SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, the two-term governor of Kansas who has led American Trucking Associations for more than a decade, pledged to industry executives on Oct. 6 that his team will continue to fight tougher rules the Obama administration has implemented on drivers’ work hours and safety performance.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
U.S. Bank Cites Growth of Freight Bill Lookup Feature
SAN DIEGO — Freight payment processing provider U.S. Bank said more than 5,000 customers have signed up to use its new Freight Bill Lookup application since its introduction in May.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
Arsenault Associates Changes Name to Dossier Systems
Fleet-maintenance software provider Arsenault Associates announced it has changed its name to Dossier Systems Inc.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
Graves: ATA Will Continue to Press on HOS, Fund Infrastructure
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Long Ready for ATA’s Top Post; Wants to Lure More People Into Trucking
SAN DIEGO — Having attended MC&Es for a quarter of a century, Duane Long said he is ready on Oct. 7 to step into the top position at American Trucking Associations — the chairmanship.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
ATA Honors New York Trucking Group’s Leader with TAEC Award
SAN DIEGO — Kendra Hems, president of the New York State Motor Truck Association, received the Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award from American Trucking Associations.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
Poll Finds Truck Drivers are Safer Than Passenger Vehicle Drivers
SAN DIEGO — The vast majority of people surveyed in a recent poll said they believe truck drivers are safer than everyday car drivers.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
TCA's Dunn Says Truckload’s Time is Now for Driver Reform
SAN DIEGO — Truckload carriers have entered into a rare window of opportunity for addressing the long-bedeviling problem of the driver shortage — as long as they can muscle shippers into paying higher rates.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
HOS Tops Industry's Critical Issues List Again
SAN DIEGO — The hours-of-service rule once again topped the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey of critical issues facing the trucking industry, while several driver-focused concerns moved higher up the 2014 list.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
SmartDrive Expands Options for Video-Based Safety, Including 360-Degree Views
SAN DIEGO — SmartDrive Systems said it will offer its video-based safety system in three separate packages, ranging from a single road-facing camera to a 360-degree view around the vehicle, to meet the needs of different fleets.
October 6, 2014Special Coverage
ATA Opens MC&E Exhibit Hall
SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations leaders officially opened the exhibit hall at the federation’s 2014 Management Conference & Exhibition with an Oct. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony and invited attendees to see the latest products and services available to the trucking industry.
October 5, 2014