AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

The Share the Road Highway Safety Program is in West Virginia September 1-4, 2010 setting up a highway safety demonstration for over 1,500 Harley Owne ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team Captains Provide Life Saving Advice ( Article Continued... )

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

As part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s annual Safety Break, the Share the Road tractor-trailer will be at the Allentown Service Plaza this ( Article Continued... )

The America’s Road Team, with both current and veteran Captains competing, left Columbus with a number of honors from the 2010 National Truck Driving ( Article Continued... )

Carl Krites, a Con-way Freight professional truck driver based in Wapakoneta, Ohio was named the 2010 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly supports the “Safe and Efficient Transportation ACT (SETA) of 2010, S. 3705, introduced Aug. 4 by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.). ( Article Continued... )

NTTC and 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... )

The North Carolina Trucking Association presented Sam Faucette of Old Dominion Freight Line with its Safety Director of the Year Award on July 24 during the NCTA Annual Safety Conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ( Article Continued... )

The 2010 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E), scheduled for Oct. 16-19 in Phoenix, will assess the economic recovery, midterm elections and environmental initiatives from a motor carrier’s perspective. ( Article Continued... )

2010 National Truck Driving Championships Set for Next Week ( Article Continued... )

ATRI has updated the listing of state and local idling regulations found on its website, www.atri-online.org. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced that it will again sponsor a video contest for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW). ( 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... )

ATA announced today 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 and several of its affiliates support the Diesel Idle Reduction Campaign headed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. ( Article Continued... )

Share the Road is heading to Albuquerque, N.M. Friday to team with the local Police Department, Fire Department, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and TLC ( Article Continued... )

As part of the Tennessee Trucking Association’s annual Safety Break, America’s Road Team will bring the American Trucking Associations’ high-tech ( Article Continued... )

Top professional truck drivers presented life-saving highway driving tips to teen motorists today as part of the American Trucking Associations’ natio ( Article Continued... )

The ATA advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.6 percent in May, which was the first month-to-month drop since February of this year. ( Article Continued... )

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

America’s Road Team Captain Jerry Charron, a Con-way Freight driver from Danville, Vt., recently received the Community Achievement Award for Vermont. ( Article Continued... )

ATA 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, ATA told a Congressional Subcommittee June 23. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute released the findings of its analysis of greenhouse gas reporting tools and emissions models. ( 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... )

The Share the Road Highway Safety Program will be in West Virginia June 17-19 setting up a highway safety demonstration for the Gold Wing Road Riders ( 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 today congratulates Tom Swartz, past committee chairman of ATA’s Government Traffic Policy Committee (GTPC), for his 40 years of service to the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will conduct its annual Roadcheck event, June 8-10, at more than 1,500 locations across the United States, Mexico and Canada. ( Article Continued... )

The national Share the Road highway safety program was in Allentown, Pa. last week, assisting Mack Trucks and the Parkland School District in transpor ( 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 America’s Road Team is returning to the National Judicial College to perform safety demonstrations during courses May 20 and June 22. ( Article Continued... )

Memorial Day serves as the start for the busy summer driving season and AAA estimates that over 27 million motorists travel for the holiday annually. ( Article Continued... )

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

Top professional truck drivers came to Chamberlin Hill Elementary School today during National Transportation Week as part of the American Trucking As ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute today released the results of its analysis of motor carrier safety performance under the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules. ( 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... )

During National Transportation Week 2010 (May 16-22), the American Trucking Associations is reminding people that trucks deliver the essentials that t ( Article Continued... )

Safety Program Returns to Educate Families and Discuss Role of Trucking ( 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... )

As the United States economy recovers from the worst post-war recession, freight transportation is poised for a sustained recovery as well, the American Trucking Associations reports in its newly released ATA U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2021. ( Article Continued... )

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

ATA strongly supports the Commodity Markets Oversight Coalition’s call for legislative reform of derivatives markets to strengthen oversight and limit the role of financial speculation in regulated, over-the-counter and off-shore markets. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly supports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposal to prohibit commercial motor vehicle drivers from text messaging on handheld devices while driving, ATA said in comments filed Ma ( Article Continued... )

