American Trucking Associations (ATA) News, Information
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Latest American Trucking Associations (ATA) News
ATA salutes Maine Motor Transport chief
Dale Hanington, president & CEO of the Maine Motor Transport Assn., has been awarded the American Trucking Assns.’s (ATA) President’s Annual TAEC Leadership Award. The award recognizes the chief of the state trucking association that has gone above and beyond in its support of ATA, its members and the trucking industry at large...
Freight volumes hitting bottom
Freight volumes may finally be hitting bottom, according to recent tonnage data collected by the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), but indications are that freight levels may stay depressed for some time to come...
ATA lobbying for increased fuel taxes
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA), is strongly endorsing an increase in fuel taxes as it holds such taxes offer the most efficient and cost-effective way to fund highway infrastructure needs, for both the average motorist and freight haulers alike...
ATA seeks Mike Russell Award nominees
The American Trucking Assn (ATA). is seeking nominees for its Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award...
ATA updates VMRS
The American Trucking Assns. (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, ATA has announced...
ATA rolls out safety agenda
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) rolled out an 18-point highway safety agenda this week that encompasses a wide variety of initiatives...
Cargo securement guide published
The Practical Cargo Securement, a 405-page resource guide for drivers, carriers, shippers and law enforcement, is now available from the American Trucking Assn. (ATA) Safety Management Council...
Is truck freight bottom close?
Freight tonnage fell again in April, according to numbers released by the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), indicating that trucking companies are still facing lean times...
ATA backs drug clearinghouse bill
Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark, has submitted bill to congress calling for a national drug clearinghouse database for commercial vehicle operators...
ATA seeks clean up of hazmat rules
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) wants Congress to overhaul the regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials, eliminating redundant rules and ensuring uniformity across jurisdictions...
Jason’s Law: ATA pushes for quick passage of truck-parking measure
The murder of a truck driver, and his family's dedication to the job he loved so much, is driving legislation through Congress to improve safe parking for truckers. Nicknamed "Jason's Law," House bill H.R. 2156 and Senate bill S. 971 aim to create a pilot program to increase truck parking facilities...
Freight volumes still lag
A 4.5% decrease this March in the for-hire truck index compiled by the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) isn’t much of a surprise to major carriers -- merely a reflection of their own data that freight volumes remain extremely sluggish through the first three months of this year...
DOT: Highway safety to remain top priority
WASHINGTON. Despite the ongoing and overwhelming effort to distribute billions in transportation infrastructure from President Obama's economic stimulus package, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood stated here yesterday that that effort won't distract his agency from its "number one priority" going forward-- improving highway safety...
TMC committee to explore service relationships
The American Trucking Assn.'s Technology & Maintenance Council has formed a committee to look at ways to improve...
Trucking cautious on calling bottom for economy
Though the Federal Reserve is expressing cautious optimism that the U.S. economy may be stabilizing, albeit at a weak level, many observers within trucking feel the recession hasn't yet reached a firm bottom...
