AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE – one that helps to keep me informed of upcoming opportunities and the GREAT THINGS my colleagues are accomplishing.” — Jim Ward, d.m. BoWman, inc. TRUCKING’S MOST ENTERTAINING EXECUTIVE PUBLICATION TCA 2019 www.Truckload.org | TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY 5
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