South Dakota trucking aSSociation’S

AUGUST 25, 2014Chairman’s Message..................................3

President’s Message..................................5

Update From Black Hills Log Haulers Associ-ation President Robert Christian.................7

August Driver of the Month.......................9

Get Registered For the 79th Annual SDTA Convention.......................................11-15

Champions Practice For National Competition in Pittsburgh...........................................16

The Salty Six: Making Better Food Choices for a Better Life ..........................................17

IRP Update............................................19

Dates To Remember................................19

National Truck Driving Championships Pictu-rial Review........................................20-21

Truckers Against Trafficking Coalition Build Pictorial Review.................................22-23

Pierre Truck Route Construction Traffic Im-pact......................................................25

SDTA Scholarship Recipients Review........27

Welcome New SDTA Members..................28

New Member Chart.................................28

Trucking Route Restrictions Through Lead and Deadwood, SD..................................30

Board of Directors List............................32

OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION

The By Laws of the South Dakota Trucking Association require that all members be

officially notified of the Annual Meeting of SDTA.

Therefore, you are hereby advised that the 2014 Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Trucking Association will be held at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, in Rapid City, SD, on September 5, 2014,

beginning at 8:00 a.m. M.D.T.

The purpose of said meeting is to transact such business as may properly come before the

Annual Meeting.

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SDTA’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERick Hoogendoorn, Chairman of BoardMike Habeck, Vice ChairmanDavid Bultsma, TreasurerJeff Gillespie, SecretaryAlton Palmer, Past ChairmanMyron L. Rau, PresidentMike Habeck, ATA Vice President

SDTA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORSJustin AndersTom BeuzekomLinda BickfordKimberly BonhartLloyd BultsmaRobert ChristianBrian ClarkArt DonovanBryan EdenFrancis HammRandy Hartley Larry KlaahsenStan KopfmannJerred KoppmannJody KuperTim MillerBen OldenkampJerry Ollerich Matt ParkerRobert PuntWade Stebbins Dan SwensonDave StoterauJeff WatkinsBud WestendorfBob Willey

SDTA’S PAST ChAIRPERSOnSStan AndersLarry AndersonRobert Appelwick Ted Bultsma Rich Burns Darrold Dean Bernard FeldhausAlton PalmerJeff Parker Gene PhillipsMichelle SchipperRandy ThompsonWayne ViessmanStephen Willers

Rick Hoogendoorn, YRC Freight

Thank you to our members that were able to attend the recent meeting for Truckers Against Trafficking. Law enforcement agencies represented at the meet-ing included FBI, Homeland Security, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Sioux Falls police, and the Mitch-ell police. It is hard to hear the stories from the law enforcement agencies and from a victim of sex trafficking and not be moved. It certainly creates a greater sense of conviction that we are doing the right thing by endorsing this effort and I want to

thank everyone in our association for supporting this cause. I also don’t want to see this as a “flavor of the month”. This is a cause that we need to continue to champion. For those attending our annual convention, you will get to hear a presentation from the TAT director and I know you will be interested in what she has to say. AnnuAl SDTA ConvenTion Time iS upon uS! Wow, it is hard to believe that my term as Chairman is coming to a close. It has been my sincere honor to represent our great members for the past 2-years and a role that I have taken seriously. We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated group of mem-bers, Board members, Executive Committee members and great office staff. I hope that part of my legacy with SDTA is that we are focused on membership growth for the benefit of SDTA and all the members we represent. There are a lot of people that have been involved with SDTA for many years and there are many new members that will receive the benefit of all those years of hard work. Part of my focus and efforts have been with that mindset. Many of our lobbying efforts, especially on a national level take years to play out and I think we as a group have done a good job staying focused and keeping our eye on the big issues. We may be a small state but we have gained a fairly strong voice and that is a credit to all of you. I will save the remainder of my remarks for the annual convention. Once again, I am sure Myron and the SDTA staff have another wonderful convention lined up and I hope you can make it. I am confident it will be time well spent and a great opportunity to recognize a lot of different people for their outstanding efforts so be sure to mark your calendars and I hope to see many of you in Rapid City on September 3, 4 and 5. Mike Habek will be coming on board as our new Chairman, and I know we will be in good hands. Thank you all for a great 2-years as Chair and I wish all our members and SDTA as a whole a very prosperous future!

