American Trucking Associations has selected 11 people for its new task force to evaluate funding options for repairs to and expansion of the nation’s highways and bridges.
December 19, 2016Business
Eleven Executives Named to ATA Infrastructure Funding Task Force
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear announced the members of a new infrastructure funding task force Dec. 12.
December 12, 2016Business
Cammisa Brings Wealth of Experience to ATA
Michael Cammisa, a self-Âdescribed “car guy†while growing up in AlexÂandria, Virginia, is the new vice president of safety policy and connectivity for American Trucking Associations.
December 12, 2016Business
Cammisa Brings Wealth of Experience to Safety, Connectivity Role at ATA
Michael Cammisa, a self-described “car guy†while growing up in Alexandria, Virginia, spent the past 16 years at the Association of Global Automakers, most recently as senior director of safety and connected vehicles.
December 6, 2016Business
Truck Tonnage Sags 0.9% in October
Truck tonnage sagged 0.9% in October versus one year ago, the second consecutive decline in the American Trucking Associations monthly index in 2016, despite other positive economic numbers in the retail, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
November 22, 2016Business
Former ATA Lobbyist Moves to Transportation Consulting Firm
Dave Osiecki, formerly the chief of national advocacy at American Trucking Associations, was tapped to lead a Washington, D.C.-based transportation consulting firm, the firm announced on Nov. 14.
November 15, 2016Business
Fatalities Up 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Distressed by the biggest jump in highway deaths in 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a Road to Zero Coalition to reverse the growth in fatalities.
October 10, 2016Business
ATA Plots Future Course
LAS VEGAS — The more than 2,500 attendees of this year’s Management Conference & Exhibition arrived here with the expectation of gaining insight on how American Trucking Associations’ new leadership team will set the industry’s course.
October 10, 2016Business, Government
Speed-Limiter Plan ‘Flawed’; ATA Preps Response to DOT
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear sharply criticized a proposed federal speedÂ-limiter rule for new heavy trucks as “flawed†largely because it would create differential speeds on the nation’s highways.
October 10, 2016Special Coverage, Business
Kevin Burch Elected ATA Chairman as New Slate of Officers Announced
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations' board of directors has elected Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, as the federation’s 72nd chairman.
October 6, 2016