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Owner-Operator of the Year Phone: (703) 838-1950 Fax: (703) 836-6610 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Dennis Dellinger, President and CEO Cargo Transporters, Inc. Doing PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT - GOV’T AFFAIRS John Lyboldt Dave Heller jlyboldt@truckload.org dheller@truckload.org VP-MEMBERSHIP OUTREACH Zander Gambill things zgambill@truckload.org MANAGER - GOV’T AFFAIRS SENIOR DIRECTOR - OUTREACH Kathryn Sanner Marli Hall ksanner@truckload.org mhall@truckload.org Capitol Recap | 10 MGR. - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS Hunter Livesay right hlivesay@truckload.org TREASURER David Williams, Executive VP Knight Transportation VP - OPERATIONS AND EDUCATION James J. Schoonover jschoonover@truckload.org FIRST VICE CHAIR Jim Ward, President and CEO D.M. Bowman, Inc. Bryan Smith SECRETARY employs Pete Hill, Vice President Hill Brothers Transportation, Inc. perseverance, knowledge SECOND VICE CHAIR John Elliott, CEO Load One, LLC IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Josh Kaburick, CEO Earl L. Henderson Trucking Co., Inc. PRESIDENT’S PURVIEW On the Road to Normalcy with John Lyboldt | 3 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Senate Showdown | 6 TRACKING THE TRENDS Finally Flexible | 16 Mayday, Mayday! | 18 Accountability Factor | 20 $64,000 Question | 22 A CHAT WITH THE CHAIRMAN | 24 Quick to React with Dennis Dellinger TALKING TCA JULY/AUGUST 2020 T H E R O A D M A P 1123 S. University Ave., Ste 325, Little Rock, AR 72204 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER bobbyr@thetruckermedia.com lyndonf@thetruckermedia.com SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT krisr@thetruckermedia.com SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT cliffa@thetruckermedia.com NATIONAL SALES MANAGER megl@thetruckermedia.com christie.mccluer@thetruckermedia.com VICE CHAIR TO ATA Joey Hogan, Co-Pres. & Chief Adm. Officer Covenant Transport AT-LARGE OFFICER AT-LARGE OFFICER John Culp, President Ed Nagle, President Maverick USA Nagle Toledo, Inc. AT-LARGE OFFICER AT-LARGE OFFICER Karen Smerchek, President to succeed in trucking Jon Coca, President Carrier Profile with National Carriers, Inc. | 30 Veriha Trucking, Inc. Diamond Transportation System, Inc. Best Fleets to Drive For with Nussbaum Transportation | 32 publication are not necessarily those of TCA. Best Fleets to Drive For with Boyle Transportation | 34 In exclusive partnership with: By Cliff Abbott Fleet Safety Award “The with company Bison Transport trucks are | getting 36 a lot nicer than mine,” he said. Fleet Safety Award with Smith Erb started International out with a |38 used 1991 Freightliner, replacing it a year later Perseverance is an important quality for any business owner, especially when dealing with the unique challenges of the Member trucking industry. Mailroom: Be with Heard a new in International. Washington |40 “Ever since then about every 700,000 miles I bought a new truck,” he Perseverance certainly helped owner-operator Bryan Smith achieve Small Talk |41 explained. “For the most part I spec them out. This last one I bought off the 28 years of service with just one carrier. It also helped him win the New Members lot, but usually | 46 Phone: (800) 666-2770 • Fax: (501) 666-0700 I’ll spec them out where I want them.” $25,000 grand prize as the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) 2020 Become a Smith’s Rigster current 46 ride is a 2016 Freightliner Coronado he purchased as Owner-Operator of the GENERAL Year. MGR. TRUCKING DIV Truckload Academy a glider kit. Online| He doesn’t 46 plan to keep this one until his usual 700,000 mile Bobby Ralston Megan Cullingford-Hicks The award, sponsored by Cummins, Inc., and Love’s Travel Stops, meganh@thetruckermedia.com trade interval, however. was presented during the closing banquet of TCA’s annual convention, EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR “I’ve gone back to the smaller engine again, but the next one is going Truckload Lyndon Finney2021: Las Vegas, Wendy on the Miller evening of September 28. to get a bigger (one),” he said. “It’s an older Detroit Series 60, supposedly wendym@thetruckermedia.com Runners-up for the award were Glen Horack of Elkland, Missouri, who rated at 500 horsepower, but my last truck had a 600 horsepower Cummins STAFF WRITER + PRODUCTION is leased to Prime, Inc., and Douglas Schildgen of Waterloo, Iowa, who is Kris Rutherford Linda Garner-Bunch and they’re a lot more powerful.” leased to Warren Transport, lindag@thetruckermedia.com Inc. Smith specs his equipment to suit the type of freight he hauls at This year marked the SPECIAL fifth CORRESPONDENT time Smith was nominated for the award — Tucker Freight Lines. He frequently hauls new equipment manufactured Cliff Abbott Sam Pierce and, as it turned out, the fifth time’s the charm. samp@thetruckermedia.com at the John Deere assembly plant in Dubuque, including some oversized “Always the bridesmaid,” he quipped. “But it’s always an honor to be machinery. PRODUCTION MGR. + ART DIRECTOR included Meg Larcinese