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Pilot Flying J Surprises TCA with $10,000 Donation

Loyal TCA supporter believes that change begins now

Alexandria, Virginia – Since he was elected the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) chairman at the annual convention this past March, Gary Salisbury of Fikes Truck Line, Inc., Hope, Ark., has been busy telling the public about his primary goal for the association this year: To stop talking about the need for improving the trucking industry’s image and take action. Thanks to a generous donation from long-time TCA member Pilot Flying J, that goal is now one step closer to reality.

Pilot Flying J’s surprise announcement that it would give $10,000 to TCA’s public image campaign came on July 15, 2011, during TCA’s Refrigerated Division Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Tamaya Resort in Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Salisbury had just wrapped up his chairman’s remarks, in which he stated that the trucking industry must become committed to changing the image of trucking “one person at a time, one trucker at a time, one doctor at a time, one soccer mom at a time.” Public opinion drives public policy, he told the audience, and if the people of trucking want control over their destiny, then everyone from senior managers to receptionists to drivers must make an effort.

After Salisbury spoke, Mark Hazelwood, executive vice president of Pilot Flying J, gave the next presentation, a discussion about diesel fuel and world pricing. When he was finished and about to leave the podium, he stopped and said: “Image is a huge deal; it’s massive. We could just sit back and do nothing about it, but Gary is right – we need a good, strong, healthy image to put the steering wheel back in our hands. That’s why Pilot Flying J will be donating $10,000 to TCA’s extremely important public image campaign.”

Later, Hazelwood reiterated his belief that action is imperative if the trucking industry hopes to influence lawmakers and their constituents. “TCA is doing the right thing, and we wholeheartedly support its efforts,” said Hazelwood, referring to the image tools TCA has used recently, including airing a television commercial that was viewed by millions, promoting a rising country singer who sings several positive trucking songs, and producing an informative, bi-weekly segment on a national radio program. “We have to show the general public the wonderful things about trucking that all of us in the industry already know,” he said. “I challenge travel centers and others who make their living through the trucking industry to match or beat Pilot Flying J’s contribution.”

Salisbury was thrilled when he heard about the donation. “Together, with backers like Pilot Flying J, we can intensify public support for trucking and generate the ‘muscle’ needed to enact legislation that is favorable to trucking. Our ultimate goal is to become a full partner in shaping our operating environment,” he said.

For more information about TCA’s public image campaign or to make a donation, please visit www.truckload.org/image.

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ATA Calls for Congress to Limit Overlapping Security Rules

ARLINGTON, Va., -- The American Trucking Associations asked Congress to direct the Transportation Security Administration to work with industry rather than issuing excessive, burdensome and duplicative security rules.

"The private sector is an essential partner and part of the solution for combating terrorism," ATA Vice President of Security and Operations Martin Rojas told the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security during a July 12 hearing.. "We don't need more regulation, we need more cooperation."

Rojas pointed to the apprehension by federal authorities of Khalid Ali-M Aldawasri following tips from ATA-member company Con-way Inc., as a model for future private sector-public sector partnerships.

Rojas told the subcommittee that in the decade since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks there have been a number of programs initiated to minimize the risk of another attack on U.S. soil that while "well intended . . . have resulted in a multiplicity of overlapping and burdensome security requirements on trucking companies."

"Unfortunately," he testified, "rather than augmenting the security of the transportation sector, the focus has been more on regulatory compliance than evaluating the impact of existing security requirements."

In addition to limiting future security mandates, Rojas recommended that as Congress looks to reauthorize TSA they encourage information sharing between the public and private sectors; improve coordination between federal agencies, many of whom already play a role in transportation security; and ensure that the roll out of readers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential moves forward promptly.

For Rojas' full prepared testimony, click here.

The American Trucking Associations (www.truckline.com) is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States. Follow ATA on Twitter @TruckingMatters (www.twitter.com/truckingmatters), or become a fan on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/y4qwp6h).

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The Midnight Trucking Radio Network Is Rockin’ It at The Great American Trucking Show 2011

The Midnight Trucking Radio Network’s lobby booth will be Rockin’ It with Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and Cindi Lauper during the Great American Trucking Show, August 25-27, 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.  

Eric Harley, and Gary McNamara, hosts of The Midnight Trucking Radio Network, will be on the red carpet to introduce attendees to entertainers/impersonators including Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and Cindi Lauper. Our special guests will be performing on the MTRN stage in the lobby, signing autographs, taking photos, and talking with drivers as they enter the show! See www.midnighttrucking.com for specific schedule and details.   

Truckers are also invited to stop by the booth, meet Eric Harley and Gary McNamara and register for the opportunity to win $1,000 CASH, A Knievel Motorcycle, ATV, CB Radios and much more.  

For over 40 years now, the Midnight Trucking Radio Network (MTRN) has been an integral part of the fabric of the nation's trucking industry.  Listeners have counted on MTRN for the latest news, weather, information and entertainment to keep them in the know and provide them with programming they need. 

Owned and operated by Citadel Broadcasting., The Midnight Trucking Radio Network broadcasts their 5 hour programs LIVE nightly between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. CST Monday - Sunday.  This targeted trucking broadcast provides a “full service” program of driver conversation, industry news and talk as well as interactive promotional contesting.  Now available by podcast download, MTRN can be heard live or “on demand”. 

Sponsors for this year’s GATS event include: Western Star…Serious trucks for serious truckers, Motel 6, Mobil Delvac….For Long Engine Life, Progressive Insurance, Mercer Transportation, and Pilot Flying J.