October 15 , 2019
News and Events

ATA Honors Trucking Advocates with Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards

Industry Leaders Recognized for Their Efforts on Behalf of Trucking

 

American Trucking Associations presented the Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards to one motor carrier, one state trucking association, one fleet executive, and one professional truck driver. The awards honor trucking's champions of image, professionalism and safety, and recognize individuals and groups that use innovative approaches to improve the image of the trucking industry.

"Over my past year as chairman of ATA, I've seen from coast to coast the types of positive impacts we're having on improving the image of trucking,"said ATA Chairman Barry Pottle, president of Pottle's Transportation LLC. "Whether we're introducing local lawmakers to some of Maine's professional truck drivers or hosting high school students at MCE here in San Diego, our industry does a lot of great work to showcase who we are and how important we are to the general public."

This year's winners of the Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards are:

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Poll Results

Should trucking companies treat Marijuana as they do Alcohol when it comes to pre-employment and random testing?

Yes -70%

No - 24%

Not sure - 6%

Total Replies : 99

TruckDriver.com Carrier of the Month
Poly Trucking, Inc.

Poly Trucking is headquartered in Grand Prairie, TX. They are a long and short-haul domestic carrier. Their fleet is comprised of late model, company-owned trucks.                                                                                                  

Poly Trucking Advantages

                                                                                                           

  • Poly Trucking Drivers - Their safety program exceeds industry standards. They take reliability seriously. Their drivers are all company drivers; no owner/operators drive for Poly Trucking. 

                                                                                                                       

  • Poly Trucking Support Team - They have an extensive infrastructure to service you. Their team of experienced and dedicated transportation coordinators understands how important each shipment is to the company's operations.

                                                                                                                       

  • Poly Trucking Equipment - Poly Trucking’s late-model equipment is among the best-maintained in the industry.

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ATA Calls for Common Sense Approach to Liberalizing Marijuana Laws
Trucking Group Backs Comprehensive Approach to Address Legalized Recreational Pot

Recently, the Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations endorsed a new set of policies aimed at helping the industry continue to safely operate in an environment where more states are liberalizing laws related to the recreational use of marijuana.


“ATA has long been an advocate for reducing impaired driving – in all its forms – so it only makes sense that we would call upon state and federal governments to consider the impact of increased use of marijuana on our roadways,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “As an industry that operates in all 50 states and across national borders, we need all levels of government to help us keep our roads and drivers drug-free.”


ATA’s new platform bolsters the federation’s already robust impaired driving policies to deal specifically with marijuana, now that more than 93 million Americans live where the drug is legal for recreational use. Developed by ATA’s Controlled Substances and Driver Health and Wellness Working Group, the new policy and recommendations:

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And that brings us to the results of the TruckDriver.com One Toke Over the Line Survey.

Should trucking companies treat Marijuana as they do Alcohol when it comes to pre-employment and random testing?

Yes -70%
No - 24%
Not sure - 6%

Next up, the TruckDriver.com Costume Party Survey.

Boo! - Keep on truckin' and please drive safely.

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