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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Chairman’s Message..............................3 President’s Message..............................5 From The Desk of Black Hills Log Haulers Association President Robert Christian....................................7 September Driver of the Month...........9 80th Annual SDTA Convention Review............................................11-21 The One Test You Shouldn’t Avoid: The Life-Saving Colonoscopy......................23 Condolences........................................24 Traveling on I-70 through Colorado? Make Sure You Have Chains or You Could Be Fined....................................25 Welcome New SDTA Members...........25 Congratulations to All Five SDTA Scholarship Recipients.........................27 Does Your Company Participate In The SDTA Safety Management Council?....31 FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE Board of Directors...............................32 WINNERS ABOVE ON PAGES 11-21 HIGHLIGHTING THE 2015 SDTA CONVENTION. SEPTEMBER 2015 TRUCKING NEWS ~ Page 1 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE SDTA’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mike Habeck, Chairman of Board I am going to commit this month’s ar- ticle to discussing an Opinion Page ar- David Bultsma, Vice Chairman ticle I read from the New York Times, Jeff Gillespie, Treasurer August 17, 2015 Edition. This article Robert Christian, Secretary can be read in its entirety by going to Rick Hoogendoorn, Past Chairman the New York Times website http://www. Myron L. Rau, President nytimes.com and search “The Trucks Mike Habeck, ATA Vice President Are Killing Us.” SDTA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS In this article author Howard Abramson Justin Anders writes about the accident involving co- Tom Beuzekom median Tracy Morgan, killing fellow Linda Bickford comedian James McNair and injuring Kimberly Bonhart eight others. Lloyd Bultsma Brian Clark In a response letter, ATA President & CEO Bill Graves noted, there Art Donovan are “several falsehoods, both implied and intentional” that need a Bryan Eden “response” from that article. Glade Evenson One of the false statements that stuck out the most to me is Mr. Eric Hamiel Abramson’s claim that “more people were killed in traffic accidents Jeff Hannahs involving large trucks this year than have died in all of the domestic Francis Hamm commercial airline crashes over the past 45 years.” ...implying fault Randy Hartley 100% to the trucker. As Mr. Graves pointed out in his response letter, Larry Klaahsen “Per the most recent federal data available, upwards of two thirds of Jerred Koppmann all serious crashes involving large trucks are caused by the action of Jody Kuper someone other than the professional driver.” Justin Larson Jerry Ollerich Mr. Abramson also talked about the trucking industry opposing tech- Matt Parker nologies like airbags, electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes. Robert Punt This is simply not true. The American Trucking Associations contin- ues to push to review truck crash worthiness standards. They support Wade Stebbins mandates for electronic stability control, which was enacted in June Dave Stoterau 2015. Dan Swenson Lyn Tschetter ATA supports the increased trailer size from 28’ to 33’. Studies sup- Jeff Watkins port this change would reduce the number of trucks on the road and Bob Willey the number of miles traveled...which in turn is less accidents. SDTA’S PAST CHAIRPERSONS The Opinion Article also talks about Congress pursuing “a number of Stan Anders steps to roll back safety improvements ordered by federal regulators.” Larry Anderson Mr. Abramson talks about Congress eliminating “the requirement that Robert Appelwick drivers take a two-day break each week.” This is the opposite of the Ted Bultsma steps Congress put in place. The restriction allows drivers to take Rich Burns more than one two-day break each week should they need or want to Darrold Dean and removed the two period breaks between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Bernard Feldhaus FMCSA admitted to Congress that it never studied the potential con- Rick Hoogendoorn sequences of that change (increased daytime truck traffic, likelihood Alton Palmer of increased crashes and more congested highways during daylight Jeff Parker hours). Gene Phillips Michelle Schipper I encourage you to read the article in its entirety. 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[email protected] We also had the privilege of having Mr. Chris Spear from the American Trucking As- sociations (ATA) give the keynote presentation at the convention. Chris is in charge of the lobbyist core for ATA’s Captiol Hill Office. He is very well respected and probably the MICHELLE WELLS best and brightest lobbyist I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Mr. Spear updated the Executive Assistant crowd about what is and is not happening on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. [email protected] I again want to thank the Associates for their support. Without that support, we could not have an annual convention at all, much one that is a huge success. Please mark your calendars and plan to join your industry partners and friends at the 2016 Annual PAM KOLSETH Convention of the South Dakota Trucking Association that is scheduled for September 7 Comptroller through 9, 2016 at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, in Rapid City. [email protected] The annual convention and trade show for the ATA is coming soon. The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA on October 18th through the 21st. Mr. Rick Hoogendoorn and I will be in attendance. It will be interesting to get a report on how things are progress- JAY STEENSMA ing regarding all of the federal regulations that this industry is affected by. If you have Printshop Manager anything you want carried to this meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Rick or I. [email protected] I have been extremely busy since the beginning of August with little relief until Novem- ber. However, if you need to talk to me, I am always available to any member that is in need. Simply call your SDTA Office and leave me a voice message (keep in mind that all PATTY HINZ voice messages come immediately to my cell phone as a wave file) and I will call you Office Assistant/Graphic Designer back as soon as I possibly can.