Leaders 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 system ( Article Continued... )

Today, 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 president ( Article Continued... )

Following 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. ( Article Continued... )

The 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 November ( Article Continued... )

American 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., followin ( Article Continued... )

Today, ATA leaders expressed their frustration and disappointment the Obama administration issued an unjustified final rule governing HOS. ( Article Continued... )

ATA'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. ( Article Continued... )

With 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 r ( Article Continued... )

Today, 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. ( Article Continued... )

American 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 ( Article Continued... )

Last week 88 trucks left Harrington, Maine carrying special deliveries of handmade wreaths as a part of Wreaths Across America. ( Article Continued... )

American 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.: ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations today expressed their deepest sympathies and condolences following the passing of U.S. Xpress Inc. founder and past ATA Chairman Patrick Quinn. ( Article Continued... )

American 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. ( Article Continued... )

merican 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. ( Article Continued... )

With 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 leadership ( Article Continued... )

Today, American Trucking Associations proudly welcomed TravelCenters of America LLC as its newest allied member. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves announced today the federation has hired Karla Hulett as the group’s new chief financial officer. ( Article Continued... )

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. ( Article Continued... )

American 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. ( Article Continued... )

The 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 25 ( Article Continued... )

Over 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. ( Article Continued... )

American 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 t ( Article Continued... )

American 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. ( Article Continued... )

Before 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: ( Article Continued... )

The 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. ( Article Continued... )

American 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 ( Article Continued... )

American 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. ( Article Continued... )

The 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. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves congratulated the industry leaders and organizations the Environmental Protection Agency honored as 2011 SmartWay Champions here during ATA’s annual Management Conference and Exhibition. ( Article Continued... )

Before adjourning their annual meeting, the Board of Directors of American Trucking Associations elected Dan England, chairman of C.R. England Inc., Salt Lake City, as the trucking federation’s 67th chairman. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations officials praised leaders in Mexico and the United States for their work to end the long-running, and unnecessary, dispute over cross-border trucking. ( Article Continued... )

In his annual State of the Industry Address, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said despite the prevailing political and economic uncertainty in the country, the US and the trucking industry are poised to see good days ahead. ( Article Continued... )

The leadership of American Trucking Associations expressed their condolences on the passing of former Heartland Express Inc. Chairman and CEO Russell Gerdin today while gathered here during the group’s Management Conference and Exhibition. ( Article Continued... )

Members of American Trucking Associations took time out during ATA’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition here to recognize the winners of several of the industry’s most important honors. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said here that the outlook for trucking was muddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs, but said capacity should continue to remain tight. ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations announced today that it has hired veteran agricultural lobbyist Jon Samson as its new executive director. ( Article Continued... )

The incoming and outgoing chairmen of American Trucking Associations, along with ATA President and CEO Bill Graves opened the Management Conference & Exhibition’s grand exhibit hall. ( Article Continued... )

In testimony today, American Trucking Associations asked the State Department to issue a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that will provide jobs, as well as affordable access to reliable energy, for the trucking industry ( Article Continued... )

The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers rose to 79% in the second quarter, according to American Trucking Associations’ latest Trucking Activity Report, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn in the driver market. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 0.2% in August after falling a revised 0.8% in July 2011. July’s decrease was less than the 1.3% ATA reported on August 23, 2011. ( Article Continued... )

ATA President and CEO Bill Graves hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles as a decisive victory for the trucking industry and consumers. ( Article Continued... )

Tolling Interstate 95, as proposed today by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, would harm the state, as well as the nation’s economy, more than help repair the corridor, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in a statement. ( Article Continued... )

The report by the National Transportation Safety Board on a tragic 2010 crash near Munfordville, Ky., underscores the importance of state and federal policymakers moving forward on a number of items in American Trucking Associations’ progressive safety ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said that while President Obama’s jobs proposal could boost employment temporarily, it is no replacement for passing long-overdue multiyear transportation legislation. ( Article Continued... )

With President Obama preparing to outline his plans to create jobs in a stagnant economy, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said the country needs concrete proposals, with clearly identified sources of revenue, ( Article Continued... )

In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, American Trucking Associations urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden ( Article Continued... )

A group of elite professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles are offering advice on how to navigate through highway traffic and arrive at your destination safely. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations officials applauded President Obama after his call for Congress to address the nation’s inadequate surface transportation system. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations praised the release of the final environmental impact statement by the State Department that found the Keystone XL pipeline project would have limited negative impacts on the environment. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations issued the following statement following the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to vacate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule requiring motor carriers that are substantiall ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations urges truck drivers, as well as motorists to take appropriate precautions ahead of Hurricane Irene, including planning to avoid areas in the storm’s path and following the instructions of local, state and federal authorities ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called on Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York to reconsider an “ill-conceived and unprecedented” toll hike which was recently approved, at their request, ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.3% in July after rising a revised 2.6% in June 2011. June’s increase was slightly less than the 2.8% ATA reported on July 26, 2011. ( Article Continued... )

Paul Phillips, a Con-way Freight professional truck driver from Coarsegold, Calif. was named the 2011 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion. ( Article Continued... )

The finalists for the 2011 National Truck Driving Championships were announced early this morning after a three day competition that tested driver’s knowledge of safety, equipment, the industry and driving skills. Considered the “Super Bowl of Safety,” th ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations praised the Obama administration for their work to set, for the first time, fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. ( Article Continued... )

Over 400 top professional truck drivers from all across the U.S. will be heading for Orlando, Fla. for the 2011 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) and National Step Van Driving Championships (NSVDC), to be held August 9-13, 2011 in the Orange Cou ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations (ATA) today released the official line of 2011 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week gifts for professional truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

In comments filed July 29, American Trucking Associations said that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s draft Five-Year Strategic Plan “represents a genuine effort on the part of the agency to listen to, and incorporate, the recommendations ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced that it will sponsor for the third year a video contest for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW). The contest aims to celebrate the 3.2 million professional truck drivers delivering life’s ess ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June after decreasing a revised 2.0% in May 2011. ( Article Continued... )

In testimony before a Senate subcommittee today, Dan England, chairman and president of C.R. England Inc., and vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations urged Congress to adopt several ATA-suggested initiatives to improve highway safety. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations said today its annual Management Conference & Exhibition, the leading industry event of its kind, scheduled for October 15-18 in Grapevine, Texas, will feature leading voices from the worlds of business and government. ( Article Continued... )

Consistent with its proud history of advocating highway safety initiatives, American Trucking Associations today announced its support of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving®. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations asked Congress to direct the Transportation Security Administration to work with industry rather than issuing excessive, burdensome and duplicative security rules. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today launched a survey to identify CSA impacts on trucking operations, as well as carrier perceptions and attitudes toward FMCSA’s new regulatory program. This survey, targeted to motor carriers, ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with the first look at the state of the trucking labor market since the end of the Great Recession. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations proudly announced today that Lafayette, Ind.-based trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. has become its newest allied member. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves today applauded the release of a highway authorization proposal from Reps. John Mica and John Duncan: ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement after the United States and Mexico announced the launch of a new cross-border trucking program: ( Article Continued... )

As motorists prepare for July 4th vacation travel, a team of million mile accident-free truck drivers are helping to make our roads safer. AAA estimates that over 39 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more this coming weekend. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3% in May after decreasing a revised 0.6% in April 2011. April’s drop was slightly less than the 0.7% ATA reported on May 25, 2011. ( Article Continued... )

ATA President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement after the release of the National Transportation Safety Board’s updated Most Wanted List: ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations applauded the Obama administration and the International Energy Agency for releasing a total of 60 million barrels of oil to offset supply disruptions and calm rising prices, including 30 million barrels ( Article Continued... )

Turnover for longhaul truck drivers increased in the first three months of 2011, according to American Trucking Associations’ latest Trucking Activity Report. ( Article Continued... )

Rob Abbott, American Trucking Associations’ vice president of safety policy, was named to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. ( Article Continued... )

The National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. (NTTC) announced that Gregory R. Hodgen has been elected as the organization’s new chairman at the NTTC’s recent annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Hodgen succeeds Steven J. Rush, CEO of New Jersey-based Carbon E ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations announced today it has hired Caroline Decker as its new vice president of legislative affairs. ( Article Continued... )

In testimony before the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, James Burg, president of James Burg Trucking Co., said proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service were unwarranted and would harm small ( Article Continued... )

In comments filed with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations asked the agency to withdraw its proposal to regulate the loading and unloading of hazardous materials in order to conduct needed research. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations proudly announced today that Oklahoma City-based refrigerated truckload carrier Freymiller has become its newest carrier member. ( Article Continued... )

An internationally recognized safety researcher said the cache of studies submitted in an extraordinary manner by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to support its flawed hours-of-service proposal contained many problems ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association together called on the federal government to begin researching how standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks could benefit America’s professional truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.7 percent in April after gaining a revised 1.9 percent in March 2011. March’s increase was slightly better than the 1.7 percent ATA reported ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration it supported the agency’s proposal to require motor carriers to install devices to record drivers’ hours of service electronically, but urged the agency to address ( Article Continued... )

Memorial Day serves as the start for the busy summer driving season and AAA estimates that nearly 35 million motorists will travel this holiday weekend. So as motorists prepare for the Memorial Day vacations, a team of professional truck drivers are help ( Article Continued... )

After a dip during the Great Recession, the U.S. freight economy, particularly for trucking, is projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to American Trucking Associations’ U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations Board of Directors today called on policymakers to respect contracts between carriers and shippers and abandon proposals to interfere in those arrangements. ( Article Continued... )

Ralph Garcia, a professional truck driver with ABF Freight System Inc. and a member of America’s Road Team, told Obama administration officials about the rewards, and challenges, of a career in trucking during a White House forum ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry, through a partnership of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Good360, delivered life’s essentials to two charities in the Lewisburg, West Virginia area. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations honored Mike Wickham, the former president and CEO of Roadway Corp. and the founding chairman of the American Transportation Research Institute with the S. Earl Dove Highways Award yesterday. ( Article Continued... )

In comments filed today, American Trucking Associations said it supported the efforts of the Obama administration to implement the cross-border trucking provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but called on regulators to address several con ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations announced today that it has hired Jamie Hammons as the new regional vice president of membership for the Southeast. ( Article Continued... )

Officials from American Trucking Associations highlighted the trucking industry’s commitment to improving safety on our nation’s highways as part of the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations reaffirmed its support for Jason’s Law, critical safety legislation that would take steps to address the shortage of truck parking on nation’s highways. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement after the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the reopening of the docket on their proposed hours-of-service rul ( Article Continued... )

Today, American Trucking Associations called for Congress to enact sensible credentialing by eliminating duplicative background checks for commercial drivers. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves issued the following statement responding to fallacious claims about the safety of the trucking industry ( Article Continued... )

Officials from the American Trucking Associations today praised industry and law enforcement groups, as well as the federal government, for their efforts to improve seat belt usage among commercial truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations told the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration it “strongly opposes” a proposal to require tank trucks to install equipment to drain flammable liquid from the piping used for loading and unloading. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a revised 2.7 percent in February 2011. The latest gain put the SA index at 115.4 (2000=100) in March, ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of its annual statistical compendium, American Trucking Trends 2011, for sale through its commercial arm, ATA Business Solutions. ( Article Continued... )

Hiring in the trucking industry picked up in the fourth quarter of 2010, which coupled with an increase in the turnover rate for linehaul truckload drivers portend increased demand for drivers as the economy recovers. ( Article Continued... )

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 Chairman Barbara Windsor, president and CEO of Hahn Transportation Inc., told a House panel that changes are needed to the regulations governing hazmat shipments to improve efficiency and relieve unnecessary regulatory ( Article Continued... )

