ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ honored seven trucking association executives here Oct. 21 for their distinguished service to the trucking industry.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Honors 7 Trucking Executives for Service
Special Coverage, Business
Dave Barry Entertains at MC&E
ORLANDO, Fla. — Author and columnist Dave Barry only said the word “trucking” three times, but he delivered humor and guffaws to the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Outreach Program Sponsors Renew for 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mack Trucks Inc. and Michelin North America said they will continue as the main sponsors of American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road educational program in 2014, and Volvo Truck agreed to again sponsor the America’s Road Team program.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Technology Conference to Feature Autonomous Vehicle Experts
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations announced that the leader of Google Inc.’s driverless car project, along with two other experts in the field of autonomous vehicles, will give keynote addresses at the group’s December conference on trucking technology.
October 20, 2013Special Coverage, Business
First LEAD ATA Class Meets
ORLANDO, Fla. — The inaugural 17-member class of American Trucking Associations’ LEAD ATA program met for the first time Oct. 19 during the group’s Management Conference & Exhibition, ATA said.
October 20, 2013Business
Graves: Government Shutdown Could Hurt Trucking
The shutdown of the federal government could harm the economy, which in turn would hurt the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.
October 4, 2013Business
DOT to Cut Daily Reports; Rule Change Could Save Trucking $1.7 Billion a Year
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said his department would formally propose eliminating a requirement that truck drivers file daily inspection reports when they do not find any problems with their vehicles, a decision he said would save the industry $1.7 billion a year.
August 5, 2013Government, Business, Safety
DOT to Propose Eliminating Paperwork Requirement, Says Will Save Trucking $1.7 Billion Annually
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Thursday the Department of Transportation will propose eliminating an inspection paperwork requirement that will save the trucking industry $1.7 billion annually.
August 1, 2013Perspective, Business
Opinion: Trucking Remains a Force for Change
The trucking industry is one of the most innovative and dynamic sectors in our country, and its companies and professionals have been leaders for change in many areas.
July 15, 2013Perspective, Business
Opinion: No Time for Downtime
We’ve all suffered through computer downtime, usually at the worst possible moment. That was certainly the case with a number of freight carriers that experienced it during the hurricane that intensified to become Superstorm Sandy.
July 1, 2013