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Business

ATA Pushes Legislative Agenda for Safety, Highway Funding

American Trucking Associations is calling on Congress and federal policymakers to act on a list of issues in 2014 that ATA said would improve the nation’s economy and make highways safer.

January 8, 2014
Business

Lobbyist Phillips to Leave ATA

Mary Phillips, the chief lobbyist for American Trucking Associations for more than three years, will leave ATA on Jan. 7 to open her own government-affairs consulting firm.

January 6, 2014
BusinessSafety

Flawed Safety Data Penalizing Many Fleets Under CSA Program, ATA Report States

Flawed data and methodology used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program have created “tens of thousands†of statistical anomalies, according to an American Trucking Associations white paper released last week.

December 16, 2013
Business

Truck-Crash Deaths Rise

Fatalities from accidents involving large trucks in the United States increased by 3.7% in 2012, rising to 3,921 people from 3,781 the year before, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

November 18, 2013
Business

2012 U.S. Truck-Involved Fatalities Rose 3.7%, NHTSA Says

U.S. fatalities from accidents involving large trucks increased by 3.7% in 2012, rising to 3,921 from 3,781 people the year before, according to a Nov. 14 report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

November 15, 2013
Special CoverageBusiness

Trucking Launches New Image Campaign

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking officials announced here the beginning of a new, collaborative campaign to enhance the image of the entire industry.

October 22, 2013
Special CoverageBusiness

ATA Honors Four With ‘Good Stuff’ Awards

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations honored a trucking company, a telematics provider and two state trucking associations for their efforts to promote a positive image of the industry.

October 22, 2013
Special CoverageBusiness

Bush Urges Truckers to Participate in National Politics

ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) exhorted truckers to use their influence in Washington to redirect the federal government toward policies focused on economic growth through a blend of policy changes and a new approach to leadership.

October 21, 2013
Special CoverageBusiness

Tennessee’s Dave Huneryager Wins TAEC Leadership Award

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dave Huneryager, president of the Tennessee Trucking Association, was named the winner of American Trucking Associations President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award.

October 21, 2013
Special CoverageBusiness

ATA Honors 7 Trucking Executives for Service

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ honored seven trucking association executives here Oct. 21 for their distinguished service to the trucking industry.

October 21, 2013