The rate of truck-involved fatalities on U.S. highways fell to 1.17 per 100 million miles in 2009 – making that year the trucking industry’s safest since the federal government began keeping track in 1975. ( Article Continued... )

Following the U.S. Department of Transportation’s release of the details of a pilot program to restart longhaul cross-border trucking program, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement: ( Article Continued... )

ATA leaders applauded Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) for introducing the Safe Roads Act which would close a dangerous loophole that allows truck drivers who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol. ( 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... )

Responding to President Obama’s call to help reduce the regulatory burden on U.S. businesses, ATA highlighted nine outdated, obsolete or onerous rules the DOT should reconsider. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves told members of the House Natural Resources Committee that policymakers need to step up and ensure that the trucking industry has access to affordable diesel fuel. ( Article Continued... )

Barbara Windsor, president and CEO of Hahn Transportation Inc., and chairman of American Trucking Associations, told members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit that the trucking industry needed ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.9% in February after increasing a revised 3.5% in January 2011. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations asked the Obama administration to prevent the opening and inspection of hazardous materials shipments along the roadside, ( 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... )

In comments filed March 4, American Trucking Associations again called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to abandon its politically motivated 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... )

A prominent researcher who worked directly on the primary scientific studies that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration used to support its proposed changes to the current HOS rules said the agency misapplied those studies’ findings. ( 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... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.8 percent in January after rising a revised 2.5 percent in December 2010. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced its support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed prohibition on the use of hand-held mobile phones, though it urged the agency to allow the use of hands free devices, citing agency rese ( Article Continued... )

Keith Tuttle, president of Motor Carrier Services Inc., Northwood, Ohio, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that congestion is choking the nation’s supply chain and economy. ( Article Continued... )

The United States needs to increase its investments in highway infrastructure, funding that can be obtained by raising the fuel tax, Celadon Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Russell told members of Congress during a Feb. 19 listening session. ( Article Continued... )

In today’s public listening session on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recently released hours-of-service proposal, American Trucking Associations Senior Vice President Dave Osiecki told the agency to put facts and data before politics. ( Article Continued... )

An independent review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service "Regulatory Impact Analysis" has found the Agency wildly overstated the proposal’s benefits. ( Article Continued... )

The Obama Administration’s budget and outline for reauthorization fall short of effectively dealing with the transportation needs of the nation’s consumers and shippers, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in a Feb. 15 statem ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the governments of the United States and Canada that they are renewing efforts to streamline the flow of trade ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves today applauded President Obama for his commitment to rebuilding and renewing the country’s infrastructure ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced today that eScreen, Inc.’s electronic, web-based preferred network for driver physical examinations has been included as a Featured Product in the ATA Business Solutions line of products and services for the ( Article Continued... )

Bill Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Trucking Associations, today named Sean McNally Vice President for Communications and Press Secretary. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2 percent in December after falling a revised 0.6 percent in November. ( Article Continued... )

Bill Graves, President and CEO of the American Trucking Associations sent a letter today to President Obama concerning his new Executive Order and its applicability to this Administration’s recently proposed Hours-of-Service rule changes. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced today its endorsement of RAIR Technologies, LLC’s CSA Solution as an effective program to help large and small trucking companies manage their responsibilities under the CSA regulations. ( 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 today announced the Captains of the 2011-2012 America's Road Team. ( Article Continued... )

In a self-described effort to get the hours of service rules “right” for professional truck drivers, the Obama Administration missed the mark in many ways with their Dec. 23, 2010 proposal. ( Article Continued... )

An estimated 92.3 million Americans will travel over 50 miles or more this holiday season, making it one of the busiest times on the highway. ( Article Continued... )

Over fifty trucks left Harrington, Maine earlier this month carrying special deliveries of handmade wreaths as part of the Wreaths Across America program. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 0.1 percent lower in November after increasing a revised 0.9 percent in October. ( Article Continued... )

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

The Obama Administration dealt a blow to American consumers last week by announcing plans to scale back the federal offshore leasing program to limit domestic oil and gas exploration. ( 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... )

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 yesterday in his opening remarks at the Moving the World: The Future of Freight Transportation ( Article Continued... )

Top professional truck drivers presented life-saving highway driving tips to young drivers today as part of the American Trucking Associations’ national Share the Road highway safety tour. ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team Captain Jerry Charron, a Con-way Freight driver from Danville, Vt., is giving back once again this holiday season by helping to collect and haul food for his community. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.8 percent in October after increasing a revised 1.8 percent in September. ( Article Continued... )

This Thanksgiving, an estimated 42.2 million motorists are expected to take to the road. Additional motorists and winter road conditions can lead to dangerous situations, so a team of million mile accident-free drivers are helping to make our roads safer. ( 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 American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds today’s announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to make improvements to the Cargo-Related BASIC component of CSA 2010. ( Article Continued... )

Top professional truck drivers presented life-saving highway driving tips to teen motorists today as part of the American Trucking Associations’ national Share the Road highway safety tour ( 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 yesterday in Chicago at the first of two public hearings conducted by the U.S. Environm ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Phillips as Senior Vice President of Legislative Affairs. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Virginia Trucking Association (VTA) applaud Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell for initiating a new pilot program to provide additional truck parking along the Commonwealth’s interstates. ( Article Continued... )

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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 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 American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in September after falling a revised 2.8 percent in August. The latest gain put the SA index at 108.7 (2000=100) in September from 106. ( 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... )

Building on its progressive sustainability platform, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) this week adopted a carbon emissions control policy supporting a national fuel economy standard for trucks, rather than government actions to increase fuel price ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced Larry Davis, President, Ohio Trucking Association, was awarded the ninth annual ATA President’s Annual TAEC Leadership Award at ATA’s Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 16-19 in Phoenix, Ariz. ( Article Continued... )

ATA Industry Image Awards ( Article Continued... )

Representatives of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) will join executives and officials from every sector of the U.S. economy on Capitol Hill today for the Consumer Energy Alliance’s (CEA) 4th annual Energy Day. ( 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... )

ATA’s Safety Management Council announced its 2010 award winners at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Rogers, Ark. this week. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the prestigious National Safety Director Award ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations is proud to lend its support to the Freight FOCUS Act of 2010, introduced today by Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.). ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.7 percent in August, the largest month-to-month decrease since March 2009. ( Article Continued... )

First-time competitor Jeffrey Schlecht, Omaha Truck Center, Norfolk, NE., was recognized today as trucking industry's top technician after being named grand champion of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s (TMC) 2010 National Technician Skills Competiti ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the Obama Administration for their efforts to make permanent two pilot programs that grant more productive trucks access to Interstate Highways in Maine and Vermont ( Article Continued... )

ARLINGTON, Va.— The American Trucking Associations is taking this week to honor the 3.4 million professional truck drivers that deliver America’s freight safely and securely everyday. ( 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... )

The number of truck-involved traffic fatalities declined 20 percent in 2009, dropping from 4,245 in 2008 to 3,380 in 2009, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today. ( 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 increased 1.5 percent in July, although June’s reduction was revised from 1.4 percent to 1.6 percent. ( 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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

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... )

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... )

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 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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 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... )

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... )

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 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’ 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 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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,” said ATA, April 28, to a U.S. Senate subcommittee. ( 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... )

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

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... )

(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 (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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

“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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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. ( 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... )

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... )

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

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) 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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 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... )

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... )

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 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

The 2011 American Trucking Associations (ATA) Leadership Meeting will take place May 15 – 18 at the award-winning Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent contraction in October. ( Article Continued... )

Despite U.S. railroads’ advertising campaigns touting the “green” benefits of rail shipping, a new report says that claim is untrue. ( 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... )

Sindall Transport, Inc. of New Holland, Pa., has earned the highest honor in its class of competition in the annual American Trucking Associations’ 2009 Truck Safety Contest. ( 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... )

The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Board of Directors has named Patrick E. Quinn, Co-Chairman and President of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, as Treasurer, effective immediately. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) supports President Obama’s call for additional investment in transportation infrastructure as a way to stimulate jobs and economic growth. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) will co-sponsor the first-ever national conference on sleep apnea and commercial motor vehicle drivers on May 12, 2010. ( 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... )

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 today at the National Jobs Summit. ( Article Continued... )

ATA and CODEGA, LLC today introduced three new safety videos and accompanying educational materials for the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

ATA today announced that ATA American Trucking Trends 2009-2010, the almanac of U.S. trucking, will be available on Monday, Dec. 21. Preorders for the report will be accepted starting today, Dec. 2. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.2 percent in October, following a 0.3 percent contraction in September. ( 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... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) commends the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Air Cargo Office for its long-term efforts to develop security programs for the ground transportation of air cargo. ( 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... )

In a series of blogs and open letters, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) attorney David Pettit has attacked the Port of Long Beach for working with the trucking industry to develop a Clean Truck Program at the Port. ( 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... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) First Vice Chair Barbara Windsor told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today that the current cap-and-trade proposal will increase the price and volatility of diesel fuel for the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

America needs strong laws and a systematic approach to make the use of hand-held electronic devices while driving socially unacceptable, said Con-way Inc. Vice President of Government Affairs Randy Mullett today in a statement before Congress. ( Article Continued... )

ATA has communicated for the last five years, the hours-of-service (HOS) regulations, as they are currently constructed, are good safety rules. They are working and the proof is in the industry’s safety performance since they took effect in 2004. ( 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... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in September, after increasing 2.1 percent in both July and August. ( Article Continued... )

The recent legal settlement between the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Port of Long Beach is good news for clean air, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke said today in a letter on the Port’s Web site. ( Article Continued... )

Speaking on behalf of the ATA, Celadon Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Stephen Russell told a congressional panel today that “closer cooperation between industry and government will yield an even higher degree of security at our nation’s border." ( Article Continued... )

Celadon Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Stephen Russell will testify on behalf of the American Trucking Associations about border security at a congressional hearing tomorrow. ( Article Continued... )

Proposed cap-and-trade legislation will impose significant costs on the trucking industry and all consumers while doing little to reduce carbon emissions from trucking, American Trucking Associations (ATA) First Vice-Chairman Barbara Windsor said today. ( Article Continued... )

The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioners and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Executive Committee have each approved a Settlement negotiated between Port officials and ATA and trucking industry representatives. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) announcement of a Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program marks the culmination of the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) seven-year effort to refine the driver selection process. ( Article Continued... )

Incoming ATA Chairman Tommy Hodges addressed members at MC&E. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Board of Directors named G. Tommy Hodges as Chairman during the banquet of the annual Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 7. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations Executive Committee voted overwhelmingly yesterday to support a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to ban texting by all drivers. ( Article Continued... )

Steve Williams, Chairman and CEO of Maverick USA, Inc., has been appointed Chairman of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. ( Article Continued... )

ATA received an Environmental Excellence Award today from the EPA SmartWaySM Transport Partnership. ATA was one of 37 SmartWaySM partners to receive this distinction for its leade ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, today unveiled its list of the top ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

Governor Graves addressed the attendees of the Management Conference & Exhibition. ( Article Continued... )

Backers of the Teamsters’ effort to change federal law in order to organize port drayage truck drivers are severely misleading the public and encouraging the waste of taxpayers’ funds to help organize unions. ( Article Continued... )

The New York Times’ Sept. 28 story about truck driver distraction presented misleading characterizations of the American Trucking Associations’ policies and views on the subject, and included factual errors on truck crash data. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1 percent in August, matching July’s increase of the same magnitude. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly encourages sending a letter to the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) asking for regions on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to be included in the 2010-1015 leasing program. ( Article Continued... )

CVSA will conduct Brake Safety Week, Sept. 13-19, as part of their Operation Air Brake Campaign dedicated to improving inspection, compliance, maintenance and performance of commercial vehicle brakes throughout North America. ( Article Continued... )

