Chris Spear

One of the chief concerns is the tariffs’ effect on equipment costs. Many tractors, trailers and other transportation equipment are imported into the United States, and the tariff tax could put upgrades out of reach for many companies. read more >

Shannon Newton, the president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, celebrated both her 20th year with the organization and her ninth as the head of it. read more >

Rep. Rick Crawford’s subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide $755 million in federal money over the next three years to state agencies to expand truck parking access. read more >

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas wants to make sure bureaucrats don’t muddle up the works when it comes to infrastructure funding. read more >

President Biden says he wants his administration to invest more in infrastructure than the country has seen since the Eisenhower administration. read more >

The organization is holding its annual conference May 16-17 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Its featured speaker this year is Bob Pflugfelder, better known to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” viewers as “Science Bob.” read more >

President Trump says his plan includes a $1.5 trillion fix for the nation's roads. It also leans on the states for most of the money and calls for private investments, like more toll roads. read more >

The trucking industry was one of the stronger proponents of the tax overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law in December. read more >

Arkadelphia sits on Interstate 30 and Highway 7 and has a total of only 83 highway miles within its metropolitan area. Its truck traffic problems are well known and will undoubtedly get worse after Shandong Sun Paper Industry opens a $1.3 billion pulp mill plant in a few years. read more >

Finding safe, quality parking is harder than you would think. Imagine the millions of trucks on the road and then realize that there are a little more than 300,000 public and private parking spots allotted for them. read more >

The American Trucking Associations wasted little time reacting to Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election. The industry has been a proponent of improving the nation's infrastructure, which Trump said he wants to do. read more >

Chris Spear’s appointment as the president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations is good news for Arkansas. read more >

Chris Spear, a former legislative director for an Arkansas senator, is the vice president and chief of legislative affairs for the American Trucking Association. read more >