Officials from the American Trucking Associations again called on the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, to abandon their proposed changes to the hours-of-service rules following the release of new data ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations announced today that its membership has endorsed a policy supporting federal laws and regulations that would require trucking companies to use electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours-of-service. ( Article Continued... )

The reviews are in on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule, and from shippers to law enforcement agencies, organizations of all stripes are panning the agency’s proposal. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves expressed his appreciation to Congress for passing a long-term extension of the surface transportation authorization, ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations said it supports the announcement of an agreement in principle between the governments of the United States and Mexico to implement the long-delayed cross-border trucking provisions ( Article Continued... )

A bipartisan group of Congressmen and Senators have called on the Obama administration to abandon its hours-of-service proposal and retain the current, effective safety rules. ( Article Continued... )

With world events showing the importance of energy independence, the American Trucking Associations called on the Obama administration to stop blocking access to U.S.-held energy assets. ( Article Continued... )

In an effort to rationalize a change in federal Hours of Service (HOS) requirements for professional truck drivers, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) misapplied its own crash numbers so as to elevate driver fatigue ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations congratulates Dr. Ron R. Knipling on receiving the Order of Merit, one of the highest recognitions given by the IRU, a Geneva, Switzerland-based international organization representing highway users. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA, along with 20 other organizations, issued a press release Dec. 1 commending the Co-Chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, for their proposal to phase-in a 15 cent federal motor fuels tax increase. ( Article Continued... )

America must focus on improving freight efficiency to meet the increasing demands of our nation’s growing population, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said Dec. 1 at The Future of Freight Transportation conference in Washington. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA applauds FMCSA’s decision to withhold Cargo-Related BASIC scores from public view when carrier scores are released to the public in early December. ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry reaffirmed its support of national fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks while testifying Nov. 15 in Chicago at the first of two public hearings conducted by the U.S. EPA. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently granted three ATA petitions that challenged credential requirements imposed on interstate carriers by New Jersey, New York City, and Cook County, Ill. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) appreciates the Obama Administration’s commitment in developing first-ever national fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks. ( Article Continued... )

The current state of the trucking industry is “best described like beauty – right now it’s truly in the eyes of the beholder,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said during his annual State of the Industry address at ATA's annual MC&E. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations named Barbara Windsor as Chairman of the Board for 2010-2011, succeeding Tommy Hodges of Titan Transfer Inc. ( Article Continued... )

Prior to adjourning for its fall recess on Sept. 30, Congress introduced three bills of importance to the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

SMC Safety & Leadership Awards Announced ( Article Continued... )

On Sept. 7, FMCSA modified the technical specifications for electronic logging devices. ( Article Continued... )

On Sept. 6, President Obama announced that his Administration will seek new funding for highway, rail and airport projects in an effort to spur job growth and address the long-term needs of the transportation system. ( Article Continued... )

The number of truck-involved traffic fatalities declined 20 percent in 2009, dropping from 4,245 in 2008 to 3,380 in 2009, according to figures released Sept. 9 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ( Article Continued... )

On Aug. 26 the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California reversed its prior legal conclusion at the injunction stage of the case and found that the Port of Los Angeles’ Concession Agreement is protected from federal preemption. ( Article Continued... )

ATA’s advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index improved 1.5 percent in July, although June’s reduction was revised from 1.4 percent to 1.6 percent. ( Article Continued... )

After three days of meetings, presentations and networking events, MC&E attendees can unwind as Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Jason Alexander entertains at the ATA Annual Banquet on the closing night. ( Article Continued... )

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Anne Ferro on July 30 ruled that intermodal drivers' reporting of DVIRs (driver vehicle inspection reports) with no equipment defects is suspended until June 30, 2011. ( Article Continued... )

The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) are proud to announce the release of the “Cargo Tank Driver Rollover Prevention Video” that reaches out to truck drivers in an effort to reduce rollover incidents. ( Article Continued... )

Attend the ATA General Session at MC&E in Phoenix titled “Washington is Reinventing the Truck: What the Coming Fuel Economy and Carbon Standards Mean for You” for an insider’s perspective on Washington’s development of national fuel economy standards for ( Article Continued... )

ATA’s advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.4 percent in June, although May’s reduction was revised from 0.6 percent to just 0.1 percent. ( Article Continued... )

Rebecca Brewster, President and COO of ATRI, was recently honored with the J.R. “Bob” Halladay Award for her dedication and commitment to the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

The Senate passed financial reform legislation conference report on July 15 that included provisions reforming derivatives trading. ( Article Continued... )

On July 14, ATA announced its endorsement of EBE Technologies’ CSA 2010 Dashboard as an effective driver management solution to help large and small trucking companies manage their responsibilities under the upcoming CSA 2010 regulations. ( Article Continued... )