The editorial, “Raising cargo limits on trucks is a bad idea,” (AC-T, Aug. 26), is based on false assumptions propagated by anti-truck groups. ( Article Continued... )

Despite allegations by the AAJ of poor safety and compliance in the trucking industry, the truck-involved fatality rate is now at its lowest since the U.S. Department of Transportation began keeping those statistics in 1975. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1 percent in July. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) commends the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for their nationwide anti-drunk driving enforcement campaign. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA-affiliated National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. (NTTC) today announced the successful launch of its revamped website www.tanktruck.org. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations produced three educational videos in conjunction with its progressive 18-point safety agenda. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations recently began a monthly series of industry-related webinars. ( Article Continued... )

It is important to note that most fatal car-truck crashes (70 to 80 percent, according to three studies) are caused by the car driver. ( Article Continued... )

CFTC must act to increase transparency in energy markets and curtail excessive speculation by establishing aggregate position limits, said Schneider National Inc. Vice President Steven Graham during today’s commission hearing. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2009 Top Industry Issues Survey. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) commends the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for taking action to highlight the significant dangers of driving distracted. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations strongly supports the safety objectives in new legislation that encourages states to ban texting while operating a motor vehicle. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Kay Granger (R-Texas) for their sponsorship of H.R. 3383, which provides tax credits for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.4 percent in June. ( Article Continued... )

The 2009 American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E), scheduled for Oct. 4-7 in Las Vegas, will assess economic outlooks, the political climate on Capitol Hill, transportation policy initiatives and the impact on motor carrier ( Article Continued... )

ATA's Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council presented its 2009 Excellence in Security Award, Leadership Award, and Cargo Theft Prevention Distinguished Service Award. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today told the House Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, House Committee on Ways and Means, that the federal fuel tax remains the most cost-effective way to fund essential highway infrastructure projects. ( Article Continued... )

Unions and Oakland Harbor Commission President Victor Uno are misleading the public in an attempt to pave the way for the Teamsters to take over Oakland’s waterfront drayage operations, which would send truck rates there soaring as much as 53 percent. ( Article Continued... )

A statement from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that appeared in the June 20 issue is flat wrong and should have been verified before publishing. ( Article Continued... )

A fiery crash near Detroit yesterday shows the need for greater automobile driver safety awareness and education that is advocated in the American Trucking Associations’ 18-point safety agenda. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today told the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works that climate change legislation would impose significant costs on American consumers. ( Article Continued... )

U.S. trucks would be more fuel efficient and emit less greenhouse gases if they were more productive like trucks in Europe, Canada and Australia, according to the preliminary results of a multi-nation study. ( Article Continued... )

Truck-involved crash fatalities declined 12 percent in 2008, NHTSA reported. The total number of truck-involved fatalities in 2008 reached their lowest level since DOT began keeping truck-involved fatality records in 1975. ( Article Continued... )

The results of the Texas Transportation Research Institute’s (TTI) 2009 Urban Mobility Report show that it’s time to get serious about highway infrastructure investment, said the American Trucking Associations today. ( Article Continued... )

ATA and state trucking associations participating in ATA Business Solutions are now the exclusive providers of ATA's Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) 2000™ products. ( Article Continued... )

Figures released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicate that the truck-involved fatality rate in 2008 declined 12 percent, dropping from 4,822 in 2007 to 4,229. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose for the first time since February 2009, gaining 3.2 percent in May. ( Article Continued... )

Results from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck 2009 show nationwide improvements in highway safety compliance, including a significant increase in the number of commercial drivers and vehicles that passed roadside inspections. ( Article Continued... )

A new study shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation’s air quality. ( Article Continued... )

In an effort to mitigate dramatic spikes in fuel prices similar to those in 2008, ATA called on Congress today to increase the transparency of futures markets and impose reasonable aggregate position limits on energy commodities. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds the leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee for its draft of a comprehensive transportation and infrastructure plan for the future. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds the leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee for their efforts to develop a comprehensive transportation and infrastructure plan for the future. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that safety belt use by drivers of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72 percent in 2008. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that safety belt use by drivers of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72 percent in 2008. ( Article Continued... )

Safety conditions on our nation’s highways continued improving last year with fatalities decreasing by 9.1 percent. ( Article Continued... )

In 1935, my father and grandfather started Graves Truck Line in Salina. ( Article Continued... )

ATA unveiled a bold new 18-point highway safety agenda June 9 on Capitol Hill. The newly adopted safety policies address commercial and passenger vehicle driver performance, safer vehicles and equipment, and motor carrier performance. ( Article Continued... )

ATA today told a Congressional Committee that a cap-and-trade program would impose significant costs on the trucking industry and American consumers. ( Article Continued... )

Since the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was founded in 1933, safety has been an integral part of our operations. ( Article Continued... )

Today the American Trucking Associations (ATA) unveiled its bold new highway safety agenda at a press conference on Capitol Hill. ( Article Continued... )

Recent Safety Facts about the trucking industry ( Article Continued... )

Industry facts about trucking ( Article Continued... )

Safety experts from outside the trucking industry will comment on the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) expanded highway safety agenda at a press conference on Tuesday, June 9, on Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. ( Article Continued... )

Your May 14 editorial, “Big ‘no’ to bigger trucks,” contains falsehoods and errors propagated by anti-truck groups. ( Article Continued... )

Virginia Department of Transportation’s plan to close 25 safety rest areas on the Interstate Highway System poses a significant safety risk to all motorists. ( Article Continued... )

ATA supports separate pieces of legislation introduced in the Senate that would protect our nation’s highways and roads from privatization and additional tolling. These schemes are nothing more than quick fixes for state transportation budget shortfalls. ( Article Continued... )

ATA strongly supports proposed legislation (H.R. 1799) that will allow states to authorize the operation of more efficient commercial trucks, resulting in safer highways, cleaner air and less costly freight transportation. ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) of the ATA released today a critique that refutes a report prepared by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center alleging safety concerns with hours-of-service exemptions. ( Article Continued... )

ATA’s Safety Management Council recently announced the 2009 ATA award deadlines for a number of its top safety awards. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) supports the “Freedom from Tolls Act,” which was introduced by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and would limit the spread of tolling on federal highways. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.2 percent in April, after plunging 4.5 percent in March. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) supports the Safe Roads Act, S.1113, introduced this week by Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. ( Article Continued... )

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced today a modification of its original plan to close 25 of the state's 41 Interstate Highway rest areas. This decision comes as part of a cost-cutting plan to address a budget shortfall. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Safety Management Council today released Practical Cargo SecurementTM, a 405-page resource for drivers, carriers, shippers and law enforcement on how to properly secure cargo for transport. ( Article Continued... )

Congress should eliminate redundant rules and ensure uniformity across jurisdictions in the regulation of transportation of hazardous materials, Con-way Freight Vice President of Safety Robert Petrancosta told a House committee today. ( Article Continued... )

CEA, of which the ATA is a member, will hold Energy Day on Capitol Hill Wednesday, May 13, to inform Americans about the need for a robust, balanced energy policy that helps create jobs, revitalize the economy and improve our nation’s energy security. ( Article Continued... )

ATA supports “Jason’s Law,” legislation in Congress that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System. ( Article Continued... )

This guide provides educational resources for truck drivers and their managers in the agricultural industry, encouraging active strategies to improve safety during peak times of production. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for introducing legislation that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles. ( Article Continued... )

Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation on April 24 to limit incentives for private investors leasing roads or highways through public-private-partnerships, and reduce expensive federal subsidies for highway priv ( Article Continued... )

Judge Snyder ordered an injunction against seven key concession requirements that would illegally regulate interstate commerce at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.5 percent in March, marking the first month-to-month decrease of 2009. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for their introduction of the “Transportation Access for All Americans Act,” (S. 885) and the “Transportation Equity for All Americans Act” ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., for introducing legislation on April 22 that facilitates accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial vehicles through tax credits. ( Article Continued... )

A judge's denial on Wednesday of an injunction in the case of FMC vs. City of Los Angeles et al has absolutely no effect on the American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Concession Plans. ( Article Continued... )

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) will host transportation experts from around the globe, June 15-17, for a conference on efficient, safe and sustainable truck transportation systems. ( Article Continued... )

The Distribution and LTL Carriers Association elected a new chairman, Michael D. Moran, at their recent management conference and exhibition in Tampa, Fla. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations strongly supports the “Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009,” (H.R. 1799) which was introduced by U.S. Reps. Michael Michaud (D-Maine) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) on March 30. ( Article Continued... )

Having served as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and as Highway Safety Representative to two governors, I can appreciate the difficult choices regarding highway spending that Virginia’s government must make during these tough eco ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 1.7 percent higher in February 2009, marking the second consecutive month-to-month increase. ( Article Continued... )

ATA today criticized officials of the City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles and the Natural Resources Defense Council for misleading the public and press about the purpose and results of ATA’s lawsuit against the Ports' Concession Plans. ( Article Continued... )

The Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council and the Security Council of the American Trucking Associations have reorganized to form the Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council (SCS&LPC) and the Safety Management Council (SMC). ( Article Continued... )

As debate on the 2010 budget begins, President Obama's $3.55 trillion proposal has received criticism from Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. The President suggests $72.5 billion for the Department of Transportation. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today released Safety for the Long Haul, the first and only comprehensive text on large truck safety. ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) today in its lawsuit seeking an injunction against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Concession Plans. ( Article Continued... )

Despite receiving $694.5 million for highway projects in the federal stimulus package, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is planning to close 25 of the state’s 41 Interstate Highway rest areas. ( Article Continued... )

Despite the current weakness in demand for freight transportation services, the long-term outlook remains bright for all modes of freight transportation, the ATA reports in its newly released ATA U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2020. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today filed a motion to intervene in the third legal challenge by the Teamsters and three so-called safety groups to the hours-of-service (HOS) rules first put in place in 2004. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today released the ATA U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to…2020, one of the industry’s most respected and anticipated economic reports. ( Article Continued... )

The rates of truck-involved fatal crashes and injuries have declined every year since the current HOS regulations went into effect. ( Article Continued... )

A proposal by the Obama Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would eliminate the Highway Trust Fund “firewall” and allow the diversion of dedicated highway user fees from critical repair and expansion projects. ( Article Continued... )

Gov. Graves spoke at Kansas University on Feb. 26 ( Article Continued... )

President Obama has reaffirmed his support for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). He endorsed its passage in a recorded statement played on Feb. 3 to union officials at an AFL-CIO closed door meeting with U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. ( Article Continued... )

SBA accepted American Trucking Associations’ petition to include the rule that will eliminate this duplication into the agency’s Office of Advocacy’s Regulatory Review and Reform (r3) initiative top 10 list. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 3 percent in January 2009, marking only the second month-to-month increase in the last seven months. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations commends the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission for its thorough accounting of the funding challenges facing the nation’s surface transportation systems. ( Article Continued... )

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood addressed the American Trucking Associations Board of Directors on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. ( Article Continued... )

Sec. LaHood’s remarks from Tuesday, February 24, 2009 ( Article Continued... )

Figures recently released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) indicate that the truck-involved fatality rate in 2007 declined 5.8 percent to 2.12 per 100 million miles from 2.25 per 100 million miles in 2006. ( Article Continued... )

Congress should shift the Federal Surface Transportation Program’s mission to focus on freight mobility as a national goal, Randall J. Clifford, Chairman of Ventura Transfer Co. of Long Beach, Calif., said today during a congressional field hearing. ( Article Continued... )

Trucks are essential for the movement of goods and we realize that steps must be taken to ensure their contribution to a sustainable future. In May of 2008, ATA unveiled six key recommendations to lower emissions. ( Article Continued... )

ATA opposes these techniques that compromise highway safety and ask hypermilers to stop using and recommending these very risky maneuvers. ( Article Continued... )

President Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus legislation on Feb. 17. Democratic leaders hope the legislation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will create or save 3.5 million jobs. ( Article Continued... )

ATA lays out the facts about the 11-hour driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions. ( Article Continued... )

Congested highways and crumbling overpasses headline a laundry list of problems described by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their recently issued 'infrastructure report card.' ( Article Continued... )

ATA believes that focusing infrastructure investment dollars on increasing highway capacity around our nation’s worst bottlenecks will best alleviate traffic congestion. ( Article Continued... )

Decreasing trade volumes are sending the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in a state of "free fall," says a Jan. 31 letter to the editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram entitled "Invest in Local Ports." ( Article Continued... )

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, of which ATA is a member, released a new national survey that shows increasing public opposition to the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) or "card check" legislation. ( Article Continued... )

Congestion pricing and highway privatization add unnecessary costs to the economy and do not solve budget problems, Bill Graves, President & CEO of the American Trucking Associations said in discussing infrastructure spending in his latest entry on the Na ( Article Continued... )

An overwhelming majority of voters, including 74 percent of surveyed union households, polled in a new survey oppose the Employee Free Choice Act, known as "Card Check." ( Article Continued... )

Sustainability Task Force Chairman Tommy Hodge asks Congress to support trucking's environmental initiatives ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index plunged 11.1 percent in December 2008. ( Article Continued... )

Jan. 22 speech by Gov. Graves to Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce ( Article Continued... )

Included is the transcript from the Question and Answer portion of Gov. Bill Graves' speech at the LA Chamber of Commerce ( Article Continued... )

Reporters can dial in to hear ATA President and CEO Bill Graves’ speech tomorrow at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce about environmental and safety initiatives of the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

Two New Studies Focus on Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and Snow and Ice Accumulation on Vehicles ( Article Continued... )

ATA announced the Captains of the 2009-2010 America's Road Team. The premier group of million-mile, accident-free professional truck drivers will spend the next two years representing the trucking industry and delivering its highway safety message. ( Article Continued... )

The Baltimore Sun's editorial "Yawning danger" (Dec. 28) failed to note two very good reasons why the current trucking work rules are safer than the pre-2004 rules. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds your Dec. 19 article “Transportation problems threaten state's economy” for addressing the critical need to improve existing infrastructure. However, it greatly overstates the ability of railroads to drive economic productivity. ( Article Continued... )

The Nov. 30 article "At the Last Minute, a Raft of Rules" mischaracterized hours-of-service rules for truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

In commentary Monday ("Give workers a chance to unionize"), William M. George, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, neglects to mention a core provision of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in November, marking the first month-to-month improvement since June 2008. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations filed its reply brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Dec. 19 in its effort to secure an injunction against the enforcement of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach's Concession Plans. ( Article Continued... )

ATA today released the ATA Certified Cargo Security Professional Resource Guidebook, which provides a detailed synopsis of motor carrier security from pick up to delivery. ( Article Continued... )

Additional motorists and winter road conditions can lead to dangerous situations, but America’s Road Team Captains provide life-saving advice for highway travel. ( Article Continued... )

A petition that asks the FMCSA to reconsider some of the details of the truck drivers’ HOS rules is ill-advised and raises no new substantive safety issues. ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA releases final regulations for the Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers and Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating Intermodal Equipment. ( Article Continued... )

The article in the about diesel truck exhaust inaccurately portrayed today's trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

ATA announced today the release of American Trucking Trends 2008-2009, an annual state of the industry report. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds the Senate’s passage, Dec. 11, of a pension relief bill that will help ease the financial strain on American businesses. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations and Codega, LLC have introduced the ProTraining Safety Series 1 program to educate truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute recently presented ATA Chairman Charles “Shorty” Whittington with its Agricultural Transportation Leadership Award. ( Article Continued... )

ATA asked the Department of Energy to create a national diesel fuel standard as part of any long-term energy strategy to prevent high fuel prices from limiting the nation's economic potential. ( Article Continued... )

Trucks haul 10.7 billion tons of freight; 68.9 percent of freight moved in 2005. ( Article Continued... )

ATA asked Department of Energy to consider creating single national diesel fuel standard to prevent high fuel prices from limiting potential of nation's economy. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced today it is seeking entries for the first National Truck Driving Championships Collectible Truck and Lapel Pin Design Contest. ( Article Continued... )

ATA advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.0 percent in October, marking the fourth consecutive month-to-month drop. ( Article Continued... )

ATA Executives’ Council recently elected Karen Rasmussen as National Chairman for 2007-2008 at its annual meeting in Destin, Fla. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today launched its 2007 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week campaign, aimed at celebrating the men and women delivering goods across our nation. ( Article Continued... )

ATA and Canadian Trucking Alliance urged respective state governments to revise fuel tax systems to encourage environmentally friendly idling reduction technology. ( Article Continued... )

Inaugural national Summit on Agricultural and Food Truck Transport for the Future will feature four sessions on essential topics. ( Article Continued... )

National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits N.C. To Save Lives on Congested Area Highways ( Article Continued... )

2008 National Truck Driving Championships Set for Mid-August. ( Article Continued... )

Wayne Crowder, a relay driver for FedEx Freight, has been a professional truck driver for 25 years and has accumulated 1.3 million accident-free miles. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA welcomes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s reaffirmation of the Hours of Service rules that have been in place since January 2004. ( Article Continued... )

With card check legislation looming on the Congressional horizon, the American Trucking Associations wants to highlight the broad implications the EFCA could have on the business community. ( Article Continued... )

ATA appreciated the opportunity to speak about the relationship between the trucking and railroad industries in two October BusinessWeek articles. However, these articles omitted essential information regarding the “green” nature of railroads. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA today unveiled the details of a bold highway safety agenda designed to reduce the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries for all drivers on the nation's highways. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in September, marking the third consecutive month-to-month drop. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations was honored as a top environmental performer with an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership. ( Article Continued... )

ATA President and CEO Bill Graves delivered his annual State of the Industry at MC&E in New Orleans ( Article Continued... )

You know you've arrived when your city makes the list of the top 100 most congested metropolitan areas in the country. ( Article Continued... )

ATA announced Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions awarded second-annual Mike Russell "Good stuff" Trucking Image Award during ATA's annual Management Conference & Exhibition. ( Article Continued... )

Effort to secure injunction against enforcement of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s Concession Plan. ( Article Continued... )

The Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) today voted to expand the organization’s aggressive safety agenda with the goal of further reducing the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries. ( Article Continued... )

David Bryan Lewis Defends His Title, Wins Top Honor for Second Year. ( Article Continued... )

2008 award winners at Safety and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn. ( Article Continued... )

Link Below to Video of Address ( Article Continued... )

Steve Eckhoff, a local driver for Hogan Transports, has driven over 2.1 million accident-free miles in his 28 year career as a professional truck driver. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition will focus on helping motor carriers prosper in today’s bumpy economy. ( Article Continued... )

Driver Recognized for Dedication to Safety ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations applauds the Virginia Department of Transportation for following public sentiment and withdrawing from plans to build tolled truck only lanes on Interstate 81. ( Article Continued... )

Legal reply in the U.S. District Court in California to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s defense of their “Concession Plans." ( Article Continued... )

Your Aug. 13 article “Time Waits for No One” makes an important point that trucking’s productivity could slow come mid-September. ( 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 top professional truck drivers. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in July, marking the first month-to-month drop since April. ( Article Continued... )

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

Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman recently presented ATA First Vice Chairman Charles “Shorty” Whittington with the state’s AgriVision Award in recognition of his commitment to Indiana agriculture. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA is taking this week to extend a national “pat on the back” to the 3.5 million professional truck drivers that deliver America’s freight safely and securely everyday. ( Article Continued... )

Dennis R. Shirar, a Heritage Transport, LLC professional truck driver based in Indianapolis, Ind. was named the 2008 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. ( Article Continued... )

Finalists for 2008 National Truck Driving Championships announced early this morning after a three day competition that tested driver’s knowledge of safety, equipment, the industry and driving skills. ( Article Continued... )

Everyone feels the pinch as fuel prices skyrocket and drive up the cost of living. Although we need to develop new economically and environmentally viable sources of energy, that will take time. ( Article Continued... )

With National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2008 next week, the American Trucking Associations is reminding suppliers, vendors, customers, and friends of the industry to mark their calendars for the celebration Aug. 24-30. ( Article Continued... )

ATA will be at the Great American Truck Show (GATS) in Dallas Aug. 23-25. ATA Programs dedicated to enhancing and expanding the industry will be showcased during the three-day event. ( Article Continued... )

Comprehensive energy bill calls for domestic oil drilling, tax incentives and alternative energy research to lower the price of fuel for the nation’s 3.5 million trucks. ( Article Continued... )

Comprehensive energy bill that calls for domestic oil drilling, tax incentives and alternative energy research to lower the price of fuel for the nation’s 3.5 million trucks. ( Article Continued... )

ITE awarded its annual 2008 ITS Management & Operations Award to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition will focus on helping motor carriers prosper in today’s bumpy economy. ( Article Continued... )

The America’s Road Team will have 12 Captains competing at the National Truck Driving Championships this year in Houston, tying the record number set last year. ( Article Continued... )

The number of highway fatalties in crashes involving large trucks dropped again last year according to a study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released today. ( Article Continued... )

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

America’s Road Team is in Somerset, Ky. this weekend to educate motorcyclists at the Kentucky Blue Grass Blast on how to drive safely alongside tractor-trailers. ( Article Continued... )

The Trucking Association Executives’ Council recently elected Kenny Cragen as National Chairman for 2008-2009 at its annual meeting in Whitefish, Mont. ( Article Continued... )

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

The American Transportation Research Institute has released their Annual Top Industry Issues Survey. ( Article Continued... )

The Trucking Association Executives Council recently honored ATA Vice President of Strategic Planning and Outreach Elisabeth Barna with the J.R. “Bob” Halladay Award. ( Article Continued... )

ATA President and CEO asked Secretary of Transportation to push for a stay of the Court of Appeals ruling on Hours of Service regulations. ( Article Continued... )

A top trucking official and a professional truck driver urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a plan to ensure affordable oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs. ( Article Continued... )

he American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.3 percent in June, marking the second consecutive month-to-month gain. The index rose 0.5 percent in May. ( Article Continued... )

ATA and IMCC filed suit in the U.S. District Court in California challenging the port “Concession Plans” as approved by the Cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach and their harbor commissions. ( Article Continued... )

The TAEC recently elected Cathy Gautreaux, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, as National Chairman for 2006-2007 at its annual meeting in Stowe, Vt. A graduate of Louisiana State Un ( Article Continued... )

ATA today announced the winners of its inaugural National Truck Driving Championships Collectible Truck and Lapel Pin Design Contest. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today praised the Bush Administration for lifting the executive moratorium on offshore drilling. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced an all-star lineup for the 2008 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition, which will be held in New Orleans Oct. 4-7, 2008. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has added three new state regulations to the idling regulations compendium and cab card posted on its website, www.atri-online.org.  Three states currently developing idling regulations have also been ( Article Continued... )

ATA announced the launch of an online video channel for communicating the trucking industry’s critical issues to members, legislators, regulators and the public. ( Article Continued... )

ATA asked Congress to implement a comprehensive plan to address the soaring price of diesel fuel and ensure an affordable fuel supply for the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers and American consumers. ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry today asked Congress to review federal laws that limit the ability of the trucking industry to increase productivity and more efficiently and safely move the U.S. economy. ( Article Continued... )

