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Gary Salisbury, president and CEO of Fikes Truck Line, Hope, Ark., was elected chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association for 2011-2012 at TCA’s annual meeting in San Diego.

American Trucking Associations last week named Sean McNally as its new vice president of communications and press secretary.

The most important near-term component of our campaign to retain the current hours of service rules is industry involvement.

Curtis Carr, vice president of safety and risk management for Estes Express Lines in Richmond, Va., has been appointed to that state’s Board of Transportation Safety by Gov. Bob McDonnell.

David Barefoot, American Trucking Associations senior vice president and chief operating officer, has retired after 12 years of service to the federation.

PHOENIX — To pay down some of the debt incurred to build its new Capitol Hill office complex, American Trucking Associations is offering members the chance to purchase commemorative pavers on the building’s rooftop patio.

American Trucking Associations said it has hired Mary Phillips as its new senior vice president of legislative affairs.

TUCSON, Ariz. — An official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told anxious freight brokers here the agency’s new safety ratings system would not significantly alter their business landscape.