The debate over the Port of Los Angeles’ effort to ban drayage truck owner-operators is not about clean air or reducing the environmental footprint at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Robert Digges, Jr. Vice President and Chief Counsel of the Amer ( Article Continued... )

Share the Road is in Portland, Ore. today, speaking to the importance of highway safety during Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day. ( Article Continued... )

CSA 2010 is conceptually a good program that ATA supports, but ATA does have concerns about CSA 2010 that need to be addressed if this system is to effectively identify unsafe carriers, as intended. ( 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 ATA 2009 President’s Award winner and Former President of the Maine Motor Transport Association Dale Hannington has designated the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) as the recipient of the award’s $10,000 grant. ( Article Continued... )

The potential passage of pro-union legislation, coupled with government efforts focusing on the alleged misclassification of independent contractors, gives unions fertile ground for organizing campaigns. ( 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,” the ATA today told a U.S. Senate subcommittee. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.4 percent in March, following a revised 0.3 percent decrease in February. ( Article Continued... )

Customers who order the ATA U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2021 report by May 6 will receive free registration to an economic webinar exclusively for purchasers. ( Article Continued... )

As part of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association’s (MEMA) Ride ‘N Drive event at the U.S. Capitol, America’s Road Team will bring the Americ ( Article Continued... )

ATA's lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles that went to trial this week does not threaten the Clean Truck Program at the Port of Los Angeles. ( Article Continued... )

ATA and the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association applaud the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent decision to reject Pennsylvania’s third application to toll Interstate 80. ( Article Continued... )

As Americans celebrate Earth Day, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) highlights its commitment to reducing carbon emissions through initiatives that set the industry towards a more sustainable future. ( Article Continued... )

Current federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules, which govern the durations that a commercial driver can be on duty and behind the wheel, have played a role in improving highway safety. ( Article Continued... )

VMT taxes have proven costly to administer, enforce, and to comply with, and the trucking industry will strongly oppose implementing a VMT tax, ATA Vice President Bob Pitcher said today at the Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees in Minneapolis. ( Article Continued... )

(ATA) applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) for introducing a strong derivatives market reform bill to curb excessive commodity speculation while protecting the ability of the trucking industry to hedge its exposure to ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced that it is seeking nominations for the fourth annual Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Virginia Trucking Association (VTA) congratulate Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on reopening 19 safety rest areas along the Commonwealth’s highways one day ahead of schedule. ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team Captains Provide Life Saving Advice ( Article Continued... )

When Werner Enterprises truck driver Dave Nelson decided to help a stranded motorist on Feb. 10, he saved the life of a 7-year-old girl. ( Article Continued... )

Leaders in Highway Safety Will Experience Trucking’s Efforts First-Hand ( Article Continued... )

Life-saving highway driving tips were presented today as part of the American Trucking Associations’ national Share the Road highway safety tour by to ( Article Continued... )

“The ATA appreciates the Council’s comprehensive assessment,” said ATA Vice President Glen Kedzie. “We look forward to continuing our work with both NHTSA and Environmental Protection Agency to further increase efficiencies within our industry and reduce ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds Transportation Secretary LaHood for his ongoing dedication to combating distracted driving. ( Article Continued... )

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello received an appointment March 30 from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today joined more than 75 other industry and consumer groups to advocate federal regulation of the commodity futures market. ( Article Continued... )

Representatives of affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today that the latest safety figures help to show the effectiveness of the current HOS rules ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist Bob Costello appeared today on CNBC’s “Street Signs” program with Erin Burnett to discuss the economic outlook of the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5 percent in February, following a revised 1.9 percent increase in January. ( Article Continued... )

Time is running out to meet the April 1 registration deadline for ATA's National Accounting & Finance Council (NAFC)/Information Technology & Logistics Council (ITLC) Annual Meeting, May 3-6 in Amelia Island, Fla. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations will be at the Mid-America Truck Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky. March 25-27. ( 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... )