As motorists prepare for July 4th vacation travel, a team of million mile accident-free drivers are helping to make our roads safer. America’s Road Team Captains, elite professional truck drivers chosen by the American Trucking Associations, are offerin ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. trucking industry showed improvement in truck safety, including a significant increase in the number of drivers who passed roadside safety inspections and were in compliance with driver work and rest rules, according to the results of the 200 ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations harnessed the potential of the trucking industry at the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas over the weekend, reaching out to attendees to make sure that trucking’s voice is heard and to improve its image. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today unveiled its 2008 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) logo, aimed at celebrating the men and women delivering goods across our nation. ( Article Continued... )

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

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased on a month-to-month basis for the first time since January of this year, edging 0.5 percent higher in May. ( Article Continued... )

ATA urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive plan to increase domestic oil supplies and ensure an affordable supply of oil for the nation’s truck drivers and consumers. ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA and ATRI will co-host a webinar on the costs and benefits of onboard safety systems, July 16, 2008.   ( Article Continued... )

Expressing concern over the impact of pending cap-and-trade legislation on the economy and fuel prices, an industry official urged Congress to take a cautious approach to climate change initiatives. ( 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 top professional truck drivers.    ( Article Continued... )

In a letter from ATA CEO Bill Graves, ATA applauded the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for outlining steps to increase transparency in the energy futures market. ( Article Continued... )

Just weeks to go before National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2005 (Sunday, August 21 through Saturday, August 27) when America’s three million-plus professional truck drivers will receive a well-earned nationwide pat on the back in recognition of t ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.2 percent in April, after posting a 1.2 percent jump in March. ( Article Continued... )

ATA launched farreaching initiatives to set industry on road toward a more sustainable future under the banner Trucks Deliver a Cleaner Tomorrow. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released the findings of its research on the relationship between entry-level driver training and safety outcomes. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's Mike Card called on Congress to support the trucking industry’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption and address the escalating cost of fuel in efforts to ease national financial hardships. ( Article Continued... )

Sara O’Dell, of Pryor, Okla., was named winner of the first annual “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” children’s poster contest. ( Article Continued... )

Reflecting the heightened importance of trucking industry security in a post 9-11 atmosphere, the American Trucking Associations today unveiled a new Security Council. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) announced today that the Dave Nemo Show will host a semi-monthly ATRI Research program on XM Satellite Radio.  The sessions, designed to discuss the approach and findings of different ATRI research ( Article Continued... )

For some time ATA has regarded car and truck driver behavior as the one area most in need of attention when it comes to improving highway safety. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA today petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to amend its safety regulations to promote greater motor carrier use of “employer notification systems.” ( Article Continued... )

Privatized Projects and Proposed Privatizations. ( Article Continued... )

First National Summit on Agricultural and Food Truck Transport for the Future ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.8 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent contraction in October. The not seasonally adjusted index decreased 8.5 percent from October to 111 ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index plunged 3.6 percent in November after falling 1.9 percent in October. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations will testify today before a Senate Subcommittee that it supports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent Interim Final Rule on driver’s Hours of Service. The interim rule retains key components of th ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team today delivered a trailer to aid in the rebuilding efforts of Greensburg, Kan. The trailer, donated by GE Trailer Fleet Services, is intended to house library books as the town creates a community based on sustainable resources. ( Article Continued... )

On Jan. 8, FMCSA and ATRI will co-host another in a series of national online forums that provide peer-to-peer industry insights on safety technologies. The Jan. 8 webinar will focus on carrier utilization of untethered trailer tracking systems and th ( Article Continued... )

This holiday season AAA predicts that 64.9 million drivers will hit the road — the most on record. To promote safe driving, American Trucking Associations and Con-way Freight have teamed up to launch a national public service announcement safe-driving ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations welcomes the Interim Final Rule on drivers’ Hours of Service issued today by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners.    ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team is back on the road this week to make sure U.S. troops receive special care packages. Road Team Captain Dennis Day, of Con-Way Freight, picked up a load in Becker, Minn., for Operation Interdependence® and hauled it cross-country to ( Article Continued... )

The America’s Road Team assisted the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, along with the North Carolina Trucking Association, North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration yesterday in unveiling a ( Article Continued... )

Trucking will increase its share of the nation’s freight pool and continue to dominate domestic freight movement into the next decade, the American Trucking Associations reports in its newly released U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to… 2018. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in October, after rising 1.5 percent in September. The not seasonally adjusted index gained 14.0 percent from September to 122.1. ( Article Continued... )

The Information Technology & Logistics Council of the American Trucking Associations named J. Braxton Vick and Vicki L. Schluter to serve as the council’s first chair and vice chair, respectively, in 2008. ( Article Continued... )

As more than 36 million motorists prepare to hit the road this Thanksgiving holiday, elite professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles are offering advice on how to arrive safely to friends and family. ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team took to the highway last weekend to make a special delivery for our troops. Road Team Captain Dennis Day, of Con-Way Freight, picked up a load for Operation Interdependence® and hauled it cross-country for shipment to U.S. troops. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners.  ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced Don Hayden, president of M & M Cartage Co., Inc., was awarded the inaugural Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award during ATA’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 20-23, in Orlando, Fla. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today lauded House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) for his leadership in proposing bridge safety legislation designed to fix the nation’s worst bridges. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations urged Congress to help the trucking industry keep drug and alcohol abusers off the road and improve safety on the nation’s highways by supporting efforts to enhance drug and alcohol testing for the nation’s 3.4 milli ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced Tom Howells, president of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, was awarded the ATA President’s Annual TAEC Leadership Award at ATA’s Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. ( Article Continued... )

The Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations today voiced strong opposition to the privatization or leasing of existing toll facilities to fund highway infrastructure projects. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.5 percent in September, after falling 0.8 percent in August. The not seasonally adjusted index fell 10.6 percent from August to 107.4. ( Article Continued... )

Click Below for Video of Speech ( Article Continued... )

Click Below for Video of Speech ( Article Continued... )

Bill Graves, President and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, gave a speech today on the state of the trucking industry addressing current issues and future trends. The text of his speech follows below. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, today unveiled its list of the top ten critical issues facing U.S. truckers. ( Article Continued... )

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

ATA President and CEO Bill Graves addressed the Transportation Table at the National Press Club on Oct. 12, 2007. ( Article Continued... )

Top professional truck drivers presented life-saving highway driving tips to teen motorists during ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities’ day as part of the American Trucking Associations’ national Share the Road highway safety tour. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves will assess the state of the trucking industry in an address to a Transportation Table luncheon at the National Press Club on Friday, Oct. 12. ( Article Continued... )

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, in a letter sent to the Federal Maritime Commission today, expressed its strong opposition to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach clean truck program, which the Ports predict will increase drayage rates by ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute is supporting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in collecting industry input and insights on the use of wireless roadside inspections. ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team Captains are reminding motorists during Drive Safely Work Week (Oct. 1- Oct.7) that safe driving saves lives – those of family, friends, co-workers and other highway motorists. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations is pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has granted in part its motion for a stay of the mandate to eliminate the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of t ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations is pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has granted in part its motion for a stay of the mandate to eliminate the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of t ( Article Continued... )

Click Below for Video of Speech ( Article Continued... )

A group that claims to promote highway safety continues to disregard the important safety advantages of the commercial drivers’ Hours of Service (HOS) regulations that it has attacked in the courts, the American Trucking Associations reported today. ( Article Continued... )

ATA’s Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council recently announced the 2007 ATA award winners at its Safety and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pa. ( Article Continued... )

Peter Dannecker, director of Loss Prevention for A. Duie Pyle Companies, has been named the 2007 National Safety Director Award recipient by American Trucking Associations. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.8 percent in August, after increasing 0.3 percent in July. The not seasonally adjusted index jumped 8.2 percent from July to 120.1. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced today that America’s Road Team Captain Steve Eckhoff, of Stover, Mo., will present life-saving highway driving tips at the Old Tyme Apple Festival, Oct. 5-6. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations welcomes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration memorandum that asks the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to delay implementing its ruling on regulations that govern the working hours of commercial drivers.   ( Article Continued... )

William G. Gray, Jr., a Cumberland, Md. based road driver for UPS Freight, has been named the American Trucking Associations 2007 National Truck Driver of the Year. The announcement came today at the ATA Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council's ( Article Continued... )

In five separate filings, law enforcement, shipping and trucking interests have come forward to support ATA’s request that the effect of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s hours-of-service (HOS) decision be stayed pending the Federal Mot ( Article Continued... )

Those bringing home trophies and gold belt buckles weren’t the only winners at the 2007 National Truck Driving Championships. Thanks to the competitors, families, companies and spectators in the stands, ATA was able to successfully help the Minneapoli ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced today that it will host its 2007 Management Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 20-23. ( Article Continued... )

Citing the potential for "serious disruption to trucking operations," American Trucking Associations submitted a motion yesterday asking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for an 8-month stay of its mandate to elimi ( Article Continued... )

Citing the potential for "serious disruption to trucking operations," American Trucking Associations submitted a motion yesterday asking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for an 8-month stay of its mandate to elimi ( Article Continued... )

Dear Trucking Industry Professional: Change is perhaps the one constant in this industry. Consider how different your business model is today from what it was just 10 years ago. Our equipment has improved, our driver pool has changed and the regul ( Article Continued... )

While celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (Aug. 26-Sept. 1), America’s Road Team is spreading the message of safety on our nation’s highways. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations is taking this week to extend a national "pat on the back" to the 3.4 million professional truck drivers who deliver America’s freight safely and securely everyday. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.3 percent in July, marking the first month-to-month increase since March of this year. The not seasonally adjusted index decreased 2.7 percent from Jun ( Article Continued... )

Alphonso “Al” Lewis, a Roadway professional truck driver based in Montgomery, Ala., was named the 2007 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. Lewis’ driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety information topped those of 377 other d ( Article Continued... )

The finalists for the 2007 National Truck Driving Championships were announced early this morning. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners. ( Article Continued... )

In just days, 377 top professional truck drivers from across the United States will arrive in Minneapolis for the 2007 National Truck Driving Championships set for Aug. 21-25, in the Minneapolis Convention Center. ( Article Continued... )

The 2007 National Truck Driving Championships will feature a record number seven female drivers competing in Minneapolis. ( Article Continued... )

he U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that $250,000 will be provided from the agency’s budget to fund a study of the strength of cargo securement methods currently being used for several agricultural commodities hauled in tubs and bin ( Article Continued... )

The 2007 National Truck Driving Championships will see a record number of 10 America’s Road Team Captains competing this year in Minneapolis. The total includes four captains from the current ’07-’08 team and six veteran captains from previous road te ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations will salute the importance of the trucking industry at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas Aug. 23-25. ATA Programs dedicated to enhancing and expanding the industry will be showcased during the three-day event. ( Article Continued... )

In response to a hearing held in mid-July on FMCSA’s oversight of high risk carriers, ATA filed a comprehensive written statement with the House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. ( Article Continued... )

Country and bluegrass superstars Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs will bring their own brand of musical magic to the 2007 American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition. ( Article Continued... )

The trucking industry will kick off the 2007 National Truck Driving Championships with two charity drives aimed at helping both those in the local Minneapolis community and nationwide. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves today urged Congress to authorize and fund a centralized clearinghouse for positive drug and alcohol testing results of commercial motor vehicle drivers to ensure that motor carrier employer ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners. ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. trucking industry showed improvement in truck safety, including an increase in the number of drivers wearing their safety belts, as well as industry compliance with hazardous materials regulations, according to the results of the 2007 truck s ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.1 percent in June, marking the third consecutive month-to-month drop. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today said it will seek a stay from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to keep the current rules governing truck drivers’ work and rest periods in place until the Federal Motor Carrier Safe ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations welcomes the recent appointment of Ted Willke as Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. ( Article Continued... )

On Wednesday, July 25, FMCSA and ATRI will co-host the third in a series of national trucking industry “Webinars” that provide peer-to-peer insights on the impacts and opportunities associated with on-board safety systems. ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team Captains Give Important Safety Tips ( Article Continued... )

