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2/3/2012 12:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved its long overdue surface transportation bill:No
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1/31/2012 3:00 PMLeaders of American Trucking Associations praised Chairman John Mica, and other House leaders, for their work to craft a surface transportation bill that will not only make needed improvements to our nation’s highway system, but will also make that systemNo
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1/30/2012 12:00 PMToday, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves announced a pair of personnel moves: the promotion of Prasad Sharma to senior vice president and general counsel and the hiring of Richard Pianka as the association’s new vice presidentNo
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1/25/2012 12:00 PMFollowing President Obama’s State of the Union address, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said the administration and Congress need to focus on finding real money.No
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1/24/2012 12:00 PMThe American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 6.8% in December after rising 0.3% in November 2011.  The latest gain put the SA index at 124.5 (2000=100) in December, up from the NovemberNo
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1/13/2012 12:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves, on behalf of the industry, today expressed their condolences and sympathy for the family of Donald Schneider, chairman emeritus and former president and CEO of Schneider National Inc., followinNo
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12/22/2011 3:00 PMToday, ATA leaders expressed their frustration and disappointment the Obama administration issued an unjustified final rule governing HOS.Yes
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12/21/2011 10:05 AMATA's Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.3% in November after rising a revised 0.4% in October 2011.Yes
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12/20/2011 11:00 AMWith massive storm fronts and blizzards moving across the country as an estimated 84 million motorists take to the road for the holidays, a team of million mile accident-free drivers are taking the opportunity to share their experience and help make our rYes
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12/16/2011 10:00 AMToday, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves thanked Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) after the legislators introduced a bill aimed at preventing unreasonable toll increases.No
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12/15/2011 10:00 AMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves today thanked the members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for advancing several key highway safety initiatives as part of their draft of a transportation No
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12/14/2011 1:00 PMLast week 88 trucks left Harrington, Maine carrying special deliveries of handmade wreaths as a part of Wreaths Across America. Yes
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12/14/2011 9:00 AMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board’s report on a 2010 truck-involved crash in Gray Summit, Mo.:No
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12/13/2011 5:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations today expressed their deepest sympathies and condolences following the passing of U.S. Xpress Inc. founder and past ATA Chairman Patrick Quinn.Yes
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12/12/2011 12:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said the turnover rate for truckload drivers at large fleets rose to 89% in the third quarter of 2011, the fourth straight quarterly increase.No
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12/8/2011 10:00 AMmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves policymakers to avoid jumping to conclusions based on highway fatality figures released today by the Department of Transportation.No
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12/7/2011 5:00 PMWith the Obama administration currently weighing unnecessary changes to the current hours-of-service rules, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said the focus on this area by advocacy groups and the current leadershipNo
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12/7/2011 12:00 PMToday, American Trucking Associations proudly welcomed TravelCenters of America LLC as its newest allied member.No
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12/6/2011 5:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves announced today the federation has hired Karla Hulett as the group’s new chief financial officer.No
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11/29/2011 5:00 PM In advance of tomorrow's hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves questioned the aims of groups pressing to dismantle a successful regulation.No
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11/23/2011 12:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations today announced their support for the final rule issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ban the use of handheld cellphones by commercial truck and bus drivers.No
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11/22/2011 10:00 AMThe American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.5% in October after rising a revised 1.5% in September 2011. September’s increase was slightly less than the 1.6% gain ATA reported on October 25No
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11/21/2011 11:00 AMOver 42.5 million motorists are expected to ravel over 50 miles or more this Thanksgiving Holiday (Wednesday – Sunday), making it one of the busiest holiday travel times of the year.Yes
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11/17/2011 12:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves, in a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, questioned whether “legitimate reason” exists to change tNo
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11/16/2011 10:00 AMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves praised the efforts of the nation’s truck drivers, safety directors and law enforcement officers today for their contribution to the continued progress in the industry’s safety record.No
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11/9/2011 11:00 AMBefore the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's scheduled markup of a bipartisan highway bill, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement:No
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10/25/2011 12:00 PMThe American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.6% in September after falling a revised 0.5% in August 2011. August’s decrease was more than the 0.2% drop ATA reported on September 27, 2011. No
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10/24/2011 4:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves and Chairman Dan England questioned Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s contention in a letter to Congress that the administration is drafting a new hours-of-service proposal based No
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10/21/2011 12:00 PMAmerican Trucking Associations announced earlier this week at their annual Management Conference and Exhibition it had reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with association President and CEO Bill Graves.No
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10/18/2011 5:00 PMThe nation's two leading trucking industry trade groups - ATA and TCA - came together at the conclusion of ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition to call on policy makers to allow for increased truck productivity.Yes
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