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The SDTA’s 79th Annual Convention is just around the corner. We are scheduled for September 3rd through the 5th (Wednesday through Friday) at the Rushmore Plaza Holi-day Inn in Rapid City. If you have not yet registered for the convention, please do that as soon as you can. We have a great list of speakers, seminars and entertainment. Semi-nars include an update on the health care program commonly referred to as “Obama Care” and a seminar on Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a program we endorsed a

couple of years ago. You will hear the good and bad stories from the #2 in command at TAT, Ms. Kylla Leeburg.

Convention attendees will also have a chance to hear from the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMC-SA). Mr. Bill Bonrott hopefully will address what is on the horizon with FMCSA and how that agency will have a continued effect on the trucking industry. Since Administrator Anne Ferro resigned, we have not heard much about a replacement or about any possible change in direction for the agency. All of these sessions are a “must see”.

All of the education opportunities offered at the convention are oppor-tunities that members cannot get anywhere else but at the SDTA Annual Convention. As always, in addition to educational opportunities, the con-vention also provides a special time and venue to network with others in the trucking industry that face issues similar to the ones you face. We also leave time for attendees to have some fun through entertainment and our golf outing.

On Friday evening, Chairman Rick Hoogendoorn will be passing the gavel to Mr. Mike Habeck who will be starting his two-year term as SD-TA’s Chairman of the Board. After the conclusion of activities and events of Friday evening, the convention will end. This schedule will allow ev-eryone to leisurely travel home on Saturday or spend some quality time visiting the Black Hills of South Dakota.

After you review the entire agenda as it appears in this edition of the Trucking News, I am sure you will find that the 2014 Convention is a “must attend.” I look forward to seeing many of you in Rapid City next month!

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I know everyone read Chairman Rick Hoogendoorn’s article in July address-ing the driver shortage issue nationwide. Ironically we have witnessed and expressed our concern for the last five years on this topic. It has now become a real issue in our industry and there shows to be no quick fix to the problem.

However through some discussions with Jim Neiman, Tom Shaffer, Dan Buehler and Dave Brenneisen it is felt that we can succeed with the fleet we

have if we just show a little creativity. Number one, which always seems like a no brainer, is to do everything you can to be loaded in each direction. I know that this sounds easier than what it can be at times, especially when logging contractors get possessive of their trucks. Try to trade loads if at all possible. Number two, maximize your hours of service. If you still have hours to use toward the end of the day, but not enough time to return to your normal job, find a shorter load. Thanks to John Skvicalo a list of logging contractors with their load count is published each week. This was an excellent idea! Number three, lets be creative and think outside of the box. A bonus system has been established with achievable goals for everyone of 200 hours per month. As it has been my experience with any bonus system, it is always set on the minimum requirements needed from everyone. This it is just a little extra incentive — the real reward is in your paycheck.

We have witnessed something since March that I believe has not ever happened before —three mills temporarily shut down repeatedly because of not enough inventory to keep them operat-ing. This is the time of the year we should be on quotas and on limited work schedules. No one should ever be asked or expected to exceed hours of service, however we need to maximize our hours. We need to encourage and expect the same from all our coworkers as well. We are now entering the time of the year that we not only need to keep the mills running at full capacity, but also start building up the inventory for the spring break. To put it very simply, it is not in anyone’s best interest to have a repeat of the last year! We need to do everything within our power to make sure that it does not happen. We have a lot of good leaders. Now is the time to put those skills to use and lead by example and encouragement.

In our meeting, Jim Neiman was very concerned about moral and attitude. For that reason I would like to share an inspirational quote —

You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstop-pable determination.

Robert Christian, PresidentBlack Hills Log Haulers Association

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Bernie Weber, MCT Transportation LLC, Sioux Falls, SD, has been selected as the August 2014 Driver of the Month by the South Dakota Safety Manage-ment Council.

auguSt 2014 Driver of the Month

Mr. Weber has logged over 3.5 million miles in his 52 years as a professional truck driver. The last 41 years have been spent driving for MCT Transportation LLC.

