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NATM Membership Code of Conduct

By Kendra Ansley, NATM Executive Director

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers’ (NATM) mission is to promote trailer safety and the success of the trailer manufacturing industry through education and advocacy. To that end, NATM and its Board of Directors have enacted many programs and initiatives over the years to support both safety compliance and improved business strategies to support the continued improvement and success of the industry. Discussions of the Board have brought up the need to reinforce and, in some ways, expressly state what the expectation is for members of NATM in terms of their conduct as the Association looks to continue to elevate the industry.

As such, the NATM Board adopted the following member Code of Conduct on July 27, 2022.

NATM Code of Conduct

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) is a voluntary, non-governmental trade association representing the light- and medium-duty (under 26,000 lbs. GVWR) trailer manufacturing industry. Through education and advocacy, NATM seeks to improve trailer safety and the success of the industry.

NATM’s efforts depend on the exercise of generally accepted standards of behavior and communication, sharing of knowledge and experience, and integrity of all NATM members.

This NATM Code of Conduct embodies shared values and experiences that contribute to any member’s individual ethical judgments and decisions and describes aspirational ethical standards that NATM members should strive to uphold, including general guidelines for conduct by NATM members during conferences, events, meetings, committee and other volunteer work, mentoring relationships, and all online spaces including (but not limited to) social media and listservs.

NATM members should:

› Promote trailer safety in accordance with NATM’s mission; › Maintain the highest standards of business conduct by using only legal and ethical means in all business activity; › Maintain a professional level of courtesy, respect, and objectivity in all matters and activities associated with NATM; › Uphold a professional, legally appropriate business relationship with NATM staff promoting positive and collegial atmosphere free from

harassment and other unacceptable behaviors; › Respect and uphold all applicable local, state, and national laws.

NATM members shall not:

› Represent, by virtue of their NATM membership or otherwise, that (1) they have a legal partnership with

NATM, or (2) NATM endorses their products, services, or programs, unless NATM has expressly provided such an endorsement via a written agreement. › Engage in or facilitate any discriminatory or harassing behavior directed toward NATM staff, members, officers, directors, meeting/event attendees, exhibitors, advertisers, sponsors, suppliers, contractors or others in the context of activities related to NATM.

As a condition of association membership, all NATM members agree to abide by the above Code of Conduct. Alleged violations of this code will be evaluated and NATM reserves the right to take any action deemed reasonable and necessary.