Nearly 400 top professional truck drivers from all across the U.S. will soon be heading for Minneapolis, Minn. for the 2007 National Truck Driving Championships, to be held Aug. 21-25, in the Minneapolis Convention Center. The competition was last held ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.3 percent in May, marking the second consecutive month-to-month drop. In April, tonnage fell 2.2 percent. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations Chairman Ray Kuntz testified today before the House Veteran’s Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in support of expanded educational benefits for veterans. ( Article Continued... )

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

The driver turnover rate for large truckload and less-than-truckload carriers increased during the first quarter of 2007, marking their highest turnover rates since the end of 2005. ( Article Continued... )

Congress Should Expedite Similar Programs To Improve Technology and Infrastructure. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners. ( Article Continued... )

Montana trucking executive Ray Kuntz was named Chairman of the American Trucking Associations, the nation’s premier trucking industry trade and advocacy group. The action came as ATA completed its Executive Committee meeting in Dallas, Texas ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations is urging automobile drivers to avoid the dangerous practice of tailgating heavy trucks in efforts to increase fuel economy. ( Article Continued... )

The American Highway Users Alliance announced today that former Kansas Governor Bill Graves would become chairman of the group's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Graves remains president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations. ( Article Continued... )

New transportation funding options, losses identified exceeding $900 million annually. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners.  ( Article Continued... )

The New York City proposal to charge motorists for driving into Lower Manhattan is being touted as a cure for gridlock and pollution. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.2 percent in March, which was the second consecutive monthly gain. The index increased 1.6 percent in February. ( Article Continued... )

ATRI today released research findings from an assessment of the Automated Commercial Environment Truck e-Manifest’s impact on international trucking operations. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA's Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference today announced that the inaugural National Summit on Agricultural and Food Truck Transport for the Future will include a Sponsor Breakfast. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.6 percent in February after falling a revised 3.1 percent in January. ( Article Continued... )

Initial analysis of industry survey on speed governor use as part of larger year-long ATRI initiative to analyze potential safety impacts of speed and speed differentials. ( Article Continued... )

Garner Transportation Group cofounder and former American Trucking Associations Chairman Vernon Eugene Garner died Tuesday at age 69. ( Article Continued... )

On Tuesday, March 20, trucking firms will have a chance to learn more about Lane Departure Warning Systems when several motor carrier safety directors share their real-world LDWS experiences with their peers. ( Article Continued... )

Commercial truck drivers need greater flexibility within Federal driver work and rest rules to allow drivers to select sleep times and duration based on individual need, according to a study released today by the American Trucking Associations and slee ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 3.6 percent in January after surging a revised 6.2 percent in December.  ( Article Continued... )

First ever “National Summiton Agricultural and Food Truck Transport for the Future” April 25-26, 2007, at the Holiday Inn at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA, the nation’s premier trucking industry trade group, is calling for tougher driver training standards in efforts to raise the safety bar for new drivers entering the industry. ( Article Continued... )

Congestion pricing, touted as a cure for gridlock, is unfair, ineffective and ignores the transportation needs of Americans. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA supports the Administration’s long-awaited move to implement the safe, efficient and secure flow of cargo across the border between United States and Mexico, as required by NAFTA. ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Maritime Commission has approved a settlement negotiated between the American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference and an FMC regulated ocean carrier. ( Article Continued... )

On Feb. 20, 2007, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves debated Reason Foundation Director of Transportation Studies Robert Poole on highway privatization. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA and CPS Express, Inc. have teamed with Operation Interdependence® to bring gifts to hospitalized veterans this Valentine’s Day week. ( Article Continued... )

New formation of a coalition of highway user groups to combat the growing trend toward the privatization or leasing of existing toll facilities to private investors. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute is working with industry partners to analyze the potential safety impacts of speed differentials which may exist between cars and trucks on the road. ( Article Continued... )

Highway Privatization is a Short Term Solution ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute today announced that the latest version of its Idling Regulations Compendium is now available online at www.atri-online.org. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.9 percent in December after falling 3.6 percent in November. ( Article Continued... )

Bill Graves, president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations, today named Clayton Boyce vice president for the Office of Public Affairs. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced the professional drivers named to the 2007-2008 America’s Road Team. ( Article Continued... )

The ATA today announced its support for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed rule regarding the use of electronic on-board recording devices on commercial vehicles. ( Article Continued... )

American Transportation Research Institute announced today its final request for motor carrier safety data to measure the effects of the FMCSA's hours-of-service provision. ( Article Continued... )

Trucking will increase its share of the nation’s freight pool and continue to dominate domestic freight movement into the next decade, the American Trucking Associations reports in its newly released U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to… 2018. ( Article Continued... )

As mandated by section 4118 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the FMCSA released Dec. 21, for public comment the long awaited "Roadability" rulemaking that would for the first tim ( Article Continued... )

Taylor Truckline, Inc., a motor carrier member of the Minnesota Trucking Association, will carry the flag for the trucking industry at the Armed Forces Bowl game between the Universities of Tulsa and Utah at the Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Te ( Article Continued... )

The driver turnover rate among truckload carriers increased during the 2006 third quarter following improvements during the first and second quarters of the year, the American Trucking Associations reported today.   ( Article Continued... )

The New York Times story does little to illuminate the regulation of one of America's most vital industries and completely mischaracterizes the safety record of trucking and ATA’s safety agenda. ( Article Continued... )

Safety belt usage among commercial motor vehicle drivers increased significantly in 2006, underscoring the effectiveness of efforts by the American Trucking Associations, the Department of Transportation and other industry groups to improve safety on t ( Article Continued... )

The America’s Road Team assisted the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, along with the North Carolina Trucking Association, North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration yesterday in unveiling a ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in October, after rising 1.5 percent in September. The not seasonally adjusted index gained 14.0 percent from September to 122.1. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced today it is seeking entries for the first National Truck Driving Championships Collectible Truck and Lapel Pin Design Contest. ( Article Continued... )

The Information Technology & Logistics Council of the American Trucking Associations named J. Braxton Vick and Vicki L. Schluter to serve as the council’s first chair and vice chair, respectively, in 2008. ( Article Continued... )

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

America’s Road Team took to the highway last weekend to make a special delivery for our troops. ( 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 top professional truck drivers and other safety partners.  ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today lauded House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) for his leadership in proposing bridge safety legislation designed to fix the nation’s worst bridges. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations urged Congress to help the trucking industry keep drug and alcohol abusers off the road and improve safety on the nation’s highways by supporting efforts to enhance drug and alcohol testing for the nation’s 3.4 millio ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced Tom Howells, president of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, was awarded the ATA President’s Annual TAEC Leadership Award at ATA’s Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. ( Article Continued... )

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The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.5 percent in September, after falling 0.8 percent in August. The not seasonally adjusted index fell 10.6 percent from August to 107.4. ( Article Continued... )

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

ATA President and CEO Bill Graves addressed the Transportation Table at the National Press Club on Oct. 12, 2007. ( Article Continued... )

Top professional truck drivers presented life-saving highway driving tips to teen motorists during ‘Put the Brakes on Fatalities’ day as part of the American Trucking Associations’ national Share the Road highway safety tour. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves will assess the state of the trucking industry in an address to a Transportation Table luncheon at the National Press Club on Friday, Oct. 12. ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations recently established an Avian Flu Task Force to help prepare the trucking industry for the possibility of an influenza pandemic. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute is supporting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in collecting industry input and insights on the use of wireless roadside inspections. On Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, trucking firms will have an ( Article Continued... )

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, in a letter sent to the Federal Maritime Commission today, expressed its strong opposition to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach clean truck program, which the Ports predict will increase drayage rates by ( Article Continued... )

America’s Road Team Captains are reminding motorists during Drive Safely Work Week (Oct. 1- Oct.7) that safe driving saves lives – those of family, friends, co-workers and other highway motorists. ( Article Continued... )

A consolidated Transportation Worker Identification Credential program that requires one background check and one credential for truck drivers would advance port security and benefit commerce, a top trucking executive testified before Congress today. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced, seasonally-adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1 percent in August. The setback was preceded by a 0.7 percent gain in July. ( Article Continued... )

Despite claims of a seven-month investigation, the Dallas Morning News’ reporting is far from exhaustive and, unfortunately, left readers with a negative impression of the trucking industry. ( Article Continued... )

The driver turnover rate among truckload carriers declined during the 2006 second quarter, but the job market for professional drivers remains tight, the American Trucking Associations reported today.   ( Article Continued... )

"Diesel Blues" calls attention to the impact a government mandate can have on the nation's economy when a complicated petroleum distribution system is forced to handle a new grade of diesel. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute is currently working with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service to identify border crossing efficiency issues and solutions for enhancing processing speeds and times. ATRI’s research is also docu ( Article Continued... )

Bill Graves, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, today named Warren E. Hoemann as a senior vice president to oversee the organization’s seven councils and conferences. ( Article Continued... )

As Seen on Country Music Television’s Hit TV Show 'Trick My Truck' ( Article Continued... )

Potential EOBR Mandate Would Likely Impact Fleet Sizes and Sectors Differently; Driver Retention Concerns Unfounded ( Article Continued... )

On behalf of the American Trucking Associations, I want to congratulate President George Bush on his decision to nominate Mary Peters to be the next Secretary of Transportation. ( Article Continued... )

Change is perhaps the one constant in this industry. Consider how different your business model is today from what it was just 10 years ago. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute is soliciting industry feedback on the value of safety certification programs and ways that carriers promote a safety culture within their operations. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the third time in the last four months, rising 0.7 percent in July.  The latest increase followed a 0.4 percent contraction in June. ( Article Continued... )

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A new report on 2005 highway crashes issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows a small decline in the number of fatalities from large truck crashes and a significant reduction in the number o ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations will close out the 2006 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by thanking the thousands of truck drivers attending the Great American Truck Show (GATS) in Dallas. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced today that it will host its 2006 Management Conference and Exhibition (MC&E) in Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 28-31. ( Article Continued... )

Dale Duncan, a Con-Way Freight professional truck driver based in Chula Vista, Calif., was named the 2006 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. Duncan’s driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety information topped those of 381 oth ( Article Continued... )

The re-release of a study completed by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) in 2002 on sleep apnea in the trucking industry provides a great opportunity for government and industry to tout all that has been done to improve commercial d ( Article Continued... )

With Department of Justice (DOJ) approval, ATA has released its long-awaited model agreements for structuring motor carrier and broker contractual relationships. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) will once again roll out its “phone home” campaign to help America’s truck drivers celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) August 20-26. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations announced a new membership benefit aimed at generating greater purchasing power for small motor carriers. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations today hailed passage of comprehensive pension-reform legislation designed to improve the solvency of single, multi-employer and so-called hybrid pension plans.  ( Article Continued... )

Top Truck Drivers Head to New Orleans for 2006 National Truck Driving Championships ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased for the first time in three months, falling 0.7 percent in June.  June’s drop followed respective gains of 2.0 percent and 0.4 percent in April and May. ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) of the American Trucking Associations announced it has formed a Renewable Fuels Task Force to examine issues associated with renewable fuels and their importance to the commercial agricultural tr ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has initiated a research study to track what changes occur to on-road diesel fuel properties as a result of the transition to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD). New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Strick Corp., a Monroe, Ind., manufacturer of semi-truck trailers, today announced that Strick has made a substantial commitment to long-term funding of the new ATA national truck driver recruitment advertis ( Article Continued... )

