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    December 2024
    PA State Senator Proposes Near Zero Emission Truck Incentive Program By Rebecca Oyler, PMTA Sen. Rosemary Brown is looking for cosponsors for her bill Recently State Senator Rosemary Brown, a Republican senator representing Lackawanna, Monroe, and Wa...
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    November 2024
    Truckstop and OOIDA Collaborate Exclusively to Support and Protect Owner-Operators This article was originally published on PR Newswire. BOISE, ID…  Truckstop and OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association) announced an exclusive col...
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    October 2024
    TAT Awarded The Department Of Transportation Combating Human Trafficking In Transportation Impact Award For 2024 On July 30, marking UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced TAT as the first...
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    September 2024
    USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas and Utah to Serve as National Models and Help Save Lives on Our Nation’s Roadways  WASHINGTON, DC…  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highwa...
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    August 2024
    Ways to Take Advantage of the PA Turnpike This Summer Middletown, PA… As summer heats up, travelers can take advantage of benefits along the Pennsylvania Turnpike (PA Turnpike) beyond using the roadway as their safe and reliable connection to their...
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    July 2024
    Trucking Industry Applauds Enactment of Predatory Towing Reform in Tennessee Washington, DC…  The American Trucking Associations commended Tennessee on enacting comprehensive reforms to crack down on predatory towers that target heavy-duty trucks....
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    June 2024
    Truckstop and Bloomberg Intelligence Survey Shows Sentiment Among Carriers Has Improved BOISE, ID… According to the latest Bloomberg | Truckstop survey, which polled owner-operators and small fleets, sentiment among North American carriers opera...
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    May 2024
    Trucking Industry Welcomes FMC Decision in Chassis Choice Case  Washington, DC… The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference hailed the Federal Maritime Commission decision upholding a previous ruling that ocean carri...
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    April 2024
    Truckstop and Bloomberg Intelligence Survey Shows Spot Market Challenges Appear Near an End  BOISE, ID…  According to the latest Bloomberg | Truckstop survey, which polled owner-operators and small fleets, most respondents believe that current ...
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    March 2024
    Truck Parking On Interstate 5 Will Be Safer And Easier Thanks To New Grant-Funded Project Truck drivers traveling Interstate 5 will have an easier and safer experience finding truck parking, thanks to an innovative new project and federal grant fundi...
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    February 2024
    Trucking Reacts to Biden Administration’s Independent Contractor Rule and Renomination of Julie Su  Washington , DC… American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement after the Biden Administration publi...
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    January 2024
    Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Now Accepting Nominations For TCA Professional Drivers Of The Year Award Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is now accepting nominations for its TCA Professional Drivers of the Year through December 8, 2023. ...
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    December 2023
    Werner Enterprises Becomes 19th Member of TCF Founders Club Washington, DC… American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Cares Foundation announced that Werner Enterprises has committed to becoming the 19th member of the TCF Founders Club. “Werner ...
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    November 2023
    Truckstop and Bloomberg Intelligence Survey Shows Freight Brokers Mostly Unfazed by Industry Challenges  BOISE, ID…  The Bloomberg | Truckstop semi-annual freight broker survey shows brokers remain relatively optimistic about their prospects o...
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    October 2023
    Truckstop and Bloomberg Intelligence Survey Shows Spot Market Reaching Boiling Point Conditions have come to a critical point for truckers operating in the spot market as carriers show frustration over declining rates and rising costs, according to t...
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    September 2023
    ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 2.1% in June Washington, DC… American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 2.1% in June after increasing 1.2% in May. In June, the index equaled 116.5 (2015=1...
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    August 2023
    PA State Senate Votes To Ban Using Cell Phones While Driving By Megan Magensky, PMTA Administrator The Pennsylvania Senate recently voted to expand a ban on texting while driving. Senate Bill 37 would increase penalties for drivers who have a cell p...
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    July 2023
    Volvo Autonomous Solutions Expands Its Footprint And Starts Operations In Texas Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) expands its footprint in North America with the establishment of an office in Texas and starts manual operations in preparation for co...
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    June 2023
    The Lewis And Clark Bridge Between Rainier And Longview, WA Will Close For Up To Eight Days Starting  July 16th The Lewis and Clark Bridge between Rainier and Longview, Washington will close for up to eight days beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 16 f...
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    May 2023
    Plan Now For The 2023 ATHS National Convention & Truck Show In Reno  KANSAS CITY, MO…  Register now for the 2023 ATHS National Convention & Truck Show in Reno, Nevada, June 8-10. The Early Bird deadline was March 31, but ATHS welcomes all...