with the other finalists. Rob Nelson It feels good to finally win it.” “Most of the time I’d be on either a step deck or RG ends; occasionally robn@thetruckermedia.com Smith, who lives in Ashbury, Iowa, is leased to Tucker Freight Lines and just a straight flat bed,” he explained. “The favorite thing for me to do is runs PRODUCTION out of the carrier’s Dubuque, PRODUCTION Iowa, terminal. Tucker acquired Art Pape machinery, like tractors, backhoes, and dozers. We go from the factory to Christie McCluer Leanne Hunter Transfer in 2018, rebranding leanne@thetruckermedia.com the company to its current name. the dealerships, and pretty much end up anywhere because dealerships For After advertising a opportunities, four-year contact stint Meg in Larcinese the U.S. at Marines as a heavy-equipment are all over the country, although we typically don’t do west coast.” operator, megl@targetmediapartners.com Smith graduated from CDL school in 1991 before beginning his Backhauls of steel or other materials for the John Deere plant are driving career at Schneider National. He hired on at Art Pape in January of common, but Smith also hauls building materials and other common 1993, and became an owner-operator about a year and a half later. Several flatbed loads. trucks and 27 years later, he’s still with the same company, albeit under Smith prefers a manual transmission with either 13 or 18 gears. “I’ve new ownership and a new name. driven a company truck before for a day that had the automatic,” he said. All advertisements “I like the freedom of it,” he explained. “I like to be able to pick my own “I prefer the manual. If I want to drop a gear early when I’m coming up to trucks, too. There’s a lot more freedom Suchin enti- owning your own truck.” a hill, I like to be able to pick the time for that. Sometimes the automatic Smith explained that his first few trucks were nicer than the equipment loses too much speed before it downshifts.” driven by company drivers at Art Pape, but things are different these days. He also specs exhaust stacks to the sides of the cab, behind the doors, © 2020 Target Media Partners, all rights reserved. Reproduction without written permission prohibited. 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. ties 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. 36 TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY | WWW.TRUCKLOAD.ORG TCA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
Bryan Smith, second from left, with Tucker Freight Lines was named Owner-Operator of the Year. Pictured from left are Cummins Inc’s Amy Boerger, Smith, Tucker Freight Lines’ AJ Tucker, and Randall-Reilly’s Chip Magner. Go the Extra Mile with TCI Business Capital Drive your cash flow with our custom accounts receivable financing programs. to allow room for a headache rack with tool storage. He’s also choosy about fifth-wheel height. “When it’s slow on the flatbed side, I want to be at the right height for a van trailer so I can keep running,” he explained. Smith is home nearly every Friday, leaving out on Sunday afternoon for the next week of work. He lives near the Dubuque terminal with his wife Martha. The couple has three children, all girls, ranging from 16 to 22 years. The oldest is married to a truck driver and lives in Minnesota. He probably gets more rest when he’s on the road than at home. The family is active in the Tri-State Community Church in Dubuque, where Smith is in charge of the music ministry every third Sunday. He plays guitar and sings. He’s also responsible for the church’s lawn care team. On top of all that, Smith is active in martial arts, and holds a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and another in American Kenpo, and he teaches children’s classes at Springer’s Martial Arts Academy in Dubuque. He is also involved in teaching women’s self-defense. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on in-person training, Smith has posted classes online on YouTube. Another hobby he enjoys is bicycling. “I’ve got a road bike, which is nice just to get out on our trails with,” he said. “But the mountain biking is more what I like to do, just on like single track or cross-country mountain biking.” An automotive technician course Smith completed years ago helps him perform much of his own maintenance on the truck, as well as on the small fleet of cars he maintains at home for his family and friends. “We’re always fixing cars,” he said with a chuckle. Whether it’s taking care of customers at Tucker Freight Lines, members of his church, martial arts students, or his family, Smith plans to continue doing life the right way. To view photos from the awards presentation, visit truckload.org/Flickr. A/R Financing with TCI Includes: Month-to-month agreements Lines from $50,000 to $10MM Funding in 24 hours or less High advances, low rates Dedicated relationship manager Scott Franzen Senior VP, Business Development (888) 674-2102 sfranzen@tcicapital.com www.tcicapital.com TCA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 WWW.TRUCKLOAD.ORG | TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY 37
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