Nearly 400 top professional truck drivers from across the United States soon will be heading toward New Orleans to compete in the 2006 National Truck Driving Championships. NTDC is to be held August 15 to 19 in New Orleans’ Ernest N. Morial Convention Cen ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute announced today it is seeking motor carrier data to measure the effects of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service provision that substantially altered the sleeper berth exceptio ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. trucking industry again showed improvement in truck safety as well as industry compliance with hazardous materials regulations, according to the results of the 2006 truck safety Roadcheck conducted throughout North America by the Commercial Ve ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced, seasonally-adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.3 percent in May, following a 2.0 percent gain in April.    ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute announced today it has appointed three new members to its board of directors. ( Article Continued... )

The driver turnover rate among large truckload carriers experienced its largest quarterly decrease in 10 years during the 2006 first quarter, the American Trucking Associations reported. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations welcomed the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs action in advancing the Veterans Employment and Training Act (VET Act), which includes trucking in legislation to ease the transition of military veterans to civ ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations applauds today’s actions by a House subcommittee to narrow the application of fingerprint-based screening requirements for drivers who transport security sensitive materials. ( Article Continued... )

The Russell family expresses their appreciation for the out-pouring of love and support they have received during this difficult time. ( Article Continued... )

Michael B. Russell, ATA vice president of Public Affairs and veteran newsman, died in a white water rafting accident in Colorado June 15, 2006. Mike fell from the raft on Clear Creek and was declared dead when pulled from the river. Extended efforts to ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves urges the state Senate Transportation and Housing Committee to reject a pending California state “magnet bill” that would authorize local air districts to control diesel emissions and dilute ( Article Continued... )

On June 16, 2006, David S. McClimon, president of Con-Way Freight, Inc., addressed the Subcommittee on Economic Security. ( Article Continued... )

Statement of ATA Senior Vice President Tim Lynch before the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure on "INTERMODALISM". ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations goes on the road next week as part of a cross-country convoy commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System. ( Article Continued... )

Vanguard National Trailer Corporation, the Monon, Ind.-based manufacturer, today announced a substantial commitment of long-term funding for ATA’s national truck driver recruitment advertising and training campaign. Vanguard is the second major natio ( Article Continued... )

Major night-time traffic impacts will occur during four upcoming weekends as steel for the new Maryland 210 interchange is erected over both directions of I-95. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today announced it has been commissioned by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) to conduct a Border Efficiency Assessment, specifically focusing on the Agency’s Truck E-Manifest init ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.0 percent in April, following a revised 2.9 percent drop in March. The latest increase was the first since January and the strongest month-to-mont ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today applauded U.S. House passage (225-201) of the American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act (H.R. 5429), which encourages environmentally sensitive exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves in Alaska’ ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today announced the selection of three project teams to demonstrate and evaluate mobile idle reduction technologies on heavy-duty trucks. The use of these technologies should allow truck drivers to ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. trucking industry is marking yet another step in a long line of environmental improvements as it begins the transition to ultra low sulfur diesel fuel June 1. ( Article Continued... )

“I commend President Bush for his decision to nominate John Hill as the next Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. His proven record, both at the state and federal level, as a top safety professional is a tremendous asset, ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today said the Transportation Security Administration should implement a single, coordinated, cost-effective process for screening transportation workers that would enhance the nation’s security while minimizing unnec ( Article Continued... )

A national investors’ conference this week heard a top trucking industry official outline the critical issues facing the trucking industry and discuss trucking’s preparations for the next highway transportation funding bill. Speaking to the Bear, Stea ( Article Continued... )

Are you feeling gas pump pain? I would suggest you don’t know real pain until you’ve had to pump about 300 gallons of diesel fuel into the saddle tanks of an 18-wheeler. The bill comes to nearly $900 – and we do that twice a week. For many, that’s the e ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. Senate passed a $295 billion highway bill May 17 by a vote of 89 to 11, despite a threat from the White House that the President will veto a bill that exceeds the House legislation's $284 billion level.  The House and Senate intend to move qu ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today revised upward the trucking industry's 2006 fuel costs, projecting motor carriers will spend $98.3 billion on fuel in 2006. ( Article Continued... )

In addition to a written statement provided by Gov. Bill Graves, ATA president & CEO, to the Governors’ Task Force on Boutique Fuels, ATA’s Environmental Policy Committee Chairman, Mike Kelley (YRC Worldwide), testified before the task force on ATA’s ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.2 percent in March, following a revised 3.6 percent drop in February.  This marks the second monthly decline after increasing for five consecutive ( Article Continued... )

In the short term, the actions announced by the President today: a temporary halt to deposits to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a possible moratorium on the switch from methanol to ethanol as a fuel additive, and getting a grip on our industry’s “bou ( Article Continued... )

ATA Truck Driver Recruitment Efforts Gain Major News Coverage ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today revised the trucking industry’s 2006 fuel costs, projecting an increase in the amount it will spend on fuel in 2006. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations hosted a telephone news briefing with reporters and editors April 24 to discuss upcoming changes to the diesel fuel market, including the introduction of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD), 2007 engine technology, and rec ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute announced today that it is seeking motor carrier data to measure the effects of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service provision that substantially altered the sleeper berth ex ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.5 percent in February, marking its first monthly decline since August 2005.  ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations in cooperation with the Truckload Carriers Association today unveiled an initiative designed to provide financial assistance to men and women who wish to attend truck driver training schools, as part of ongoing efforts t ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Wabash National Corporation, a leading manufacturer of semi-truck trailers, today announced that Wabash National has made a substantial commitment to long-term funding of the new ATA national truck driver re ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced its support for legislation introduced by Senators Conrad Burns (R-MT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) that will ease the transition of military veterans to civilian jobs and provide a partial solution to the n ( Article Continued... )

Interstate Distributors Company has reaffirmed its membership with the American Trucking Associations to advance the interests of trucking through the industry’s national trade association.  ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today filed a petition with the United States Supreme Court seeking review of the Oregon Supreme Court’s rejection of its Commerce Clause challenge to aspects of Oregon’s weight-distance tax system. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today announced support for a new initiative designed to significantly expand the audience alerted to watch for abducted children. The AMBER Alert Highway Network, a partnership of the National Center for Missing ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced its participation in the Alliance for an Experienced Workforce, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between industry associations, designed to promote strategies for recruiting and retaining workers over ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the California Air Resources Board (ARB) from implementing performance standards for engines used to cool refrigerated tractor-trailers because they will, amo ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations President and CEO, Bill Graves, and ATA Chief Economist, Bob Costello, discussed the trucking industry’s commitment to highway safety as well as the industry’s 2006 economic outlook at the Food Shippers of America annual ( Article Continued... )

ATA announced today that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) has appointed  Patrick Quinn, Chairman of the American Trucking Associations and President and Co-Chairman of truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, TN, to the National ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations, the nation’s largest trucking industry trade group, today endorsed a move to limit the maximum speed of large trucks, at the time of manufacture, to no more than 68 miles-per-hour. The group took the action at its a ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today released the results of a national survey characterizing the extent of idling and use of idle reduction technologies among trucki ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today endorsed the proposed tax credit for purchasing idling reduction equipment for commercial vehicles introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Kay Granger, R-Texas, as part of industrywide efforts to red ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today issued the following statement regarding the Coca-Cola Company’s actions to delete unsafe truck driving actions from a scheduled 2006 Super Bowl television commercial: ( Article Continued... )

“The American Trucking Associations and its motor carrier members express their appreciation for a job well done by Annette Sandberg of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. ( Article Continued... )

Bottlenecks on highways throughout the nation idled trucks for more than 243 million hours in 2004, costing U.S. trucking companies $7.8 billion, according to a study prepared for the Federal Highway Administration.     The study by Cambridge Systema ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 3.0 percent in December as automakers trimmed production. ( Article Continued... )

A television advertisement, planned by Coca-Cola for Super Bowl Sunday, inaccurately reflects the trucking industry's safety record and its commitment to operating safely on our nation's roads; ATA President and CEO Bill Graves told Coca-Cola Chairman ( Article Continued... )

In response to potential changes in commercial driver Hours-of-Service (HOS) management, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is conducting a multi-phased study on usage issues and opportunities associated with Electronic On-Board Rec ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced that Michelin Americas Truck Tires, a leading international tire manufacturer and supplier, has joined Mack Trucks, Inc. and Chevron Delo as a major sponsor of the ATA Share the Road highway safety pr ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations made several changes among its slate of Officers and Board of Directors at the Mid-Winter Meeting of the AFTC Board of Directors, on February 13, in Tampa, Florida ( Article Continued... )

The Beige Book is a report that is published eight times per year by the U.S. Federal Reserve. ( Article Continued... )

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking project teams to demonstrate and evaluate mobile idle reduction technologies on heavy-duty trucks, either installed as part of the truck manufact ( Article Continued... )

Careerbuilder.com, a leading national job bank, ranked heavy-duty truck driving No. 18 on its list of the top 25 jobs for 2006. The survey, which represents 8 million new jobs and 40 percent of total job growth over the next decade, ranked industries r ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today delivered some good news to New Orleans, LA as the city continues its struggle to recover from the damage and destruction wreaked by Hurricane Katrina.   ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations and the motor carrier industry took center stage on Thursday when President Bush visited JK Moving and Storage in Sterling, Va., to hold a town hall meeting on the vital role of small business in growing the U.S. economy ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. trucking industry and our professional drivers work hard every day to safely deliver the goods Americans need and want. ( Article Continued... )

ATA applauds the News Tribune for its article “Big-rig Drivers Need More Places to Snooze,” which called attention to the nationwide lack of sufficient parking spaces for large trucks. ( Article Continued... )

America's more than 3 million professional truck drivers deserve better from USA TODAY than its use of a blanket statement from a research group that "Meth is popular among long-haul truck drivers." ( Article Continued... )

Despite new studies confirming that truck drivers are operating safer and that loading docks are being run more efficiently, PARADE, the tabloid-style Sunday newspaper insert is “revisiting” the trucking industry and the Hours-of-Service issue. The articl ( Article Continued... )

The so-called CRASH Foundation, funded by trial lawyers and other known trucking opponents, is preparing for another attack on trucking’s improving safety record.  The self-styled “safety organization” has issued a request for tainted accident informat ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced recently that Schneider National Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and related services, will participate corporate-wide in Highway Watch®. ( Article Continued... )

Free Phone Cards Featured in Appreciation of Truckers’ Hard Work ( Article Continued... )

Top Truck Drivers Head to Tampa for National Truck Driving Championships ( Article Continued... )

Reduced From Four to Three Lanes to Build Northern Portion of New Beltway Overpass; Commutes Stay the Same with Reversible Middle Lane ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations and ATA President Bill Graves said the just-passed energy bill will ease the industry’s financial burden of buying and modernizing equipment to reduce emissions. At the same time, the push for renewable fuels and inc ( Article Continued... )

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The American Trucking Associations and the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference, an ATA affiliate, today congratulated the House of Representatives for passing the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), citing its potential to increase ( Article Continued... )

Driver turnover fell from its record high for large truckload carriers during the first quarter as pay increases improved driver retention, American Trucking Associations reported today. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations and ATA President Bill Graves said the six-year, $286.4 billion highway spending bill approved by Congress last night addresses a host of the trucking industry’s critical needs.   ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has gone “live” with a new “Share the Road” (STR) Web site aimed at educating motorists about the safest ways to drive alongside tractor-trailers. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.2 percent in June, following a revised 0.7 percent increase in May, underscoring recent soft patches in the production of some commodities, especially s ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations and the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference, an affiliate of ATA, today announced support of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), citing its potential to increase both domestic and internationa ( Article Continued... )

2005 National Truck Driving Championships Set For Mid-August ( Article Continued... )

Beltway Shift Beginning July 15th Expected to Cause Heaviest Traffic Impact of 11-Year Construction Project ( Article Continued... )

When the Department of Homeland Security raised the threat level July 7 in response to the London bombings, some in the Homeland Security Community misinterpreted the definition of transit. This resulted in confusion as to whether or not Trucks and Cha ( Article Continued... )

