JANUARY 2013

On January 14, 2013, the South Dakota Truck-ing Association's Board of Directors met for their Winter Board Meeting, in Pierre, SD. If you have any questions about what was dis-cussed at the Board Meeting, please feel free to contact a Board Member or call the SDTA office at (605) 334-8871.

Following the Winter Board Meeting each year, the SDTA membership host Pierre’s Largest Sundae Bar where we meet with the South Da-kota Legislators to discuss the legislation af-fecting the trucking industry. The meeting was a great success! Take a look at the pictures on page 25 of this publication.

For a full list of the bills affecting trucking, please take a look at the Legislative Bill Log on pages 21 and 23 of this publication.

Just a reminder that ALL SDTA MEMBERS are welcome and encouraged to attend any and all board meetings!

JANUARY 29, 2013

Dates To Remember..........................2

Chairman’s Message.........................3

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

From The Desk of Robert Christian....7

Your New Year’s Resolution: The Road To Better Health.............................9-11

SDTA & SDADA Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.........................................13

January Driver of the Month.............15

What Would You Do?.......................17

FMCSA Gets Tougher On The Bad Car-riers..................................................17

SDTA Office Remodel......................19

North Central Farmers Elevator Host-ed A CDL Driver Training Course.....20

Legislative Bill Log......................21-23

SDTA Board Meeting and Legislative Reception Pictures...........................25

SDTA Membership Drive Chart........26

Welcome New SDTA Members........27

Driver of the Month Rules & Nomination Form...........................................28-29

SDTA Regular & Associate Member-ship Applications.........................30-31

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

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• SDTA Truck Driving Championships – Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls.

• Warehouseman & Movers Conference – (tentative) May 17 through 19, 2013, at the Blue Bell Lodge in Custer State Park.

• Wheel Jam at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron - May 31 through June 2, 2013.

• SDTA Summer Board Meeting – 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Clubhouse Inn & Suites, Pierre. The Executive Committee will meet in the evening of Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

• Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Commodities Conference and the Log Haulers Conference at the Club-house Inn & Suites, Pierre starting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The Calcutta for the Annual Cliff Tjaden Fishing Event will take place over dinner that evening.

• Annual Cliff Tjaden Fishing Event on Friday, June 14, 2013, with boats launching on the Missouri River at 8:30 a.m. and returning for weigh-in at 3:30 p.m. with dinner to follow at the Redrossa Restaurant next to the Clubhouse Inn & Suites, Pierre.

• SDTA East River Golf Outing at the Brandon Golf Course – 10:00 a.m. shotgun start on Thursday, June 20, 2013.

• SDTA West River Golf Outing at the Elks Golf Course – 10:00 a.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 28, 2013.

• 6th Annual West River Poker Run for Truck PAC, Saturday, June 29, 2013 in the Rapid City area.

• National Truck Driving Championships – August 20 through 24, 2013 in Salt Lake City, UT.

• SDTA Annual Convention – Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center, Sioux Falls, SD on September 4 through 6, 2013.

• SDTA Fall Executive Committee Meeting - Crossroads Hotel & Event Center, Huron at 6:00 p.m. on Wednes-day, November 13, 2013, with dinner served during the meeting.

• SDTA Fall Board Meeting – Crossroads Hotel & Event Center, Huron at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2013, with the Annual Guided Pheasant hunt scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 13th at Stan’s Inc., east of Alpena, SD.

• East River Legislative Reception - Callaway’s, 500 East 69th Street, Sioux Falls on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (east river time).

• West River Legislative Reception - Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City - Monday, December 9, 2013, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (west river time).

It's not just teddy bears and ice cream sundaes...

For those that were able to attend the Winter Board Meeting, we recently had another good opportunity to work on some relationship building with our state legislators in Pierre. The teddy bears and ice cream certainly help attract our legislative guests, which we all enjoy, but the real work starts once we get them in the door. The forum allows us to discuss the is-sues important to our members. We are fortunate that we do not have any major issues on the table (at least not yet - and lets hope it stays that way) but we were able to position our stance on the "88" plate

and the "super single" issue with many of our guests.