Bernie was recognized as the SDTA Driver of the Month once before, in November of 2005. He is a very safe, conscien-tious driver who represents MCT and the trucking industry very well.

He has been involved either as a driver or a volunteer of the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships since 1984. Last year he represented South Dakota in the Step Van Class of the National Truck Driving Championships.

Bernie and his wife Rosalie are the parents of 7 adult children, Brian, 54, Kim, 52, Doug, 50, Ann, 47, Keith, 46, Chad, 41, and Chris (deceased). Bernie and Rosalie reside in Bridgewater, SD.

SDTA joins the Safety Management Council in congratulating Bernie Weber for being selected as the August 2014 Driver of the Month.

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SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH:Business Session I: Bill Zubke, Retired Teacher, Motivational Speaker, and Fudgemaker ExtrodinaireBusiness Session 2: Healthcare Navigation: How To Use Our Medical System Effectively & Efficiently, Bill Rezac, Boen & AssociatesBusiness Session 3: Operation Life Saver - Rail Safety Education by the BNSF RailwayBusiness Session 4: Kylla Leeberg, Deputy Director and Co-Founder of Truckers Against Trafficking

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TENTATIVE AGENDA Wednesday, september 3 A.M. 8:00 Open for Booth Setup (all booths must be setup prior to 4:00 p.m.)P.M. 4:00 Visit Displays & Refreshments 6:30 SDTA Member Appreciation Dinner •AnnualAssociateSponsorAwards •FleetSafetyAwards •VendorForum

thursday, september 4A.M. 8:30 Board Bus To The Elks Golf Course From The Hotel Lobby 9:00 Registration & Check-in at The Elks Golf Course 10:00 Shotgun start – The Elks Golf CourseP.M. 3:00 Registration Desk Opens 5:00 Social & Visit Displays 6:30 Dinner & Awarding of Golf Prizes 8:00 Entertainment: The Side Hackers Band

Friday, september 5A.M. 7:45 Registration Desk Opens 8:00 Breakfast •FormalOpening79thAnnualConvention •Welcome&AnnualMeetingofSDTAandSDTAServices,Inc. 9:00 BusinessSessionI:MotivationalSpeaker,BillZubke 10:00 Business Session 2:HealthcareNavigation:HowToUseOurMedicalSystem Effectively&Efficiently,BillRezac,Boen&Associates 10:15 Business Session 3:OperationLifeSaver-RailSafetyEducationbytheBNSFRailway 10:45 Spouse Program: Luncheon and Spa treatment at Mystique Edge Day Spa and Salon 11:00 Visit Displays & RefreshmentsP.M. Noon Awards Luncheon with guest speaker Bill Bronrott, Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor CarrierSafetyAdministrationU.S.DepartmentofTransportation 2:00 Business Session 4: Kylla Leeberg, Deputy Director and Co-Founder of Truckers AgainstTrafficking 3:00 DriveroftheYearInterviews 3:00 HeavyDutyTruckDealersMeeting 4:00 Visit Displays 5:00 CapitolClubReception-ByInvitationOnly 5:30 Social & Visit Displays 6:30 Chairman’s Banquet •PrideoftheShow •PassingoftheGavel •SafetyDirectoroftheYear •PresentationofChairman’sAward •DriveroftheYearPresentation •Entertainment:KerryChristensen,Acordeonista •NewChairman’sReception

GET REGISTERED FOR THE 79TH ANNUAL SDTA CONVENTION

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Attention All Ladies Attending the 2014 SDTA Convention in Rapid City....The South Dakota Trucking Association will be send-ing the ladies to the Mystique Edge Salon and Day Spa for an afternoon of special treatment on Friday, September 5th.

The ladies will first head to the Firehouse Brewing Company for a fantastic luncheon followed by a couple of hours of pampering at the Mystique Edge Salon and Day Spa.

A sign-up form will be available at the SDTA Convention registration desk starting Wednesday afternoon, September 3rd. Spots will be made available on a first come, first serve basis. Plan to attend!

WHO WILL THE WINNERS BE AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION?

