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Darren Hawkins Appointed to ATRI Board of Directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rebecca Brewster
(770) 432-0628
February 5, 2018

 

 

ARLINGTON, VA – YRC Worldwide President and Chief Operating Officer Darren D. Hawkins has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

Prior to his appointment as YRCW President and COO, Hawkins served as president of YRC Freight. Hawkins has more than 28 years of experience in the national LTL industry in both operations and sales roles. He began his career as a dock supervisor at then Yellow Freight in Memphis, Tennessee and rose through the ranks in a variety of sales and operations roles. Hawkins worked at Yellow Freight from 1991 to 2009 and Con-way Freight from 2009 to 2012 before returning to YRC Freight in 2013.

Hawkins was appointed by ATRI Chairman Judy McReynolds, president and CEO of ArcBest Corporation at ATRI’s January board meeting.

“We look forward to having Darren serve on the ATRI Board,” said McReynolds. “Having spent his career in trucking, Darren’s experience and expertise will be a great complement to that of our other Board members.”

A complete listing of the ATRI Board of Directors is available by clicking here.

ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501c3 not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system.

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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has been engaged in critical transportation studies and operational tests since 1954.  ATRI is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and  Sacramento.

ATRI’s primary mission is to conduct transportation research, with an emphasis on the trucking industry’s essential role in a safe, efficient and viable transportation system.  ATRI’s research focus areas include: Congestion and Mobility; Economic Analysis; Safety and Security; Technology and Operations; Environment; and Transportation Infrastructure.

ATRI’s extensive experience covers a broad range of commercial vehicle operations including leadership and/or participation in numerous national freight analyses, technology research initiatives and field operational tests.

ATRI presently manages the U.S. DOT’s Freight Mobility Program, and has provided freight mobility and performance measures technical assistance to 31 state DOTs and 11 of the 15 largest MPOs in the U.S. ATRI has received top research awards from ITS America, TIDA, University of Minnesota and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

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