Arkansas Trucking Report Volume 23 Issue 3

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Netradyne, Inc.
ORBCOMM
PeopleNet
 Jeff Loggins and Brittany Ward
(Loggins Logistics) visit Carl Boja at Pro Fleet
the TravelCenters of America vendor
booth Seeing Machines
Shipley Motor Equipment Company
SmartDrive Systems, Inc.

 Members gather at the Spa City SygnifiCARE
Social in Hot Springs, Ark.
The Larson Group
TravelCenters of America
 Robert Eldridge (Bendix CVS), Tim
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chat with Arkansas Road Team captains




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discussion in his article, “Healthy ging device mandate made it through James Carey, Kerry Lott, Corey Miller
driver-carrier relationships hacks” on committees, both houses of Congress, (Shipley Motor Equipment Company)
page 41. and into complete compliance despite and Darrin DeFlice (Mack Trucks)
Stephan Keese of Roland Berger, the heavy opposition at each turn. ATR claimed first place.
an expert in strategic work, corporate reporter Steve Brawner also caught up It was a successful week of learn-
growth, new business models and mar- with Sullivan to find out how the ELD ing and networking together. Mark your
ket entry, has been speaking to groups mandate provides the necessary data for calendars for next year’s event May
all over the world about disruptive tech- a revisiting of the hours-of-service rules 15–17, 2019 in Little Rock.
nologies like automated trucking and in his story “A Knife Fight Every Day”
electric vehicles. In his presentation at on page 19.
ATA’s annual conference, he laid out After two days full of educational
possible timelines for when the indus- presentations and council sessions, con-
try can expect to see these innovations ference meetings ended with a literal
begin to disrupt the status quo. Read bang when featured speaker “Science
the full story in Molly Miller’s report Bob,” frequent science presenter on
on Keese’s address in “Avoiding Future Jimmy Kimmel Live!, demonstrated some
Shock” on page 24. of the science and innovation behind
Executive vice president of advocacy the trucking industry.
for the American Trucking Associations Sixty-two players on 16 teams came  Steve Wilhelms (SmartDrive Systems),
Bill Sullivan gave attendees a blow-for- to Hot Springs Country Club for the Doug Voss (University of Central
blow recap of how the electronic log- spring golf tournament on Friday, where Arkansas), Mariana Marroquin (University
of Central Arkansas) and Howard Rogers
(SmartDrive Systems)




 Science Bob
demonstrates some
of the brightest ideas
behind trucking










































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 Vickie Jones
Stephens (C.C. Jones
Trucking) and Pam
Wiley-Johnson (Pacific
East Transportation)











 Arkansas Road Team Captains April Coolidge, Otto
Schmeckenbecher, and Jerry Whittenburg  Jerry Craft (Central
National Bank) and Seth
Engle (The Larson Group)









 Stephen Leaver, Chris Bouressa, and Stephen
Boyle (Peterbilt Truck Centers of Little Rock)
 Allen Berry (Central States
Manufacturing), Frank Lancaster
(ORBCOMM), Shannon Newton (ATA),
Mark Spicer (ORBCOMM)


 ATA president Shannon Newton
recognizes Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
for his support of trucking, accepted by
Jefferson Deming, Rep. Westerman’s
legislative director


 Matt Wheeler (BMO
Transportation Finance),
Gary Barnes (Peterbilt
Truck Centers of Little
Rock), Andrea Lopez-
Hammer and John
Hammer (Triumph
Commercial Finance)










 Jeff Reese (Electronic Funds Source), Jack Welbourn
(Regions Insurance, Inc.), Mark Bowden (DriverReach)
 Tony Castellelanos (People’s Capital and Leasing Co.), Andrew Coy
(Utility Tri-State, Inc.) and Theresa Pavy (Utility Tri-State, Inc.)
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GOLF SPONSORS  Phil Glenn, Robby
Jones, Tony Milam,
Aon
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Bendix CVS, LLC Systems)
Central National Bank.
 Russ Aikman,
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Demetri Mendoza (ABF
Dover Dixon Horne PLLC Freight), and Frank
Eco Flaps Lancaster (ORBCOMM)
FedEx Freight
Haymond Insurance
HELP Inc.
Marrlin Transit, Inc.
McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc.
PeopleNet  Jim Moore
Peterbilt Truck Centers of Little Rock (CalArk
International)
Pilot Flying J
Rich Logistics
Shipley Motor Equipment Company
Summit Truck Group
The Larson Group
TravelCenters of America
 Charles Arnold (Twin
Tri-State Truck Center, Inc. City Transportation), John
Utiltiy Tri-State, Inc. Paul (Utility Tri-State, Inc.),
Chuck Lindsey (Twin City
Whiting Systems, Inc. Transportation)
York Risk Services Group

