ATA to Testify Before House Homeland Security Subcommittee

WASHINGTON, USA- Celadon Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Stephen Russell will testify on behalf of the American Trucking Associations about border security at a congressional hearing tomorrow. The hearing - "Cargo Security at Land Border Ports of Entry: Are We Meeting the Challenge?" -- will be held in 311 Cannon House Office Building on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m.
Russell will testify before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism of the House of Representatives Committee of Homeland Security that closer cooperation and understanding between industry and government will yield an even higher degree of security at our nation's borders and will improve cross-border operations and the international supply chain.

Russell's entire testimony will be available at: http://www.truckline.com/Newsroom/Pages/Testimony.aspx.
Celadon Group, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., is primarily a truckload carrier and a significant portion of the company's business consists of moving freight across our nation's borders with Mexico and Canada. Celadon has been recognized for its safety record and its environmental programs. For the second consecutive year, Celadon won the top award from the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program as a result of their achievements in reducing emissions through various innovative programs.

The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States.