Founded in 1956 as the Maintenance Committee of the Regular Common Carrier Conference, this 1979 edition of Transport Topics marked the beginning of full council status within American Trucking Associations for what is now the Technology & Maintenance Council.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Ryder to Train Maintenance Workforce on Nat Gas Tech
Ryder System Inc. said it has begun an online natural gas truck training program for its 6,000 North American maintenance employees.
February 20, 2015Sorbon Transport Shut Down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed a Colorado-based trucking company out of service, labeling the firm an “imminent hazard to public safety,” the agency said Feb. 18.
February 18, 2015ATA’s Osiecki Outlines Trucking’s Legislative, Regulatory Outlook
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trucking industry is continuing to pursue policy goals in a long-term highway bill, including a permanent fix to the suspended hours-of-service restart provision, American Trucking Associations’ Dave Osiecki said.
February 17, 2015Omnitracs Ties Development Across Acquired Businesses
DALLAS — Omnitracs and its expanding collection of trucking technology businesses will move forward as “one team,” collaborating on product development to help trucking firms improve their operations, the company’s chief executive said.
February 16, 2015NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON — Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015Crash Death Rate Declines
Large trucks traveled nearly 6 billion more miles on U.S. roads in 2013 than in 2012, and did so with greater safety results, according to American Trucking Associations’ calculations of federal data.
February 9, 2015Truck Fatal Crash Rate Declines 1.6%, Says ATA of Federal Data
Despite a 0.5% rise in the number of large truck-involved crash fatalities in 2013, the actual truck-involved crash fatality rate declined by 1.6% in 2013, according to American Trucking Associations'Â calculations of Federal Highway Administration data.
February 2, 20153Q Turnover Remains High Despite Gains in Driver Pay
Truckload fleets were unable to gain ground in the long-running battle to control driver turnover during the third quarter, despite raising pay at a record pace, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
February 2, 2015FMCSA Should Shift Focus to Crash Causes, Industry Exec Tells Senators
 The general counsel for one of the nation’s largest trucking companies told a Senate panel that to reinforce the recent reduction in truck crashes the federal government must redirect its safety efforts to address the primary causes.
January 29, 2015