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SUMMER | TCA 2017
President’s Purview
Embracing Change
O ften, the only way to respond to changes around you adequately is to make changes
yourself. We know trucking is a fast-paced, constantly evolving industry, and coupled together
with the tense and uncertain political climate, we all have the choice either to let
the environment dictate what we do and who we are or to stand up proudly and enact the
changes we wish to see. Here at TCA, we have a focused direction and we are embracing
change.
In my joint interview with ATA President Chris Spear in this issue of Truckload Authority,
we discuss the collaboration between our organizations in taking on the issues facing trucking
— including F4A, tax reform, and hair testing — and we discuss the changes that we
have each enacted in our brief tenures leading our organizations. I think it is an insightful
discussion and I hope you take the time to read it.
We’ve made great strides in proclaiming the Voice of Truckload. The new TCA Government
Affairs team is working hard on the Hill, partnering with coalition safety groups to tell
our story. Thank you to all of our members who have donated to the government affairs
initiative. We’ve received 104 donations so far and more are coming in every day.
John Lyboldt
President
Truckload Carriers Association
jlyboldt@truckload.org
We also have some exciting news in terms of honoring our pledge to our members to
make your companies more profitable. More details will be forthcoming, but TCA’s Profitability
Program is shaping up to be the most robust benchmarking program in trucking. I cannot
wait for you all to begin taking advantage of this program and quickly begin seeing the gains
in your balance sheets.
Finally, we had one change that was bittersweet for us. Debbie Sparks has moved to a
new role at Wreaths Across America. Debbie served our association for more than 10 years
and provided us with an electrifying energy that will be impossible to replace. Luckily for us,
she’ll still be involved with trucking at Wreaths, and we know that she’ll help propel them to
new heights.
As we continue forward along the road ahead of us, we know that there will be some
bumps and unexpected turns, but we nevertheless move with certainty, focused on the
destination, and ready for change.
John Lyboldt
PRESIDENT’S PICKS
Here We Go Again
Improving the infrastructure
has always come down to money.
Page 8
Obamacare vs. Trumpcare
The real problem is not which plan
is better but the rising cost of care.
Page 10
Inside Out with Hunter Livesay
Meet TCA’s young multi-talented
Conventions and Marketing Coordinator.
Page 36
TCA 2017
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