 Matt Wheeler (BMO Transportation),
Shannon Everett (Rich Logistics) and Gary
Barnes (Peterbilt Truck Center LR) watch
Joshua Sykes (Peterbilt Corp.) sink a putt
during the spring golf tournament at the
Hot Springs Country Club







 Brandon Clifford (Zero
Mountain Logistics), Jeff  FIRST PLACE - Kerry Lott, Corey Miller,
Reese (Electronic Funds James Carey (Shipley Motor Equipment
Source), Mark Bowden Company), Darrin DeFlice (Mack Trucks)
(DriverReach)













 SECOND PLACE - Jason Herring, David  THIRD PLACE - Justin Spencer, Jack
Choate, Blair James (Aon), Houston Welbourn, Nick Hall (Regions Insurance,
Blair (Miller Truck) Inc.) ATR

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Insider Trucking




A look at the latest products, services and news from ATR advertisers










MHC EMPLOYEE RECEIVES LYTX THE WORLD RUNS ON MACHINES THE LARSON GROUP PETERBILT
DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD AND MACHINES REQUIRE ANNOUNCES NEW CHARLOTTE,
MHC’s Martin B. Hamilton NANOMECH NC LOCATION
received Lytx, Inc.’s Driver of the Year The Larson
award for his outstanding record behind Group (TLG)
the wheel of his Ford F150 truck. recently moved its
Hamilton was among MHC’s three- NanoMech is the most advanced Charlotte, N.C.
time Driver of the Year award honorees, nano-engineering material science com- operation to a
maintaining a clean driving record pany manufacturing the best oils, lubri- facility more than
while working as a pickup and delivery cants, coatings, cutting tools and textiles. double the size of its existing one.
driver at MHC Kenworth - Greeley. He We address the largest markets in the At approximately 62,000 square
navigates through northern Colorado’s world, with major disruptive accomplish- feet set on a ten-acre tract of land, the
diverse terrain with caution and inten- ments and breakthrough innovations. new Peterbilt of Charlotte location
tion while delivering parts to customers. NanoMech’s game-changing, pat- accommodates much more space than
“It is a great honor for Martin to ented and sustainable lubricants, takes the previous building’s 27,000 square
receive the Driver of the Year award the coefficient of friction down to near feet. Roughly 13,000 square feet of the
from Lytx,” MHC Director of Safety and zero, allowing OEMs and motor carri- new facility is dedicated to a parts ware-
Risk Management Adrian O’Hara said. ers to significantly extend maintenance house while 2,800 square feet contains
“Martin is deserving of this recognition intervals and reducing the frequency of a new parts showroom.
and takes his job, as well as the award, reapplication. In addition, the building houses 20
very seriously. He truly embodies MHC’s Through superior innovation, and truck service bays (including two natu-
commitment to a world-class safety 21st century breakthrough technology, ral gas bays), an in-ground alignment
culture every time he gets behind the NanoMech has been proven, by top system, a dedicated triage lane, and a
wheel while delivering great services to industry leaders, to eliminate friction, FSX DPF cleaning system.
customers.” wear and corrosion under extreme pres- Located conveniently off Interstate
Located across 16 states, MHC is a sure and climates. “We have an internal 85 at 3917 Trailer Drive in Charlotte,
network of over 100 locations.To learn saying, that in today’s society, you must the new Peterbilt dealership location is
more about MHC’s locations, services innovate or die (relatively speaking to the a five-minute drive from the previous
and standards, visit www.mhc.com or constant innovation of our industry),” dealership. The new location opened on
call (888) MHC-TRUCK. says Bryan Peoples, senior vice president May 7.
of NanoMech Transport. “Our products TLG’s commitment to providing
define the bar in superior performance the best in Peterbilt customer service is
and protection. Being able to streamline on display in the new facility’s stylish,
PM intervals, and spend less time in contemporary driver’s lounge and fully
the shop, is extremely crucial with the staffed parts call room.
demand and capacity crunch facing our TLG Chief Financial Officer Mike
industry.” Headley said, “Providing the most up-
NanoMech is an ISO 9001 organiza- to-date technology and space is always
tion and the #1 scientific breakthrough a top priority for our customers and
in advanced lubrication & protection. employees, so this move will only con-
They surpass what others just promise. tinue to allow our dealership to provide
Martin B. Hamilton (second from left) For more information please visit www. best-in-class customer service.” ATR
poses with Lytx representatives at the Nanomech.com or contact us at 479-
awards ceremony 725-8008 or [email protected].