We had a good Executive Committee meeting and regular board meeting, along with a joint Executive Committee meeting with SDADA. As reported at the board meeting, it was a pleasure to see our regular membership growing to 356 members, along with our 171 associate members. In 2008, we saw the most significant decline in our membership as many businesses experienced the economic downturn. We have not quite restored our membership to pre-2008 levels, but we are getting there. We are a healthy, growing association and that should be good news to everyone.

By now you probably have received in your mail the information on the five $1,000 scholarships that SDTA is sponsoring this year. I think it speaks very well of our as-sociation to be able to provide those opportunities to help further the education of children within the SDTA membership.

We also set the dates for the "Call on Washington" which will be in May. I appreciate our Board and members continual support of this effort as we have seen first hand the benefits of staying close to our national legislators. In addition, Myron did a nice job going through the South Dakota House and Senate bills that have any impact on our industry. Myron will stay close to these issues and anything new that surfaces to make sure our best interests are protected.

2013 is here and rolling and most of us have been able to avoid most of the bad weather. Let's hope we make it safely into spring when we can get past the snow and ice and firmly onto dry roads. I am looking forward to what the new year brings and hope to see continual improvements for our industry and SDTA.

Rick Hoogendoorn | Director Customer Service | YRC Freight rick.hoogendoorn@yrcfreight.com |605-330-6920| Cell: 605-351-5571

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

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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 AndersLinda BickfordKimberly BonhartLloyd BultsmaRobert ChristianBrian ClarkArt DonovanBryan EdenRandy Hartley Jerry JohnsonLarry KlaahsenStan KopfmannJerred KoppmannTim MillerBen OldenkampJerry Ollerich Matt ParkerRobert PuntWade Stebbins Dan SwensonDave StoterauLyn TschetterJohn UhlJeff WatkinsBud WestendorfGene WilliamsBob Willey

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

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Well, here I am again, living at my “Winter Camp” in the capitol city. The 88th Session of the South Dakota Legislature started on January 8th. The days are long and the nights are short but, in my opinion, this is the most important part of my job. The SDTA Membership definitely needs a full time representative in the halls of the state capitol building every day the legislature meets. It has only been a week and there are already a bunch of bills that will require out attention, some are good and some are bad for the SDTA Member-ship. As the session progresses, I will be sending up-dates to all members in my email group.

At this time in the legislative session, everyone is still smiling and shaking hands. There is a large number of first time legislators that are trying to learn the rules and protocols. It will not take too much time and legislators and lobbyists will dig in and fight for their causes. When that happens, and it always does, the mood will change. I guess by now you are thinking, “Why would you like this process?” Well, it may be that I am wired differently or a bit crazy but I do truly enjoy representing your interests to the state legislature.

The SDTA Board of Directors held their winter meeting on January 14th in Pierre. Dur-ing that meeting, we had a lengthy discussion regarding our position on the legislation that was in the hopper at that time. To find our position on these Bills, please review the Bill Log that appears in this edition of the Trucking News. I also realize there will be additional decisions to make regarding other Bills that are filed. If possible, those decisions are made during a call with the SDTA Chairperson of the Board, Mr. Rick Hoogendoorn. If additional opinions are necessary, we have a conference call with the entire SDTA Executive Committee. In other words, stay tuned, this session of the state legislature is shaping up to be very interesting.

As in past years, I will be walking the halls of the state capitol attempting to represent your interests every day that the legislature meets. If you need to contact me, please call your SDTA office and the staff will make sure I get a message to call you. Also, please attentively watch your email during the legislative session because that is the way I will keep you informed about what is going on. I will also be using email to ask for any necessary grassroots lobbying help from individual members.

In closing, I would like you to watch your mailbox because the 2013-2014 SDTA Foun-dation Scholarship Applications should have arrived by now. Your SDTA Board of Directors decided to offer 5 scholarships at the level of $1,000 each. The application guidelines and restrictions are attached to the applications. As always, copies can be made and the application is also available on the SDTA Website.

