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ATA's Q1 Advocacy Webinar, Sponsored by ACT 1

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ATA's Q1 Advocacy Webinar, Sponsored by ACT 1

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During this webinar, Bill Sullivan and 黑料不打烊President and CEO Chris Spear discussed the new Congress and trucking priorities for the year ahead:听

  • Infrastructure Bill Implementation
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About the Presenters:

Chris Spear, President & CEO, 黑料不打烊

As president and CEO, Chris leads ATA鈥檚 efforts to advocate and educate on behalf of the trucking industry. Employing more than 7 million people and moving more than 10 billion tons of freight annually, trucking is the industry most responsible for moving America鈥檚 economy.

Prior to his time ATA, Chris worked in the transportation, energy, labor and technology sectors in over five different continents. 听Most recently, Chris worked for Hyundai Motor Company, where he served as vice president of government affairs. In that role, he served on the Executive Committee for Global Automakers. 听Previously, Chris was 黑料不打烊senior vice president of legislative affairs and vice president of global government relations for Honeywell International.

Chris also has extensive experience in the federal government, serving as Deputy Representative for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy and as professional staff in the U.S. Senate.

Chris is on the board of directors for the American Transportation Research Institute, the Trucking Cares Foundation and the Louisa Swain Foundation. 听He has been awarded the US Department of Defense Joint Civilian Service Medal and Honeywell鈥檚 Premier Achievement Award.

Chris holds a master's and bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming.

Bill Sullivan,听Executive Vice President for Advocacy, 黑料不打烊

Bill Sullivan is the executive vice president of Advocacy for the 黑料不打烊, the nation鈥檚 leading organization representing the interests of the trucking industry.

As executive vice president, Sullivan leads ATA鈥檚 efforts to advance a pro-trucking, pro-safety, pro-efficiency agenda on Capitol Hill, before federal regulators and in state capitals around the country.

Before joining ATA, Sullivan was legislative director for Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), overseeing and managing the senator鈥檚 legislative staff and efforts.

Previously, Sullivan was appropriations liaison for the Department of Justice and worked for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Trout Unlimited.听

Sullivan has a bachelor鈥檚 degree and an MBA from the University of Tennessee.

THIS WEBINAR WAS SPONSORED BY ACT 1听

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