One of the features of this year’s American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition will be a two-part panel on the future of trucks and engines in the face of yet-to-be-proposed rules aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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ATA Files Supreme Court Brief in Alabama Railroads Case
American Trucking Associations has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that pits the railroads against the State of Alabama’s fuel tax system.
October 5, 2010Bill Would Require EOBRs on All Trucks
Two U.S. senators, with the support of some of the nation’s largest trucking fleets, introduced legislation last week that would require all trucks to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor their drivers’ hours of service.
October 4, 2010Expected Hours-of-Service Change Tops Agenda for Phoenix Meeting, ATA’s Leadership Says
Changes to the federal truck driver hours-of-service rule are among many issues trucking executives are likely to focus on when American Trucking Associations’ members gather in Phoenix for their annual meeting, the federation’s chief executive officer told Transport Topics.
October 4, 2010ATA Backs Freight-Movement Bill
American Trucking Associations said it is backing legislation proposed by a California congresswoman aimed at improving freight movement throughout the country.
October 1, 2010Postal Service Rate Increase Denied
A panel has denied the United States Postal Service’s request to increase the cost of first-class postage, the Associated Press reported.
October 1, 2010ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in September
U.S. manufacturing activity declined in September but continued to show expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
October 1, 2010Consumer Confidence Falls in September
Consumer confidence declined in September, according to the latest Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
October 1, 2010Letters: Truck Deaths Down, Broker’s Bond, CVSA & Zero Fatalities, Another Step-Van Fan
I just read the great news in your well-written article in Transport Topics, headlined “Truck Deaths Plunge 20%; NHTSA Says 2009 Was Safest Year on Record.â€
October 4, 2010NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 18.8% in July
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 18.8% in July from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.
September 30, 2010