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The Bill Graves Years at ATA
ATA President Bill Graves in his office, 2015. Graves is leaving his post as president of American Trucking Associations when his contract runs out at the end of 2016. (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2003: Bill Graves makes introductory remarks shortly after taking the helm as president of American Trucking Associations. Graves succeeded Bill Canary. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2004: Graves chats with ATA Chairman Fred Burns. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2005: Graves addresses the ATA membership. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2007: Graves lends an ear to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at ATA's Winter Leadership meeting. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2008: Graves, who comes from a trucking family in Kansas, poses behind the wheel. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2010: Graves appears at the National Press Club with DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2011: Graves could be animated when he wanted to be. Here he makes a point at the Management Conference & Exhibition in Grapevine, Texas. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2011: Graves speaks to the White House press corps following a meeting with President Obama about fuel economy standards. (Sean McNally/ATA)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2012: Graves steps toward the podium to address the crowd at the opening session of the Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2012: Graves addresses the crowd during the opening meeting at the Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2014: Graves and ATA leaders meet with Scott Darling (center), who was nominated by President Obama to succeed Anne Ferro as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2014: Graves joined ATA staffers in dumping icy water over their heads at ATA headquarters in Arlington, Va., to participate in the "Ice Bucket Challenge." (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2014: Graves joined other ATA leaders in a visit to observe expansion efforts at the Panama Canal. (TT file photo)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2015: Graves joined Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in calling on Congress to fund a long-term highway bill. (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2015: Either the pink bow tie or the lime green bicycle pendant worn by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) have caught Graves' eye. (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA).

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2015: Graves listens to a question while testifying about increasing fuel taxes before the House Ways and Means Committee. (Jaclyn O'Lauglin/ATA).

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2015: Graves shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on a day Graves testified in favor of raising the fuel tax before the House Ways and Means Committee. (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2015: Graves congratulates members chosen for the 2015-16 America's Road Team at ATA headquarters. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

The Bill Graves Years at ATA
2016: Graves gives a one-on-one interview to TT Editorial Director Neil Abt, reflecting on his tenure and outlining challenges ahead for his successor, at ATA headquarters a few months before leaving his role. (Jaclyn O'Laughlin/ATA)