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I have always found it amazing in my 20 years in this industry that the federal and state governments try to pigeonhole every driver into the same rules.

Air cargo transporter Kitty Hawk Inc. said it and its subsidiaries will immediately cease all scheduled network air and ground operations, though will continue to operate air cargo charter operations.

Rather than trying to hold back the tide, American Trucking Associations’ leaders have decided the industry should get ready to funnel, in beneficial ways, the political groundswell that is rising behind the popular surge of interest in global warming.

ORLANDO, Fla. — ATA President Bill Graves challenged industry leaders to move aggressively to lead the national debate on climate change, linking truck emission reductions to higher fuel consumption and the need for greater trucking productivity to alleviate congestion.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four months into his term as chairman of American Trucking Associations, Ray Kuntz said the nation’s inadequate highway infrastructure is worse than he had thought and that long-term highway leases to private companies are not a solution.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Executives with American Trucking Associations endorsed a program aimed at tying several key trucking-industry issues to growing political concern about global warming.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking executives going through a recession in their industry heard predictions that more hard times for them lay ahead in politics and the economy, but remained optimistic and prepared to take an active role in shaping their future.

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index for September declined 2.3% from a year ago, ATA said.