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Truck-Involved Fatality Rate Declines 12.3 Percent in 2008

The trucking industry is safer than ever, according to truck VMT figures just released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and previously released National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) data on crashes.  Article Continued...
ATA Applauds DOT Ban on Text Messaging by Commercial Drivers

American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves joined Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Jan. 26 as LaHood announced a ban on text messaging by drivers of commercial vehicles.  Article Continued...
  		 
ATA Files Suit Seeking HOS Supporting Documents Regulation

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...
 
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