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... )

Share the Road was in West Virginia yesterday, serving as the rally point for a coalition of safety partners seeking to make highways safer in the sta ( Article Continued... )

As part of the Florida Trucking Association’s Day at the Capitol, America’s Road Team brought the American Trucking Associations’ high-tech Image Tra ( 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 today during a press conference on Capitol Hill. ( 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, American Trucking Associations (ATA) Senior Vice President Tim Lynch told Congress today. ( Article Continued... )

Captains Will Spread the Industry’s Safety Message ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) State Laws Vice President Bob Pitcher was recently named to the Board of Directors of the American Tort Reform Association. ( Article Continued... )

The NY/NJ plan 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... )

As part of the New York State Motor Truck Association’s Day at the Capitol, America’s Road Team brought the American Trucking Associations’ high-tech ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) urges Congress to expedite passage of legislation to restore funding to critical federal highway and highway safety programs suspended by the Feb. 28 expiration of a SAFETEA-LU extension. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.1 percent in January, following a revised 1.3 percent increase in December 2009. ( Article Continued... )

Roger A. Cady, Ph.D., Senior Technical Consultant at Elanco, will dispel the myth that purchasing locally grown food is better for the environment than buying from grocery retailers, during a presentation Feb. 22. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced today its endorsement of Vigillo LLC’s CSA 2010 Scorecard as an effective program to help large and small trucking companies manage their responsibilities under the current CSA 2010 regulations. ( 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 Commissioners. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today announces the appointment of industry expert Rob Abbott as Vice President of Safety Policy. ( Article Continued... )

Gordon Trucking Inc., a member of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), cooperates with the Washington State Patrol to help find missing or abducted children, through a program called Homeward Bound. ( Article Continued... )

The federal government must ensure the transparency of energy commodity derivatives markets, said Con-way Inc. Vice President Randy Mullett today during a press conference on Capitol Hill. ( Article Continued... )

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

Saturday, volunteers from the trucking industry will complete the final leg of the Wreaths Across America project. Waste Management, Inc., the America ( Article Continued... )

The national Share the Road highway safety program has returned to West Virginia for the fourth time in three years to deliver life-saving highway dri ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team, professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles, today brought ATA’s new high-tech image trailer to the Portland ( Article Continued... )

Representatives from affiliates and member companies of the ATA and other trucking industry speakers told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today that there’s no refuting the numbers: “Safety has improved under the current HOS rules.” ( Article Continued... )

Congress must renew its commitment to keep the United States the world leader in transportation and its supporting infrastructure, (ATA) Senior Vice President Tim Lynch told federal transportation officials at a forum in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 25. ( 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... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 2.1 percent in December, following a 2.6 percent increase in November. ( Article Continued... )

Representatives from affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and other trucking industry speakers told the FMCSA today that the current HOS rules are working but need flexibility in the sleeper berth provision. ( 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 yesterday: “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 filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking it to compel the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a hours-of-service (HOS) supporting documents regulation. ( Article Continued... )

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. Co-Chairman and President Pat Quinn will speak at Heavy Duty Dialogue 2010, The Next Decade in the Commercial Vehicle Industry, in Las Vegas on Monday, January 18, at 2:45 p.m. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's annual report American Trucking Trends 2009-2010 is now available to the public and members of the media. ( Article Continued... )

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. Co-Chairman and President Pat Quinn will speak at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow. ( Article Continued... )

ATA this week promoted three of its industry experts -- David Osiecki, Robert Digges and Prasad Sharma – to policy, regulatory and legal positions. ( 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... )

ATA today filed its final response brief seeking summary judgment in certain aspects of its challenge to the Port of Los Angeles Concession Plan mechanism. ( Article Continued... )

Today the NRDC announced it was filing suit against the City of Long Beach to overturn a settlement with the ATA that ended litigation over the Port of Long Beach truck concession plan. ( Article Continued... )