Results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck 2010 show that the commercial motor vehicle industry is hovering close to the record low out-of-service rates set during 2009. ( Article Continued... )

ATA Vice President and Environmental Affairs Counsel Glen Kedzie spoke July 13 at the campaign launch and press conference of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Diesel Idle Reduction Campaign. ( Article Continued... )

Attend the ATA Advocacy and Government Affairs luncheon at MC&E in Phoenix and get an insider’s update on the pivotal 2010 elections. ( Article Continued... )

ATA policy experts met with three members of the National Transport Commission Australia on July 1 to discuss commonalities and challenges the trucking industry faces in each country. ( Article Continued... )

Join the trucking industry’s leaders at the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E) in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 16-19, for four days of networking, information, education and entertainment. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.6 percent in May, experiencing the first month-to-month drop since February of this year. ( Article Continued... )

ATA greatly appreciates the latest efforts by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Ray LaHood to provide professional truck drivers with safe places to stop and rest along the National Highway System. ( Article Continued... )

ATA told a House Subcommittee June 23 that it fully supports CSA 2010's objectives, but has concerns with the program's current design and how these flaws will affect the industry and highway safety if not corrected. ( Article Continued... )

This month marks the 250th edition and the fifth anniversary of “Tech Talk with TMC,” produced jointly by the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and long-time trucking radio personality Dave Nemo. ( Article Continued... )

ATA will testify about CSA 2010 at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, during a hearing for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce named John Ruan III as its vice chairman for 2010 in a June 9 election by the board. Ruan is chairman and CEO Ruan Transport Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. ( Article Continued... )

ATA leaders and board members met June 6 and 7 at the Park Hyatt in Washington, D.C., for the annual Executive Committee Meeting. ( Article Continued... )

ATA Vice Chair Barbara Windsor, President and CEO of Hahn Transportation, joined representatives from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Administration (CVSA) on Capitol Hill June 9 to support the Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act. ( Article Continued... )

At the urging of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Florida Trucking Association (FTA), Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed the state's comprehensive transportation plan (HB 1271) on June 4. ( Article Continued... )

CVSA will conduct its annual Roadcheck event, June 8-10, at more than 1,500 locations across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles in the world. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining another 0.9 percent in April. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently hosted a delegation from the China Road Transport Association (CRTA), China’s national trucking trade association. ATA staff met May 14 with CRTA representatives at ATA headquarters in Arlington, Va. ( Article Continued... )

ATA leaders joined President Obama at the White House May 21 for his signing of a presidential memorandum that directs the U.S. DOT and EPA to develop national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for heavy- and medium-duty trucks. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released on May 19 the results of its analysis of motor carrier safety performance under the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules. ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry is concerned about recent statements by DOT officials suggesting that freight rail and marine highways can haul the freight now carried by trucks, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said in a recent letter to DOT Secretary Ray LaHood. ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed its post-trial brief Friday, March 14 in its litigation with the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction against the port’s concession plan mechanism. ATA expects a final decision on the matter soon. ( Article Continued... )

As part of the post-recession economic recovery, freight transportation is poised for a sustained growth, according to the newly released ATA U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2021. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) implementation of a Pre-Employment Screening Program for professional truck drivers, which is one item on ATA’s 18-point safety agenda. ( Article Continued... )

During National Transportation Week 2010 (May 16-22), the American Trucking Associations is reminding people that trucking is a $660 billion industry, representing 83.1 percent of the nation’s freight bill. ( Article Continued... )

The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations will hold its 2010 Fall Meeting and TMCSuperTech2010 National Technician Skills Competition Sept. 20 to 23 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C. ( Article Continued... )

ATA cannot support the climate change bill introduced May 12 by Sen. John Kerry and Sen. Joe Lieberman, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said May 12. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council presented its 2010 Excellence in Security Award to Schneider National, Inc. and its Leadership Award to Richard Martin of Knight Transportation, Inc. ( Article Continued... )

Trucks provide America’s agriculture producers with the best service for transporting time-sensitive products from supplier to farm and farm to market, said a study released April 27 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry has made great strides to improve safety and is now the safest it has ever been, but “we can do more,” said ATA, April 28, to a U.S. Senate subcommittee. ( Article Continued... )

Court Says Warning Letter Not Retaliation under Surface Transportation Assistance Act ( Article Continued... )

The bill would curb excessive commodity speculation while protecting the ability of the trucking industry to hedge its exposure to increased fuel prices. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) introduced the legislation, which ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced in the April 9 Federal Register that Nov. 30, 2010, is the new implementation date for CSA 2010 to formally replace the longstanding SafeStat program. ( Article Continued... )

