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 ā The more than 2,500 attendees of this yearās Management Conference & Exhibition arrived here with the expectation of gaining insight on how American Trucking Associationsā new leadership team will set the industryās course.
October 10, 2016BusinessGovernment
Speed-Limiter Plan āFlawedā; ATA Preps Response to DOT
LAS VEGAS ā American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear sharply criticized a proposed federal speedĀ-limiter rule for new heavy trucks as āflawedā largely because it would create differential speeds on the nationās highways.
October 10, 2016Special CoverageBusiness
Kevin Burch Elected ATA Chairman as New Slate of Officers Announced
LAS VEGAS ā American Trucking Associations' board of directors has elected Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, as the federationās 72nd chairman.
October 6, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Traffic Fatalities Rise 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Distressed by a 7.2% increase in traffic deaths in 2015, the biggest jump in 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began forming the Road to Zero Coalition to reverse that momentum.
October 5, 2016Special CoverageBusiness
Fourth LEAD ATA Class Announced
LAS VEGAS ā The fourth class of American Trucking Associationsā executive leadership program was announced Oct. 2 during the associationās annual Management Conference & Exhibition. Fifteen men make up the 2017 LEAD ATA Class.
October 2, 2016Business
August Truck Tonnage Rises 5.9%; ATA Cites US Freight Volatility
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth and the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May.
September 26, 2016Tank Truck Competition at NTDC
Jack Sorensen of Lynden Transport, a state champion from Alaska, takes a spin in the tank truck division at the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis Aug. 11, 2016. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
August 11, 2016