Stay safe and think spring! Until next month . . .

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Phone: 605-334-8871Fax: 605-334-1938

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President, Black Hills Log Haulers Association

The 2013 SDTA Winter Board meeting was held on January 14th. One of the main purposes of this board meeting is to discuss the bills coming up

in the current legislative session. We discussed which bills the association is in favor of, opposed to or to stay neutral on. Again this year, Governor Daugaard's State of State Address included the pine beetle epidemic and a two million dollar funding bill for suppression has been introduced. Also again this year, Myron will lobby in favor of and testify in favor of that bill. The board meeting lasted all day then we took a short break before the evening dinner. The remainder of the evening was spent visiting with leg-islators at an ice cream social. l took this opportunity to visit with many leg-islators about the pine beetle bill and other bills that have a positive effect on the trucking industry. It was very important that we showed a presence at this social, for it is impossible to express our importance and expect support if we are not present.

Craig Bobzien, U.S. Forest Service supervisor recently released a report to the media in which he indicated that in the next five to seven years the forest service will be taking a more

proactive approach to the pine beetle epidemic on over 248,000 acres. This is a positive thing for the logging industry but even more important it is a big step in getting control of the pine beetle which is good for all of South Dakota.

Everyone should have received their revised 2011 survey forms by now. Please get them filled out and returned by February 1st. We will be holding a Black Hills Log Haul-ers meeting on February 24th at the Deadwood Mountain Grand in Dead-wood at 1:00 pm to discuss many oth-er issues and survey results. Bruce Votroubek, Joe Couch and myself will meet before the meeting in order to have some tentative cost per hour scenarios for membership approval and then presented to mill officials.

2013 membership dues are due; please get them sent in! We also need to work hard on getting non-members signed up and start working on associate members.

This year the SDTA Board approved five one thousand dollar scholarships. I suggest that everyone eligible ap-ply. This is a good selling point to use when silicating associate members as they too are eligible for scholarship dollars.

Wishing you and yours a Happy and Prosperous New Year! from all of us at Rude Transportation Inc.

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Your New Year’s Resolution: The Road to Better HealthBy Dan Heinemann, MD, Sanford Health

Every new year many of us restart our engines, determined to change aspects of our lives for the better. We make resolutions to lose a few pounds. Eat better. Exercise more.

For most of us, however, after a few days or weeks of hitting the gym and swapping fast food with home-cooked food, we lose ambition and our healthy hopes fall by the wayside.

Much like office workers who sit at a desk 40 hours a week, your career as a truck driver provides you with a few extra challenges when it comes to weight loss in particular. Fortunately, life behind the wheel of a truck (or behind the keyboard of a computer) doesn’t have to be unhealthy.

Removing the roadblocks

There are factors that act as roadblocks and get in the way of making permanent changes in our lifestyles. Getting rid of these roadblocks will make our resolutions reachable. Some common challenges include:

• Unrealistic expectations. Fad diets or exercise plans that promise results in days set us up for failure.

• Attitude. When we set our mind on seeing immediate results, we aren’t in the mindset necessary for sustain-able, long-term changes.

• Lack of support. Trying to make major change without letting people around us know our plans makes it even harder to make our resolutions a reality.

Making a change

Once we’ve gotten rid of the roadblocks it’s time to take those first steps toward lasting change. To reach your resolution, you should:

• Make realistic exercise and weight loss goals. Have a clear idea of what you’re trying to achieve.

• Create long-term lifestyle changes. Make plans for changes you can live with each and every day instead of reaching out to the quickest fix.

• Don’t get stressed out by failure. On those days when you don’t see immediate results or you fall off the wagon, don’t give up. Move past those steps backward to keep making progress.

• Work for steady change in both mind and body. Lasting lifestyle changes require gradual shifts in both our thoughts and habits.