Driver of the Year

SafetY Director of the Year

fleet SafetY awarDS

chairman’S awarD recipient

priDe of the Show

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The Champions Club met July 26th & 27th in Sioux Falls to practice for the

National Truck Driving ChampionshipsThanks K&J Trucking for the use of your facility to hold the practice!

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imprOViNG THe HUmAN CONDiTiON

The Salty SixMaking better food choices for a better life

By Sanford Center for Health and Well-being

Sometimes the simplest choices can make all the difference, especially when it comes to your health. And one of the best places to start is your diet. With just a few small changes, you can start on a path to a healthier you.

One of the simplest adjustments you can make is by choosing foods and snacks with a lower sodium content. Every day many Americans consume more than the recommended 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium. This can lead to an increased risk of hypertension, heart disease and stroke. Not only do increased sodium levels lead to long-term health issues, but they also affect your physical appearance. An excessive intake of salt can cause puffiness in the eyes and face, swelling in the fingers and bloating.

And simply passing on the salt shaker isn’t enough to bring those daily sodium levels down. On average, 75 percent of your salt intake comes from processed and restaurant foods. The American Heart Association came out with the “Salty Six” campaign. Its goal is to raise awareness of foods found in a typical American diet that are top sources for sodium. The Salty Six include: breads and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats, pizza, poultry, soup and sandwiches.

Next time you are in the grocery store, pay attention to what you are putting in your cart. Be an informed consumer and check the sodium levels on nutrition labels before buying a product. Then as you go about preparing your meals for the day, try to keep each one within the range of 400 to 500mg of sodium. Another easy way to monitor your sodium intake is to treat the 2,300mg recommended sodium allowance like a budget. If you eat a meal high in sodium, make sure to balance it out by keeping your sodium intake lower for the rest of the day. When in doubt, check with a registered dietitian to help you figure out your individual sodium needs.

Like with most things in life, moderation is key. So be mindful of your daily sodium levels to ensure a well-balanced diet and to keep your body working properly and to its fullest poten-tial.

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international registration plan (irp) updateFull reciprocity plan: On January 1, 2015, the new IRP Full Reciprocity Plan (FRP) goes into effect. This major change to the Plan impacts the distance reporting and registration authority for all inter-state motor carriers registered under IRP including new and expanded operations. Cab cards for both first-time registrants and renewing carriers will display all jurisdictions and the vehicle’s appropriate registration weight.

This change, the most far-reaching since the IRP first went into effect, will give most interstate carriers more operational flexibility than they have had in the past. The FRP will reduce the number of permits carriers have needed to buy and fees they have paid for added states. IRP registrants renewing for an effective date of January 1, 2015 and beyond will be registered under FRP as will any new registrants registering for the first time on January 1, 2015 or after. For example, a carrier whose current registrations expire on March 31, 2015, they will renew under FRP effective April 1, 2015.

For many years the reporting of estimated distance for first time registrants and expanded operations has been a challenge in IRP. Many options have been explored over the years to address this matter and with the passing of the FRP Ballot, the membership has approved the concept of “Full Reciprocity” to simplify the process. The FRP changes how distance and registration fees for first-time registrants are determined and it also eliminates the estimating of distance for expanded operations of existing carriers.

First-time registrants will pay fees based on the base jurisdiction’s average per vehicle distance chart. Renewing carriers will pay fees based solely on their actual operations during the distance reporting period.

This change will ultimately benefit the SDTA membership, as it eliminates the requirement for existing carriers to pay fees over 100% when adding jurisdictions during the registration period or expanding their operations into jurisdictions where they had no actual operations during the distance reporting period.

To learn more about FRP and how it impacts you, information including a questions and answers document, is available on the IRP website at http://www.irponline.org/?page=Fullreciprocity.

For additional information, visit the IRP website at www.irponline.org. This website provides resources for carriers to find juris-dictional specific requirements, IRP registration fees data and information on many other topics.

