American Trucking Associations Inc

“- dennis nash and lee philip shaffer have a business relationship. - everett roehl and richard roehl have a family and business relationship. - barry e. Pottle and chelsea pottle demmons have a family and business relationship. - eli mccormick and edgar mcgonigal have a business relationship. - hugh ekberg and john m smith have a business relationship. - michael d. Yadon and scott pauchnik have a business relationship. - drew free and david g. Free have a family and business relationship. - michael kiely, nick dandrea, and mario archaga have a business relationship.”

“In may 2024, the organization amended its bylaws to update board composition, officer succession, committee structures, and governance procedures.”

“The american trucking association, inc. Is a trade association consisting of dues paying members.”

“The american trucking associations, inc. (ata) board of directors, as of december 31, 2024, consists of one hundred eleven plus three emeritus members for a total of one hundred fourteen voting members. Fifty-six officers and vice presidents at large are elected by the board itself annually. Five committee chairs are appointed annually by the chairman, who serves a one year term. Seventy-three state associations, affiliated conferences representing industry segments, and other related organizations each elect one ata member as their representative to the board. Emeritus members are ex-officio lifetime members.”

“Draft version of the 990 tax returns are compiled by an independent accounting firm and reviewed by the ceo and cfo of the organization. Final copies of the 990 tax returns are provided to all board members on the board portal.”

“The american trucking associations, inc. Regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. All contracts go through an extensive review process. If an employee is made aware of a conflict they are instructed to disclose the situation through the proper chain so that the appropriate action may take place.”

“The american trucking associations (ata) uses an outside compensation consultant to conduct an annual review of the president & ceo's compensation. The process includes a review of the current cash compensation (base salary plus incentive bonus and benefits). Secondly, the consultant conducts a market analysis comparing the ceo's compensation with the compensation of ceo's of comparable trade associations. The ata compensation committee is a subcommittee of the ata executive committee, a subcommittee of the ata board of directors. The compensation committee considers the results of these analyses when determining compensation levels of the ceo. The senior staff's compensation is compared to compensation of comparable positions in a comparator group of trade associations and reviewed by the president and ceo.”

“The american trucking associations, inc. Makes governing documents, financial statements and the conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“Change in value of pension equity charge 1,099,205.”

“The organization has not changed its audit oversight process or selection process of an independent accountant during the tax year.”