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A sustainable lifestyle change is easier with a coach to push you the right direction for all of the right reasons. Success is more than a diet or a wish for better health. It’s matter of taking small steps in the right direction.

When you can eliminate bad habits and change behaviors that have not worked for you in the past, you can make steady changes that you can stick with.

Take the time to make your resolution a real one this year. Take the steps you need to make lasting change. Take on the road to better health.

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On Tuesday, December 18th, the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the remodel of the South Dakota Trucking and South Dakota Au-tomobile Dealers Associations with a Ribbon Cut-

ting Ceremony. (pictured above). A special thank you to all the SDTA and SDADA members that took the time to join us for the celebration. The office celebrated with an Open House the week of December 17th through December 21st. For those that were unable to attend the Open House, please feel free to stop by the office any time.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony With The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

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You All Know Who Your Best Drivers Are....Do You Recognize Them?The SDTA Safety Management Council has a Driver of the Month Program that can help you do just that. The rules and a nomination form are printed on pages 28 and 29 of this publication.

TAKE THE TIME TO GIVE YOUR BEST OF THE BEST THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE!

The Driver of the Month Program is Sponsored by the

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Dan Norgaard, MCT Transportation LLC, Sioux Falls, SD, has been selected as the January 2013 Driver of the Month by the South Dakota Safety Management Council.

Mr. Norgaard has logged over 3.6 million miles in a professional driving career that spans 35 years. One accident in 2011 mars his otherwise accident-free record.

Dan has been a past Driver of the Month recipient three times. He has participated in the SD and National Truck Driving Champion-ships numerous times, finishing with his per-sonal best at the 2010 Nationals with a Third Place in the Straight Truck Class Division.

Dan is a professional from the word “Go!” His attitude is always positive and he shows a true concern for people and the company he represents. Safety is at the top of his list!

Dan and his wife Susan reside in Arlington, SD and are the parents of two adult children, Jenifer, 28 and Katie, 25. They are also the proud grandparents of 3 year old Denver.

SDTA joins the Safety Management Council in congratulating Dan Nograard for being selected as the January 2013 Driver of the Month.

DAN NORGAARDMCT TRANSPORTATION LLC, SIOUX FALLS, SD

DECEMBER 2012DRIVER OF THE MONTH

SDTA OFFICE NUMBERS Telephone 605-334-8871Fax 605-334-1938

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSRick Hoogendoorn 605-330-6920Mike Habeck 605-892-2644David Bultsma 605-337-2242Alton Palmer 605-343-6042Jeff Gillespie 605-339-8400

MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERSGovernor’s Office 605-773-3212Sec. of Transportation 605-773-3265Secretary of Revenue 605-773-5131Div. of Motor Vehicles 605-773-3541SD Highway Patrol - HQ 605-773-3105SDHP Motor Carrier Services 605-773-4578Public Utilities Commission 605-773-3201SD Driver Licensing 605-773-6883FMCSA - Pierre 605-224-8202

Susan Gregory - Extension 221Mark Gilmore - Extension 222Noel Gabriel - Extension 223

Jeff Ellett - Extension 224Dudley Feige - Extension 1

William Moravec - Extension 2

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FMCSA Gets Tougher On Bad CarriersReprinted from ATA’s Safety Management Council’s Safety Bulletin November 2012 Edition

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wants authority to shut down motor carri-ers whose officers have shown “egregious disregard” for safety regulations by, for example, trying to op-erate as a new carrier when its operations under an-

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?WHAT HAPPENED?

Driver of vehicle #1 (V1) was stopped legally at a railroad crossing wait-ing for the train to pass. When the train had cleared, the flashing lights cease and the crossing gate (arm) raised, at which time, Driver of V1 proceeded. Before V1’s rear trailer tires crossed the tracks, the arm came down, denting the trailer and cracking the arm.