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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:SDTA Annual Convention – Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, SD on September 3 through 5, 2014. SDTA Fall Executive Committee Meeting - Crossroads Hotel & Event Center, Huron at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, with dinner served during the meeting.SDTA Fall Board Meeting – Crossroads Hotel & Event Center, Huron at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014, with the Annual Guided Pheasant hunt scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12th at Stan’s, Inc., east of Alpena, SD. West River Legislative Reception - Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City - Monday, December 8, 2014, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (west river time).East River Legislative Reception - Callaway’s, 500 East 69th Street, Sioux Falls on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (east river time). SDTA Winter Executive Committee Meeting - 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the RedRossa Italian Grille with dinner served during the meeting.SDTA Winter Board of Directors Meeting - RedRossa Italian Grille at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015 with a Board of Directors Dinner at 5:30 p.m. In the evening, we will hold the annual legislative reception and sundae bar at the RedRossa Italian Grille. SDTA Truck Driving Championships - Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux FallsWarehouseman & Movers Conference - (tentative) May 15 through May 17, 2015, at the Blue Bell Lodge in Custer State ParkSocial Hour, Dinner and Calcutta for the Annual Cliff Tjaden Fishing Event starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at the Clubhouse Inn and Suites, in PierreAnnual Cliff Tjadan Fishing Event on Thursday, June 4, 2015, with boats launching on the Missouri River at 8:00 a.m. and returning for weigh-in at 4:00 p.m. with dinner to follow at the RedRossa Italian Grille next to the Clubhouse Inn and Suites, in Pierre.SDTA Summer Board Meeting - 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Clubhouse Inn and Suites, in Pierre. Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Commodities Conference and the Log Haulers Conference will take place in conjunction with the meeting of the SDTA Board of Directors.

Congratulations to the SD Champions:Straight Truck: Rod Cudmore, Conway Freight3-Axle Truck: Wade Wagemann, YRC Freight4-Axle Truck: Marty Ellis, A&A Express, Inc.5-Axle: Russell “Speedy” Wendt, Stan’s, Inc.Sleeper Berth: John Krause, MCT Transportation LLCTwin Trailers: Harley Gray, Trimac TransportationTank Truck: Brian Cusson, FedEx Freight Flatbed Truck: Rachell Bothwell, FedEx FreightStep Van: Teri Spencer, A&A Express, Inc.

SouTH DAKoTA ClASS CHAmpionS (Left to right): John Krause, Marty Ellis, Teri Spencer, Michelle Wells (SDTA), Brian Cusson, Harley Gray, Wade Wagemann, Russell Wendt (not pictured: Rod Cudmore & Rachel Bothwell)

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DID YOU GET REGISTERED FOR THE ANNUAL CONVENTION?

September 3, 4 and 5at the rushmore plaza Holiday Inn,

in rapid City

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JohnsonFeed,Inc.,CantonKorkow Rodeos, Pierre

MCT Transportation LLC, Sioux FallsMidStatesTransportation,Inc.,SiouxFalls

Oldenkamp Trucking, KennebecOverwegRepair,Kimball

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PIERRE TRUCk ROUTE COnSTRUCTIOn TRAFFIC IMPACTThe Truck Route in Pierre (US Hwy 14B) will be reconstructed this summer (2014) from near the Airport Road / 4th Street and Truck Route intersection, north to the divided highway in Pierre.Anticipated bid letting of March 5, 2014 and anticipated start date late April / early May (dates subject to change).The project will be constructed in three phases: - Phase 1: Traffic maintained through the project. - Phase 2: Project closed to through traffic for approximately 3 months. - Phase 3: Traffic Maintained through the project, with a 12’ width restriction.Access to the businesses located in the project area will be maintained from the south (Airport Road / 4th Street).The median crossover in the divided highway, located at Kingsway / North Airport Road will be closed during Phase 2.Commuter and residential truck route traffic will be required to utilize Euclid Avenue during Phase 2.Through trucks will be required to utilize a 19-mile detour around the Oahe Dam during Phase 2. Local delivery only permitted to utilize Euclid Avenue.Over-width vehicles required to detour around the Oahe Dam during Phases 2 and 3.A permanent left turn lane will be constructed in the median crossover located at Windsor Place for eastbound traffic that needs to access the developments to the north of the divided highway.Temporary traffic signals will be installed at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and 4th Street in Pierre during construction of this project.

