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Sponsored by Mcleod software McLeodSoftware.com | 877.362.5363 Mr. Chairman, thank you so much for joining us for another Chat with the Chairman. First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Tell us how you will be spending the holiday season this year. Thank you, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, as well. Our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are spent at home with family. Our children now have their own families and are starting their own traditions, so Christmas Day is a quiet time around our house. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day has potential for being a busy week, so I work that week. Our holiday season started early this year; the day after Thanksgiving we hosted a whistle stop for the Capitol Christmas Tree. That was a great event and a perfect way to start the season. Share with us your favorite family Christmas traditions growing up. Was there any particular tradition that you’ve sought to carry on? No real carryover from my younger days, but my wife has made it a tradition to cook a big meal for our family on Christmas Eve. My wife enjoys decorating for the Christmas season, so the inside of our house takes on a new look. For the last 25 years we have participated in the Lebanon Carriage Parade in early December to start the season. This year we transported Mr. and Mrs. Claus through the parade. Let’s cut right to the chase and get your analysis on the 2018 midterm elections. Everyone knows the 116th Congress will be divided, with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans the Senate. How will the outcome of this election impact the trucking industry on broad-based issues such as the infrastructure, and trucking-centric issues such as Hours of Service? Quite honestly, I do not see much getting done in Congress over the next two years. I do not think the results of the election should surprise anyone. History tells us that Congress does not stay in one party’s control very long. Since the election, however, there has been a lot of talk about infrastructure. The stumbling block has been how to pay for it. TCA supports an increase in fuel tax to fund this, and a fuel tax is the most efficient way to support infrastructure. There is a lot of talk about vehicle-mile tax but be warned that this will be a new tax, and the chance that fuel tax will go away is slim. Hours of Service and the meal break issue are in Department of Transportation hands and we should see progress on those issues. Democratic control of the House means more attempts at regulation, such as EPA standards on emissions. Turning to TCA, bring the membership up-to-date on association activity since our last issue was published in October, including any major achievements. Several members of the TCA staff and I went to Austin for the ATA meeting in an effort to stay in tune with their issues and programs. TCA also presented our second Bridging Border Barriers event in Brampton, Ontario, which was a great success. We have many Canadian members, and they are great contributors to the association, and they bring a unique perspective to all the pending issues. Our TCA Profitability Program was in Indianapolis, partnering with Katz, Sapper & Miller to present a seminar on struggles, strategies and execution. In December, we continued a tradition by meeting at the TCA headquarters, where incoming TCA Chairman Josh Kaburick and I met with TCA staff members to talk about the coming year. As well, TCA recognized more than 70 professional truck drivers during the Wreaths Across America Driver Appreciation dinner and attended the wreath-laying event at Arlington National Cemetery. 26 Truckload Authority | www.Truckload.org TCA 2018-19
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