LESSON LEARNED:

Although this may seem cut and dry when it comes to whether this was a preventable or non-preventable ac-cident, however, the thorough safe-ty director will investigate:

(1) whether there was any signs posted concerning any restrictions on length of time to cross or type of vehicles that are able to cross; (2) whether there were any signs that the arm was potentially defect-ing; (3) whether there was another train following immediately after that the driver could have seen and which would have caused the arm to come down; or (4) whetHer it’s pos-sible the driver started across the tracks before the arm was complete-ly up (although where the damage on the trailer is, indicates otherwise).

Reprinted from ATA’s Safety Management Council’s Safety Bulletin November 2012 Edition

other name have been closed. Not only is FMCSA after the “reincarnated” carrier, but those who have a controlling influence on the company’s operations, i.e., “engages or has engaged in a pattern or practice of avoiding regulatory compliance or masking non-compliance while acting on behalf of any motor car-rier.” This authority would implement section 4113 of SAFETEA-LU as amended by section 32112 of MAP-21. Comments were due January 14.

Preliminarily, ATA supports getting what may be a small number of “bad” carriers off the road but some of the rulemaking is peppered with language vague and imprecise which may create escapable loop-holes. For example, is a president, CFO or driver su-pervisor considered an officer, are all of them? ATA said FMCSA needs to elaborate and clarify.

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Happy New Year - Wishing You A Prosperous 2013!

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Out with the old... In with the new!

After months of complete chaos, mess and destruction, the SD Trucking Association and SD Auto Dealers Association office remodel is complete. If you did not get a chance to stop by dur-ing the Open House week in December, please feel free to stop by any time to get a personal tour.

SDTA IS HERE FOR YOU!

North Central Farmers Elevator hosted a CDL driver training courseNorth Central Farmers Eleva-tor (NCFE) hosted a CDL driver training course on January 4, 2013. The training was conduct-ed by Trooper John Berndt from the South Dakota Highway Pa-trol. The 68 farmers and employ-ees that attended learned about the new MAP - 21 law (Mov-ing Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century) and the changes and requirements for companies and farmers. Trooper Berndt also covered a variety of other topics including pre and post trip inspec-tions, seasonal CDL requirements and rules covering logging miles.

North Central Farmers Elevator will host Trooper Berndt at NCFE locations throughout their trade terri-tory, for customer based trainings. Future dates will be determined.

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HB 1017: Establish and re-vise certain provisions, bond amounts, fees, and penalties related to the regulation of grain warehouses and grain buyers.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

HB 1037: Define the require-ments for the sale of certain oc-tane petroleum products.SDTA’s Position: Support Status: Tabled by the sponsor due to compromise with HB 1091

HB 1050: Make an appropria-tion for costs related to the sup-pression of mountain pine bee-tles, to establish a cost share program with the counties in the state, and to declare an emer-gency.SDTA’s Position: Support

HB 1080: Include certain speed-ing offenses in the point system for traffic violations for the pur-poses of driver license records.SDTA’s Position: WatchStatus: Killed in Committee

HB 1089: Require statewide livestock ownership inspection.SDTA’s Position: Watch

HB 1091: Establish certain pro-visions regarding the labeling of motor fuel at a retail fuel pump.SDTA’s Position: OpposeStatus: Passed House Commit-tee - compromise with HB 1037

HB 1129: Prohibit businesses and employers from establish-ing certain policies against the ability of an invitee or employee to store firearms and ammuni-tion in a locked motor vehicle parked on the premises.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

HB 1157: Increase certain pen-alties regarding the sale of pe-troleum products.SDTA’s Position: SupportSB 21: Eliminate ownership in-spection for horses and mules.SDTA’s Position: Watch

SB 40: Require certain receipts of delivery to grain elevators be kept and to establish certain penalties for overweight vehi-cles and trailers.SDTA’s Position: OpposeStatus: Killed in Senate Com-mittee

SB 41: Revise certain provi-sions regarding the require-ments for school bus inspection and to authorize the Highway Patrol to approve school bus in-spectors.SDTA’s Position: NeutralStatus: Passed Senate Com-mittee

