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Wreaths Across America 2015 at Arlington National Cemetery

By Joe Gromelski
Stars and Stripes

Warm weather drew a much larger crowd than usual to take part in the annual Wreaths Across America event Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery.

Long lines were the rule on the roads leading to the cemetery and at the trucks from which over 241,000 wreaths were distributed for placement at the graves of the fallen. -Read more-

Sights & Sounds from Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery

Wreaths Across America

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Kreilkamp Trucking has been the family business since 1935, when John Kreilkamp’s grandfather began hauling livestock. The company incorporated in 1969 and the fleet was expanded to 3 trailers. In 1976 the first flatbeds were added to the fleet for delivering building components and a few years later vans and refrigerated trailers were added. Today Kreilkamp runs over one thousand trailers with more than 325 tractors throughout the United States.

As former drivers, the Kreilkamps know driving a truck isn’t the easiest job. But it sure can be rewarding, especially with a driver-friendly and customer-focused organization like Kreilkamp. They uphold the saying “Treat people like you want to be treated – with respect, honesty and fairness.”

As a driver for Kreilkamp, you aren’t just a number, they work on a first-name basis and treat you as the individual that you are. See why more good drivers are picking Kreilkamp Trucking.

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ATA Pleased by Release of Electronic Logging Device Rule

Technology Mandate Will Improve Industry’s Safety and Efficiency

Leaders of the American Trucking Associations hailed last week's release of a rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices by commercial vehicles as a historic step forward for the industry.

“Today is truly a historic day for trucking,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “This regulation will change the trucking industry – for the better – forever. An already safe and efficient industry will get more so with the aid of this proven technology.”

“Today’s important announcement could not have happened without Congressional support, so we thank Congress and congratulate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for moving forward on this requirement,” said Dave Osiecki, ATA executive vice president and chief of national advocacy. “ATA looks forward to working closely with FMCSA, state law enforcement agencies, as well as our members and industry partners during the two-year transition to full implementation of this safety technology.”

Since 2010, a requirement for electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours-of-service has been a top priority for ATA and that support led to federal legislation calling for today’s rule.