AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

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... )

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Representatives from affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and other trucking industry speakers told the FMCSA today that the current HOS rules are working but need flexibility in the sleeper berth provision. ( Article Continued... )

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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... )

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... )

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 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 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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 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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )

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... )