SB 42: Update references to federal regulations regarding safe transport of hazardous ma-terials.SDTA’s Position: Support

SB 43: Revise certain provi-sions regarding the crossing of a railroad and to revise the pen-alty for certain railroad cross-ing violations by the driver of a commercial motor vehicle.SDTA’s Position: Neutral (with testimony)Status: Passed Senate Com-mittee

SB 44: Allow disqualification of commercial driver licenses for violations of federal, state, or local texting bans while driving a commercial vehicle to comply with federal regulations and re-quirements.SDTA’s Position: Oppose

SB 45: Permit certain persons to renew an operator's license, a motorcycle operator's license, or nondriver identification card without appearing in person at a driver license exam site.SDTA’s Positoin: NeutralStatus: Passed Senate Com-mittee

SB 53: Expand the application of the farm decal system.SDTA’s Position: Oppose

LEGISLATIVE BILL LOG - UPDATED JANUARY 25, 2013

Bill Log Continues on page 23

SB 58: Revise certain provi-sions regarding the electronic filing of motor fuel tax reports and the electronic remittance of motor fuel tax.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

SB 78: Revise certain provi-sions relating to medical re-quirements for intrastate driv-ers transporting passengers.SDTA’s Position: Support

SB 89: Limit the liability of re-tail dealers in petroleum prod-ucts under certain conditions.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

SB 105: Revise certain pro-visions regarding instruction permits and restricted minor’s permits to drive a motor ve-hicle.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

SB 106: Prohibit certain minors from using wireless communi-cation devices while operating motor vehicles upon the public highways.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

SB 107: limit the number of passengers allowed in a motor vehicle operated by a holder of a restricted minor’s permit.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

SB 142: Prohibit the use of certain handheld electronic wireless devices for electronic messaging while driving and to prohibit conflicting municipal regulations.SDTA’s Position: Support

SB 154 **: Revise the maxi-mum weight allowed on certain wide-based super single tires.SDTA’s Position: Support

SB 163: Establish uninsured motorist identification data-base program.SDTA’s Position: Watch

SB 166: Revise the number of years that permits to carry a concealed weapon are valid.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

SB 170: Require a temporary permit to be issued to certain persons lacking certain docu-ments when applying for a driver license or nondriver identification card.SDTA’s Position: Neutral

** Denotes Bill drafted by SDTA

LEGISLATIVE BILL LOG CONTINUED...

http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2013/index.aspx

If you haven't already done so, get your email address to SDTA President Myron Rau, lobbyist for SDTA (mlrau@southdakotatrucking.com) and he will keep you updated on the action of the Bills pertaining to the trucking industry.

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2013 Winter Board Meeting & Legislative Reception - Ice Cream Sundae Bar

DAN CASE1 New

SDTA Member

SD LOG HAULERSASSOCIATION

1 New SDTA Member

SDTA4 New SDTA Members

I-STATE TRUCK CENTER

12 New SDTA Members

BRYAN EDEN1 New

SDTA Member

THOMAS HOWELLS1 New

SDTA Member

JIM MURPHY1 New

SDTA Member

RUSS STOUGH1 New

SDTA Member

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If you know of a company that

would benefit from SDTA membership

get them the application at

the back of this publication or call

the SDTA office at (605) 334-8871.

Dakota Diesel Outfitters LLCJim Albright100 Maritime Drive, Suite 3Manitowoc, WI 54220Phone: 262-308-4875Fax: 920-682-0300Watts: 800-390-5860jim@dieseloutfitters.netwww.zhro.comService Provided: Special EquipmentSponsored by: Thomas Howells

Dakotaland Feeds LLCDean Toman674 West Park Avenue NWHuron, SD 57350Phone: 605-352-8581Fax: 605-554-1019Watts: 800-952-3583deantoman@dakotalandfeeds.comService Provided: FeedSponsored by: I State Truck Center