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S TAT VIE W













NAFTA and the Trade Deficit with Mexico



Negotiations for the original North American Free Trade Agreement began in 1992. That
year, the U.S. enjoyed a trade surplus with Mexico of $5,413,302. The agreement was expected to
improve the economy, workforce wages, and trade relations of all the countries involved. NAFTA
supporters also predicted the U.S. trade surplus with Mexico would continue to grow.
Instead, a trade deficit has steadily grown. Last year, the U.S. reported over $314 million in
imports with Mexico, and almost $243 million in exports. In this issue’s “The Last Word” on page
58, Rich Logistics EVP and COO Shannon Everett writes about why this trend is not sustainable.






Chart Title
NAFTA enacted in 1994 Recession in 2009
$5,413, 302
10
Millions 0




-10

-20

-30

-40


-50

-60

-70
-$71,056,532
-80
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Mexico




Source: United States International Trade Commission




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THE LAST WORD








Free, But Fair Trade







By Shannon Everett the United States Census reported a (static) in 2016. In hindsight, we can see

Guest Writer trade deficit with Mexico of $15.8 bil- that while the average worker in Mexico
lion. Since then, the deficit has been may have benefitted from better employ-
Over the last more or less continually expanding and ment statistics, they have not benefitted
two years, the cur- now exceeds $70 billion. from an increased standard of living.
rent administration For trucking companies, there’s Herein lies the root problem with
has really started to business to be made in supporting this this agreement. NAFTA is not sustain-
challenge the trade free trade agreement. In my experience able because it’s not equally benefit-
policies that have been there is an abundance of demand for ting all parties. Sure, one could say the
constructed over the shipments coming north out of Mexico United States has benefitted from
last three decades. The benefit that we and a lackluster amount of demand cheaper goods, but we also sacrificed
have today is an ability to measure the for shipments destined back south into unprecedented job losses. Another might
results of these trade agreements against Mexico. But just because there is good argue that Mexico has benefitted from
the assumptions that were made when business for trucking companies doesn’t job creation over the last two decades,
they were passed. Two key beliefs that mean it’s a sustainable practice for our but they missed their opportunity to
were held by the architects of the North economy or necessarily good for the increase their standard of living through
American Free Trade Agreement were American people to continually import increased purchasing power.
that there would be a trade surplus and more than we export. We need new negotiators at the table
increased living standards for the part- Another belief of the architects with a renewed focus on what benefits
ner countries. It is very important to was that passing NAFTA would increase all three trading partners. The solution
understand these assumptions and why the standard of living in Mexico and should be one that increases the purchas-
they are flawed. Canada. In doing so, a new base of con- ing power of the people not currently
Let’s start with the theory of a trade sumers was expected to drive consump- engaged in the same level of consump-
surplus. One of NAFTA’s key architects, tion higher and benefit trade amongst tion. We need a new agreement so that
Vice President Al Gore, made the follow- the partner countries. The problem we can generate prosperity and bring new
ing prediction on the Larry King Show in with this belief is the assumption that consumers into the marketplace.
1993 during his debate with Ross Perot, our trading partners would be able to Free trade is still the winning solu-
“We will have a larger trade surplus with increase wages with their labor force and tion. It just needs to be fair trade at the
Mexico than with any other country in remain competitive in the market place. same time. After 24 years, we can re-
the world.” Today, we have a deficit — a When you look at the current average examine the assumptions that prompted
large one. Some economists argue that wages reported for the three countries in the original North American Trade
we should not focus on the deficit num- NAFTA, you will find that after 24 years Agreement and cut a new deal. Ross Perot
bers because a deficit doesn’t always cor- of being in NAFTA, we still have a large once said, “Measure twice, and cut once.”
respond with an ailing economy. I tend disparity of wages among the partner Let’s make sure we don’t let the wrong
to disagree. countries. According to the Organization people hold the measuring tape. ATR
In 1992, the United States had for Economic Co-Operation and
turned around a $5.7 billion deficit with Development, the average gross wage for Shannon Everett is the EVP and COO
of Rich Logistics, an Arkansas trucking
Mexico into a trade surplus of $5.3 bil- a worker in the United States is $60k (up company with a specialization in cross
lion. Gore and other NAFTA supporters 34% since 1993), the average wage in border services. Everett also serves on
predicted the surplus would keep grow- Canada is $48k (up 39%), and the aver- the Arkansas Trucking Association Self-
ing under the agreement, but by 1995, age wage for a worker in Mexico is $15k Insurers’ Fund board of trustees.

Opinions expressed on this page may not reflect official policies or opinions of the Arkansas Trucking Association or the American Trucking Associations.

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