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BRandon burg

april SAUFLEY

MAGGIE DONOVAN

LUCAS HEIBERGER

Brandon Burg is the son of Tom & Val Burg.He recently graduated from Madison High School with a 3.0 or better all four years. He was active in Future Business Leaders of America, golf, power lifting and baseball. He is a member of St. Thomas Aaquins Church.

He plans to attend Dakota State University this Fall. His major is undecided, but he is leaning towards an accounting degree or business management.

April Saufley graduated from SDSU with a Bachelors in Psychology in 2003 and a Bachelors in Nursing in 2007. She is currently enrolled in the South Dakota State UniversityDoctor of Nursing Practice program and is specializing as a Family Nurse Practitio-ner. She currently works as a Registered Nurse Transplant Coordinator at Avera Transplant Institute.

When she isn’t studying and working, her family keeps her busy. She is married to Craig and they have two children, Cole, 5, and Aubrey who is almost 2.

Maggie Donovan was born in Sioux Falls and eventually moved to Henry, SD, where she finished the rest of her secondary education. While attend-ing Henry High School she participated in volleyball, golf, cheerleading, band, choir, one-act play, oral interpreta-tion, three-act play, National Honor Society, student coun-cil and became President of her senior class. She was on the honor roll and graduated as the valedictorian of her class. Maggie’s future plans are to attend Augustana Col-lege and pursue a major in biology. With that major she intends to pursue a master’s degree and become a physician’s assistant.

Lucas Heiberger is the son of Keith and Cindy Heiberger, owners of Tony’s Diesel Service, in Sioux Falls. He graduated as one of eleven valedictorians at Tri-Valley High School. He was involved in wrestling, cross country, golf, national honors society, youth group, band, piano, and Teens Encounter Christ. In 2012, he received the Governor’s Leadership Excellence Award. He currently works at Cold Stone Creamery and recommends the Oatmeal Cookie Batter ice cream with peanut butter, fudge and M&M’s.

This fall he will start at Northwestern College in Or-ange City, IA with a currently undecided major. He’s looking forward to meeting new friends and living in the dorm and discovering a ma-jor he’s passionate about.

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Cassidy Christopher-son is the 18 year old daughter of Tanner and Tamra Musick. She has an older brother Cody and a younger sister Tierney. She recently gradu-ated from Mitchell High School in the Class of 2014. Cassidy will be attending South Dakota State University

with long term goals of get-ting a bachelor’s degree in order to apply for medical school. Her goal is to be-come an anesthesiologist.She enjoys attending school and loves setting high goals for herself.She was active in the high school rodeo and was also involved with 4-H rodeo.

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1 New Member Recruited by:

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1 New Member Recruited by:

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Welcome New SDTA Members:CASEY PETERSON & ASSOCIATES, LTD

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Type of Service: CPA & Financial Advisor

DAKOTA CATTLE LINK, INC.Jenny Thorson

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Type of Carrier: LivestockSponsored by: Premier Compliance LLC

XL ENTERPRISES, INC.Jenny Thorson

200 N Phillips Avenue, Suite L104, Sioux Falls, SD 57104Phone: (605) 728-7723Type of Carrier: Gravel

Sponsored by: Premier Compliance LLC

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Black Hills Log Haulers Assoc.

2 New Members Recruited by:

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trucking route restrictions through Lead and deadwood, sdTheDepartmentofTransportationwillbeperformingextensiveworkonHighway85throughLeadandDeadwood,SDthroughtheendof2016.Widthandlengthrestrictionsarerequiredalongthisrouteinordertocompleteplannedworkinthistightcorridor.SDDOThasupdatedSD511andSafeTravelUSAtoreflecttheserestrictionsandhaserectedsigningguidingtruckstofollowUSHighway14AthroughandaroundLeadandDeadwood.Howeverwearestillexperiencingproblemswithtruckstryingtone-gotiate the restricted route!Anoverviewoftherestrictionsisattached,brokenoutbyyearandapplicablerestrictions.Ofimpor-tancetonote,anoverwidthconnectionisnotavailablebetweenUSHighway85/14AandUSHighway385in2015.OverwidthaccesstoUSHighway385shouldbemadeviaUSHighway16,approximately35 miles to the south.Formoreinformationonthecurrentprojects,pleasevisittheSDDOTProjectspageat:http://www.sddot.com/travelers/projects/Default.aspx.