Feige Farms / Environmental Dust ControlDan Feige45974 232nd StreetWentworth, SD 57075Phone: 605-483-3172Fax: 605-483-3176ddfeige@gmail.com www.stabilock.netService Provided: Bulk CommoditiesSponsored by: SDTA

Garry and Wilma Romereion28061 480th AvenueCanton, SD 57013Phone: 605-310-2480Service Provided: GrainSponsored by: I State Truck Center

Larsen LivestockJesse Larsen35425 Larsen LaneKimball, SD 57355Phone: 605-680-1241jjlarsen@midstatesd.netService Provided: GrainSponsored by: Bryan Eden

Lyle Gene Anderson219 Cashin DriveLuverne, MN 56156Phone: 507-227-0534Service Provided: Common, Dry VanSponsored by: I State Truck Center

Mueller PallettsRebecca Mueller27059 Mueller PlaceSioux Falls, SD 57108Phone: 605-368-2440Fax: 605-368-9845rebecca@mpallets.comwww.mpallets.comSponsored by: Jim Murphy

Ploen Trucking, Inc.Alvin PloenPO Box 230Brandon, SD 57005Phone: 605-359-8557Fax: 605-582-2078Service Provided: FlatbedSponsored by: Russ Stough

RND Enterprises 2330 Carson CircleTea, SD 57064Phone: 605-212-4137Service Provided: Common, Dry Van, RefrigerationSponsored by: I State Truck Center

Stan Houston Equipment, Inc.Joe Bozied502 S Marion RoadSioux Falls, SD 57106Phone: 605-336-3727Service Provided: Bulk Commoditites

Tom and Angela Nelson45249 SD Highway 28Lake Norden, SD 57248Phone: 605-695-1610Service Provided: CommonSponsored by: I State Truck Center

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RICK HOOGENDOORN, CHAIRMAN YRC SIOUX FALLS MIKE HABECK, VICE CHAIRMAN HABECK TRUCKING BELLE FOURCHE DAVID BULTSMA, TREASURER DAVID 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 EXPIRES

JUSTIN ANDERS ANDERS TRUCKING UNION CENTER 2015LINDA 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 2013ART DONOVAN DEAN FOODS / LAND O’LAKES SIOUX FALLS 2015BRYAN EDEN BUTLER MACHINERY COMPANY SIOUX FALLS 2013RANDY HARTLEY HARTLEY TRANSPORTATION, INC. WATERTOWN 2014JERRY JOHNSON B & G TRANSPORTATION MADISON 2013LARRY KLAAHSEN DAKOTA TRUCK UNDERWRITERS SIOUX FALLS 2014STAN KOPFMANN STANS, INC. ALPENA 2014JERRED KOPPMANN NORTH WESTERN WAREHOUSE RAPID CITY 2014BEN OLDENKAMP OLDENKAMP TRUCKING KENNEBEC 2014JERRY OLLERICH JERRY OLLERICH TRUCKING SIOUX FALLS 2014MATT PARKER PARKER MOVING & STORAGE SIOUX FALLS 2014 ROBERT PUNT ROBERT PUNT TRUCKING STICKNEY 2013WADE STEBBINS EAST WEST LOGISTICS LLC PIEDMONT 2014DAN SWENSON SWENSON BROS. GRAIN LANE 2013DAVE STOTEREAU CHS TRANSPORTATION SIOUX FALLS 2013LYN TSCHETTER THERMO KING OF SIOUX FALLS SIOUX FALLS 2013JOHN UHL GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. S. SIOUX CITY, NE 2014JEFF WATKINS SIOUX FALLS TRUCK & TRAILER SIOUX FALLS 2013BUD WESTENDORF CUMMINS CENTRAL POWER LLC SIOUX FALLS 2013BOB WILLEY BOB WILLEY TRUCKING GETTYSBURG 2014GENE WILLIAMS TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION RAPID CITY 2015TIM MILLER SDTA SAFETY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL PAST CHAIRPERSONS COMPANY CITY TERM EXPIRED

ALTON 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 SIOUX FALLS 1988

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