When Werner Enterprises truck driver Dave Nelson made the decision to pull off the road to help a stranded motorist recently, he saved the life of a seven-year-old girl. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published April 5 a Final Rule in the Federal Register on the use of electronic logging devices for tracking hours-of-service compliance by the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced March 31 a federal rule that proposes to specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. ( Article Continued... )

Safety belt usage among commercial truck and bus drivers significantly increased to 74 percent in 2009 from 65 percent in 2007, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). ( Article Continued... )

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced a "sea change” in U.S. transportation priorities that could counter Administration efforts to create jobs and hinder the movement of goods. ( Article Continued... )

A California congressman has joined a number of national leadership groups in a groundswell of opposition to a campaign by the Teamsters union and allied politicians to change longstanding federal transportation law. ( Article Continued... )

The federal government must provide the leadership and resources necessary to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of goods on the nation’s highway system, ATA Senior Vice President Tim Lynch told Congress March 16. ( Article Continued... )

ATA strongly encourages Congress to pass “Jason’s Law” to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System, said ATA Senior Vice President Dave Osiecki during a Capitol Hill press conference, March 16. ( Article Continued... )

The program focuses on reducing truck pollution through retirement of older diesel engines and not on unrelated and unnecessary requirements or banning owner-operator truck drivers from hauling freight at the port. ( Article Continued... )

ATA has commissioned the American Transportation Research Institute to collect and analyze motor carrier safety and operational data to help inform the upcoming hours-of-service rulemaking process. ( Article Continued... )

America’s reliance on foreign energy will grow by 19 percent over the next 20 years, expanding the transfer of U.S. wealth to OPEC by more than $600 billion, according to a report by the National Association of Regulatory Utility. ( Article Continued... )

ATA member carrier Gordon Trucking Inc. has cooperated with the Washington State Patrol to help find missing or abducted children since 2006, through a program called Homeward Bound. ( Article Continued... )

ATA told Congress Feb. 3 that the federal government must ensure the transparency of energy commodity derivatives markets and establish aggregate position limits across trading platforms. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) joined petroleum refiners and other end-users Feb. 2 in a legal challenge to California's recently enacted low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS). ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves joined Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today as LaHood announced a ban on text messaging by drivers of commercial vehicles. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that the trucking industry has seen a large decline in the truck-involved fatality rate since the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules took effect. ( Article Continued... )

Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board will begin reopening 19 safety rest areas and welcome centers closed in 2009. All areas will reopen by April 15. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Virginia Trucking Association (VTA) commend Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s leading of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to begin reopening 19 safety rest areas and welcome centers. ( Article Continued... )

The truck-involved fatality rate in 2008 declined 12.3 percent to 1.86 per 100 million miles from 2.12 per 100 million miles in 2007. This decline marks the largest year-to-year drop ever and the fifth consecutive year the fatality rate has improved. ( Article Continued... )

ATA representatives and other trucking industry speakers gave the FMCSA a clear message on Jan. 19: “The current Hours of Service (HOS) rules are working. Retain them but add flexibility to the sleeper berth provision.” ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking it to compel the U.S. DOT to issue a long-overdue hours-of-service supporting documents regulation. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) encouraged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to focus on driver behavior as a top safety priority in its 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a press release Jan. 4 announcing four “public listening sessions” on their potential revisions to the hours-of-service (HOS) rules. ( Article Continued... )

Amid talks over healthcare reform and climate change legislation, Congress plans to take several steps in the upcoming weeks to keep highway funding flowing to states and to prop up the economy through infrastructure investment. ( Article Continued... )

Increasing allowable truck size and weight limits on our Interstate Highways will benefit our nation's economic productivity, reduce emissions, and improve safety. ( Article Continued... )

Investing in highways is the quickest, most efficient way to create jobs and restore the economy, American Trucking Associations Past Chairman Charles "Shorty" Whittington told President Obama Dec. 3 at the National Jobs Summit. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Association’s America’s Road Team Captains are helping to make our roads safer this Thanksgiving. These million-mile accident-free professional truck drivers have provided driving tips to help you arrive at your destination safely. ( Article Continued... )

Requiring tank trucks to purge excess fuel from the external product piping, or wetlines, will not improve the safe transport of flammable liquids and is dangerous to technicians that install the purging technology, ATA First Vice Chair Barbara Windsor... ( Article Continued... )

ATA First Vice Chair Barbara Windsor told the Senate EPW Committee on Oct. 29 that the current cap-and-trade proposal will increase the price and volatility of diesel fuel for the trucking industry without significantly reducing carbon emissions. ( Article Continued... )

Con-way Inc. Vice President of Government Affairs Randy Mullett told Congress on Oct. 29 that America needs strong laws and a systematic approach to make the use of hand-held electronic devices while driving socially unacceptable. ( Article Continued... )

On October 26, 2009, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entered into a settlement with the organizations challenging FMCSA’s current hours-of-service rule. ( Article Continued... )