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 - the JOBS Bill - made four changes in the statute imposing the federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax.  All these changes were effective July 1, 2005. ( Article Continued... )

Fletcher R. Hall, Executive Director of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations addressed several national trade organizations last week. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Highway Watch® program has announced that Highway Watch® anti-terrorism and safety training will be provided free of charge to all attendees at the Truck Show Las Vegas, June 16th, 17th and 18th.    ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations has presented the Legislative Achievement Award of the Conference to Senators Conrad Burns of Montana. ( Article Continued... )

The Alliance for Trucking Advocacy, ATA’s grassroots network, has activated a legislative action alert asking trucking industry professionals to contact their federal elected officials to oppose tolls on existing Interstate highways.  ( Article Continued... )

Call, E-mail or Visit your Member of Congress IMMEDIATELY to ADVISE the House and Senate Conferees to oppose tolls on existing interstate highways in the conference committee. ( Article Continued... )

Interstate I-95 travelers should expect very high traffic during the weekend of August 12-15 in the Washington D.C area. Four lanes of I-95 South will constrict to only one lane at the Wilson Bridge Project. ( Article Continued... )

The Minnesota government shut down all except essential services last night – forcing government agencies without appropriations when the fiscal year began July 1 to stop operating – after Gov. Tim Pawlenty and lawmakers failed to agree on a new state ( Article Continued... )

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is currently updating the National Hazmat Transportation Security initiative’s HazMat Technology Compendium. ( Article Continued... )

Girder installations for major bridge connecting eastbound I-80/294 to the inbound Bishop Ford to take place during overnight hours thru September ( Article Continued... )

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced the following lane closures for Monday, June 6, through Friday, June 10, 2005 as noted below: ( Article Continued... )

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Tort reform legislation is not achieved by waving a magic wand.  If it were, reform might already have happened throughout the nation.  Rather, reform takes planning, patience, and a fair bit of money for even a chance to succeed – and even then, there’ ( Article Continued... )

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations has endorsed the enactment of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) now pending before Congress. ( Article Continued... )

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When I arrived in Washington in January of 2003, ATA was already very focused on reauthorization of TEA-21. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.7 percent in May as tonnage volumes increased slightly because of modest economic growth. The increase marked the first sequential rise in tonnage volume ( Article Continued... )

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The Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety, in conjunction with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, recently conducted an analysis of how and why fatal passenger vehicle/truck crashes occur.  This analysis was initiated a ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Highway Watch® program today announced that over 100,000 transportation professionals nationwide have received the program’s anti-terrorism and safety training. ( Article Continued... )

Montana Family Takes Home the Gold at State Truck Driving Championships   ( Article Continued... )

The large truck fatal crash rate is at a record low of 1.9 fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled--a 29 percent drop over the past decade--even though total vehicle miles traveled has increased by 42 percent over the same period.   The n ( Article Continued... )

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he long-haul, heavy-duty truck transportation industry in the United States is experiencing a national shortage of 20,000 truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations reported today in its newly released U.S. Truck Driver Shortage Analysis and For ( Article Continued... )

Appearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Ray Kuntz, American Trucking Associations Vice Chairman and CEO of Watkins and Shepard Trucking, Helena, MT, testified in support of H.R. 717, legislation that would ad ( Article Continued... )

I-95 Northbound Lanes at Springfield Will be Closed Seven-mile Detour Could Take 45 Minutes ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in April, marking the third consecutive monthly reduction. In March, the tonnage index fell a revised 0.2%.  ( Article Continued... )

National Carriers, Inc. has joined the American Trucking Associations to work more closely with its industry counterparts in advancing the interests of trucking.    ( Article Continued... )

Stepped-Up Police: Work Zone Speeding Fines Upwards of $500 ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. Senate passed a $295 billion highway bill May 17 by a vote of 89 to 11, despite a threat from the White House that the President will veto a bill that exceeds the House legislation's $284 billion level. ( Article Continued... )

SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ( Article Continued... )

Leaders of the American Trucking Associations and the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference met with Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns on May 19, 2005 in Washington. ( Article Continued... )

Tort reform legislation is not achieved by waving a magic wand. If it were, reform might already have happened throughout the nation. Rather, reform takes planning, patience, and a fair bit of money for even a chance to succeed – and even then, there’s ( Article Continued... )

In an effort to work more closely with its industry counterparts in advancing the interests of the trucking industry, refrigerated carrier Marten Transport, Ltd., today rejoined the American Trucking Associations.  ( Article Continued... )

Drivers Must Use Signed Detours ( Article Continued... )

As a follow up to the special April 12th public meeting on regulatory review, on April 29th ATA filed written proposals to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to make aspects of current and future regulations more effective and less burdensome. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Highway Watch® program today announced a promotional collaboration with Truckflix.com, the Granby, MO based trucking employment website.  Truckflix will assist Highway Watch® in their efforts to enlist truck dr ( Article Continued... )

The Senate continued debate on the Highway Bill today with the intention of passing the legislation by Friday afternoon. ( Article Continued... )

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on behalf of American Trucking Associations, Inc. (“ATA”) on the subject of the Transportation Security Administration’s (“TSA”) implementation of the background che ( Article Continued... )

Signaling the start of the summer driving season, the American Trucking Association’s national highway safety program, Share the Road, will sponsor three pre-Memorial Day safe driving events next week. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Highway Watch® program today announced a promotional collaboration with International Truck and Engine Corporation, the Warrenville, IL based truck and diesel engine manufacturer.  International will encourage a ( Article Continued... )

Citing urgent issues that face the trucking industry, Dart Transit Company recently joined the American Trucking Associations in a move to support ATA initiatives on current and pending legislative issues. ( Article Continued... )

Trucking will increase its share of the nation’s freight pool and continue to dominate freight movement into the next decade, the American Trucking Associations reports in its newly released U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2016. ( Article Continued... )

An on-line supplier directory that puts trucking companies in touch with the products and services of American Trucking Associations’ Allied members has been launched by ATA as a new industry benefit. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed comments with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce and Transportation outlining issues affecting cross-border trucking operations and ways the trucking industry can help fulfill the goals o ( Article Continued... )

On May 3, ATA sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) urging it to publish an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) on broker financial responsibility requirements as soon as possible. ( Article Continued... )

United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns praised the trucking industry May 3 at the International Symposium on Agro-Terrorism for its role in developing voluntary security guidelines for the transportation of agricultural commodi ( Article Continued... )

Federation Relations: State News Index ( Article Continued... )

Affects Motorists on Southbound Route 1 Exiting onto Capital Beltway: Motorists Should Expect Lane Shifts ( Article Continued... )

In an effort to update our files and kick off a strong No-Zone Campaign in 2005, please fill out and return the attached form to me as soon as possible. ( Article Continued... )

Federation Relations: State News Index ( Article Continued... )

On April 14, 2005, the Senate Commerce Committee marked up the safety title of the highway bill now working its way through Congress. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Alaska Trucking Association, today began providing anti-terrorism and safety awareness training to transportation workers in Alaska und ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.3 percent in March, corresponding with the modest economic slowdown that has appeared in other economic data in recent months. ( Article Continued... )

American Trucking Associations (ATA) opposes tolling existing Interstates.  In 1998, Congress approved a pilot program to permit tolls on three Interstates in three different states.  None of the pilots has been implemented.  The highway reauthorizati ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. trucking industry and our professional drivers work hard every day to safely deliver the goods Americans need and want. ( Article Continued... )

The House of Representatives has passed an amendment by Congressman Jerry Moran of Kansas that makes the agricultural exemption to the federal hours of service regulations permanent if federal law and provides for a comprehensive definition of agricul ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nation’s largest trucking industry trade and safety advocacy group, today strongly urged Congressional support for an amendment to the ongoing highway reauthorization bill (H. R. 3) that would bar states f ( Article Continued... )

ATA's Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association, and the Association of American Railroads have reached agreement on federal legislation that would establish necessary and prudent federal requirements coveri ( Article Continued... )

Tort reform’s time has come. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations filed comments today in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hours-of-Service of Drivers. ATA is fully supported in this matter by National Tank Truck Carriers ( Article Continued... )

Internationally recognized fatigue scientist, Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., President & Chief Scientist of Alertness Solutions, issued a newly developed scientific paper concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new hours of service (HOS ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’  advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.2 percent to 115.7 (2000=100) in February, the national association for the trucking industry reported today. This followed a revised improvemen ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations today announced that Chevron Delo®, a leading brand of lubricants and coolants to the trucking industry, has joined Mack Trucks, Inc. as a major sponsor of the ATA Share the Road highway safety program. ( Article Continued... )

FHWA Administrator Mary Peters Addresses ATA Executive Committee ( Article Continued... )

A bill which would reinstate and extend bonus depreciation for an additional two years for most business taxpayers has been introduced in Congress. ( Article Continued... )

Federal District Court Judge, Ronald Buckwalter, dismissed ATA's challenge to the massive truck toll hikes levied by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission on seven bridges it operates over the Delaware River. ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations has appointed John McKinnon as its Regional Vice President to serve ATA’s Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states, the national trade association for the trucking industry announced today.   ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations’  advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index surged 3.4 percent to 116.5 (2000=100) in January, the national association for the trucking industry reported today. ( Article Continued... )

President Bush recently signed the Class Action Fairness Act which aims to discourage multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuits by putting them in the hands of federal courts. ( Article Continued... )

A new ABC/Time/Washington Post survey found that the public overwhelmingly opposes tolls and believes that tolling would not be an effective congestion-busting strategy. ( Article Continued... )

On January 31, 2005, drivers seeking to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement (HME), must be fingerprinted as part of TSA’s security threat assessment procedure. ( Article Continued... )

On January 18, 2005, ATA filed comments with the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), questioning their proposed implementation of the Sanitary Food Transportation Act.  ATA was joined in these comments by its Agriculture and Food Tran ( Article Continued... )

Laws and regulations governing transportation of hazardous materials should promote the safe and efficient movement of these materials. The transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes should be addressed equally through one, uniform set ( Article Continued... )

ATA's HazMat  Archived News ( Article Continued... )

ATA has two committees that meet regularly to discuss hazardous materials regulatory and legislative issues: ( Article Continued... )

Federal and state regulations require motor carriers to report certain incidents (i.e., spills) involving hazardous materials. ( Article Continued... )

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The American Trucking Associations today unveiled the captains of the new 2005 - 2006 America’s Road Team.  The premier group of million-mile, accident-free professional truck drivers will spend the next two years representing the trucking industry and ( Article Continued... )

The American Trucking Associations and the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference have posted a new summary of recently released final rule on record keeping and maintenance as required by the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed comprehensive written comments with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in response to the agency's November 2004 proposed rule on hours-of-service related "supporting documents." ( Article Continued... )

Trucking Industry Fuel Bill $10 Billion Higher in 2004 as Average National Diesel  Price Rises to Record-Breaking Levels ( Article Continued... )

ATRhas partnered with FMCSA, SAIC and CVSA to gather information from carriers regarding perceptions of CMV crash risk, in-vehicle safety systems and technology investment considerations. ( Article Continued... )

Bill Graves, President and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), today announced the appointment of David Brodie as Senior Vice President for Membership. ( Article Continued... )

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review two legal challenges to Michigan’s $100-per-truck annual intrastate and interstate decal fees will culminate in oral arguments before the Court in April according to the American Trucking Associations and the ( Article Continued... )

RoadLink USA, the largest domestic intermodal trucking network in North America, has become the newest member of the American Trucking Associations. ( Article Continued... )

ATA's advanced seasonally adjusted Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.0 percent to 158.0 (1993=100) in December, the national association for the trucking industry reported today. ( Article Continued... )