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Judy R. McReynolds Named ATRI Chairman

ARLINGTON, VA – Judy R. McReynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of ArcBest
Corporation, has been named Chairman of the Board of the American Transportation
Research Institute (ATRI). Judy succeeds Steve Williams,
Chairman and CEO of Maverick Transportation, who recently completed his term as ATRI
Chairman. Judy McReynolds was first appointed to the ATRI Board of Directors in
June 2010 and will now chair the Board comprised of 15 trucking industry presidents
and CEOs.

As President and CEO of ArcBest Corporation, Ms. McReynolds is responsible for
managing the multi-billion dollar freight transportation and logistics services
company, including oversight of the operating companies ABF Freight, ABF Logistics,
Panther Premium Logistics and FleetNet America. In addition to her service on the
ATRI Board of Directors, Ms. McReynolds serves on numerous outside boards including
OGE Energy Corp., First National Bank of Fort Smith, the Transportation Industry
Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the West-Ark Area Council of
the Boy Scouts of America. A Certified Public Accountant, Ms. McReynolds holds a
bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma.

“We are excited to see Judy in the Chairman’s role at ATRI and know that her
extensive industry experience and strategic leadership will serve ATRI well,”
commented Phil Byrd, immediate past chairman of the American Trucking Associations.

In acknowledging Steve Williams’ six years of service as ATRI Chairman, ATA
President and CEO Bill Graves remarked, “Under Steve’s leadership, ATRI’s research
has gained worldwide recognition for its objective analysis of key industry issues
on topics ranging from hours-of-service, CSA, congestion, highway funding and the
environment. The result is a safer, more productive trucking industry.”

ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight
transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient
transportation system.

ATA Issues Laundry List of Trucking Concerns To Congress

Today, the American Trucking Association issued a list of trucking concerns to Congress. The ATA says it wants lawmakers in Washington to “take several steps to improve the nation’s economy and make our roads safer.”

“This time of year is a good one for self-reflection and analysis,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “We hope our leaders in Washington will take the necessary steps to make our roads safer and improve the flow of goods in our economy.”

ATA’s list includes:
• Identify sustainable, efficient and reliable funding for our nation’s roads and bridges rather than seeking out the “easy money” of tolls and privatization;
• Advance important safety technology rules, including ones that limit the speed of commercial vehicles and electronically record drivers’ hours-of-service;
• Be more precise in defining “large trucks” and in looking at crash accountability so the trucking industry’s safety record can be more accurately measured and understood;
• Analyze the first phase of the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for large trucks before hastily moving ahead with a second phase;
• Review and reconsider the recently changed hours-of-service rules – particularly the restart provision;
• Use data and science, rather than emotions, when reviewing and establishing truck size and weight regulations;
• Create a long-overdue clearinghouse for drug and alcohol test results;
• Improve government data and databases, from CSA to security screenings and background checks to completing the long-overdue Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey;
• Work with state agencies to place far greater focus on commercial and noncommercial vehicle traffic enforcement rather than the current trend of more roadside vehicle inspections.