FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck TransportationAnnounces the Selection of Organization’s Chairman Tom Sanderson,

President & CEO of Transplace 

July 29, 2011 – The Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive TruckTransportation (ASECTT) announced today the selection of Tom Sanderson,

president & CEO of Transplace as its chairman. Mr. Sanderson was chosen becauseof his recognized leadership in the transportation industry and his commitment to

ensuring that trucking remains a fair and competitive marketplace.

 “It is an honor and a privilege to be selected as a leader for this excellent

organization,” says Sanderson. “It is important for shippers, carriers, brokers andothers to have the ability to voice their concerns with the regulatory issues that willhave lasting impacts this industry.” 

ASECTT is a nonprofit corporation, composed of carriers, shippers, brokers and

other interested parties who are committed to balanced regulations governing trucktransportation. ASECTT is concerned that pending FMCSA regulations have lost

sight of Congress’ commitment to efficient and competitive transportation needsand involve over-regulating the industry through unproven SMS methodology with

dire consequences to due process, carrier rights, and the principles which underlie

deregulation.

 “ASECTT resulted from heightened awareness in the shipper, broker and carrier

community to the potential adverse consequences of public release of SMSMethodology in December 2010,” says Steve Sample, president of Tyme-It

Transportation.

ASECTT has filed comments with the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

pointing out that flaws in SMS methodology relate not only to severity weightingbut also are systemic to the nature of the program. Pointing out that the University

of Michigan has not been released and that correlations between compliance and

safety have yet to even be established, ASECTT urges the Agency to withdraw SMSmethodology, reaffirming the principles of 49 C.F.R. 385.

It notes that seven months after the program was released to the public, it still

does not accomplish its original goal of comprehensively rating all carriers. Of the483,000 entities regulated by the Agency, Sanderson notes that most do not havescores in any of the BASICs.

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In addition, ASECTT has filed comments in response to the Agency’s announced 5year plan, noting that the plan presupposes intended results which defy proper use

of the Administrative Procedure Act and have not been directed or approved byCongressional mandate.

 “The inclusion of shippers and brokers as regulated parties by the FMCSA, is a

proposal without any current warrant,” Sanderson said. “The role of the regulatoris to certify the regulated party as safe for use by the consumer. Shippers and

brokers, like the traveling public, are protected parties who should be beneficiariesof the regulators’ expert decision in establishing carriers who are fit for use.” 

ASECTT membership is open to all members of the shipping community. More

information about the organization can be found at www.asectt.blogspot.com.

Its current Board of Directors includes:

Chairman Tom Sanderson, TransplaceVice Chair Matt Jewell, Sr. VP/Legal, Forward Air

Secretary/Treasurer Scott Michaelis, Southern States Cooperative

Additional Executive Committee Members:

James DeMatteis Des Moines Truck Brokerage (Broker)

Dave Kreigh VP Operations, Towne Air Freight (AEMCA) (Air Freight)Bill Bierman Attorney (Executive VP, TLP&SA)Steve Sample Tyme-It Transportation (Expediting Industry)

Other Committee Members:

David Manning TCW, Motor Carrier Representative to IANA BoardJohn Elliott Load One (TEANA)

Joseph Wiley Director of Operations, RFX CompaniesDavid Baker Apex Capital

Richard McDuffie Dunavant EnterprisesSteven W Norman Universal Traffic Service

Bob Farrell KLLMDavid Owen NASTC

Contact: 

Steve Dye

stephen@outlookmarketingsrv.com 312-873-3422

Kecia Gray

kecia.gray@transplace.com 214-697-3354

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