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PHILADELPHIA — Wal-Mart’s Ronald Emenheiser and FedEx Freight’s Eric Vos, the winners of the National Truck Driving Championships and TMC SuperTech National Technician Skills Competition, respectively, were honored Oct. 18 by the American Trucking Associations as part of the annual Management Conference & Exhibition here.

PHILADELPHIA — The contributions of longtime executive director of the Oklahoma Trucking Association, Dan Case, who passed away last month, were recognized by senior American Trucking Associations officials.

PHILADELPHIA — Technology company FastPort Inc. continues its work to bring military veterans into trucking as drivers as they rejoin the civilian labor force.

PHILADELPHIA — Provisions that would reform a federal scoring program for truck companies in a recently unveiled highway bill would address concerns the trucking industry has raised for years, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.

PHILADELPHIA — Speaking at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 18, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Acting Administrator Scott Darling declared 2016 “the year of partnerships” between his agency and stakeholders such as ATA.

PHILADELPHIA — Duane Long, soon to be departing as ATA chairman, said he is ready for a break after a whirlwind year but that he also would like to spend more time lobbying for trucking on Capitol Hill.

PHILADELPHIA — The Truckload Carriers Association should have a new president around Thanksgiving, TCA Chairman Keith Tuttle said here.

PHILADELPHIA — Kenworth Trucks General Manager Preston Feight confirmed here that his company will not exhibit at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in March.

PHILADELPHIA — FlowBelow Aero Inc. is offering a modified version of its Tractor AeroKits for use in flatbed and tank truck applications.