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eXeCuTive CommiTTee CompAnY CiTY RICK HOOGENDOORN, CHAIRMAN YRC SIOUx FALLS MIKE HABECK, VICE CHAIRMAN HABECK TRUCKING BELLE FOURCHE DAVID BULTSMA, TREASURER D&J BULTSMA TRUCKING PLATTEJEFF GILLESPIE, SECRETARY MCT TRANSPORTATION LLC SIOUx FALLSALTON PALMER, PAST CHAIRMAN ALTON PALMER TRUCKING, LLC RAPID CITY MYRON L. RAU, PRESIDENT SDTA SIOUx FALLS

boArD oF DireCTorS CompAnY CiTY Term eXpireSJUSTIN ANDERS ANDERS TRUCKING UNION CENTER 2015TOM BEUZEKOM GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. S. SIOUx CITY, NE 2014LINDA BICKFORD QUALITY TRUCK INSURANCE RAPID CITY 2014KIMBERLY BONHART UNITED PARCEL SERVICE LEAWOOD, KS 2015LLOYD BULTSMA LLOYD BULTSMA TRUCKING SIOUx FALLS 2014ROBERT CHRISTIAN BLACK HILLS LOG HAULERS ASSOC. RAPID CITY 2015BRIAN CLARK ZOMER BROS. SIOUx FALLS 2016ART DONOVAN DEAN FOODS / LAND O’LAKES SIOUx FALLS 2015BRYAN EDEN BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY SIOUx FALLS 2016FRANCIS HAMM TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION RAPID CITY 2015RANDY HARTLEY HARTLEY TRANSPORTATION, INC. WATERTOWN 2014LARRY KLAAHSEN DAKOTA TRUCK UNDERWRITERS SIOUx FALLS 2014STAN KOPFMANN STANS, INC. ALPENA 2014JERRED KOPPMANN NORTH WESTERN WAREHOUSE RAPID CITY 2014JODY KUPER VALLEY QUEEN CHEESE FACTORY MILBANK 2016 BEN OLDENKAMP OLDENKAMP TRUCKING KENNEBEC 2014JERRY OLLERICH JERRY OLLERICH TRUCKING SIOUx FALLS 2014MATT PARKER PARKER TRANSFER & STORAGE SIOUx FALLS 2014 ROBERT PUNT ROBERT PUNT TRUCKING STICKNEY 2016WADE STEBBINS EAST WEST LOGISTICS LLC PIEDMONT 2014DAVE STOTERAU CHS TRANSPORTATION SIOUx FALLS 2016DAN SWENSON PRO HAUL, LLC WOONSOCKET 2016LYN TSCHETTER THERMO KING OF SIOUx FALLS SIOUx FALLS 2016JEFF WATKINS SIOUx FALLS TRUCK & TRAILER SIOUx FALLS 2016BUD WESTENDORF CUMMINS CENTRAL POWER LLC SIOUx FALLS 2016BOB WILLEY BOB WILLEY TRUCKING GETTYSBURG 2014TIM MILLER SDTA SAFETY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

pAST CHAirperSonS CompAnY CiTY Term eXpireDALTON PALMER ALTON PALMER TRUCKING RAPID CITY 2012WAYNE VIESSMAN CLIFF VIESSMAN, INC. GARY 2010STAN ANDERS ANDERS TRUCKING UNION CENTER 2008LARRY ANDERSON A & A ExPRESS, INC. BRANDON 2006MICHELLE SCHIPPER K & J TRUCKING, INC. SIOUx FALLS 2002BERNARD FELDHAUS, JR. FELDHAUS TRUCKING HOWARD 2000 DARROLD DEAN DIZCO, INC. SIOUx FALLS 1998GENE PHILLIPS B & G TRANSPORTATION MADISON 1996 RICH BURNS BURNS MOVING & STORAGE SIOUx FALLS 1992TED BULTSMA BULTSMA TRUCK LINE PLATTE 1990RANDY THOMPSON TBI, INC. SIOUx FALLS 1988

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