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    March 2019
    ATA Backs President Trump’s Calls for Infrastructure and Trade Action - Trucking Calls on Congress to Act on USMCA and Highway Trust Fun Arlington, VA… Following the recent State of the Union address, American Trucking Associations’ President...
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    February 2019
    Court Ruling: Truck Drivers Must Be Paid for All Hours on Duty St. Petersburg, FL… In October, the U.S. District Court in the Western Division of Arkansas ruled that truck drivers should receive at least minimum wage for their work time. While ...
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    January 2019
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    December 2018
    Aashto Publishes New Edition Of The “Green Book” WASHINGTON, DC…The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently released the seventh edition of A Policy on Geometric Design of Highway and Streets, common...
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    November 2018
    ATA Statement on North American Trade Agreement Arlington, VA… Leaders of the American Trucking Associations praised the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico for coming together on a framework for continued free trade between...
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    October 2018
    ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 1.9% in July Arlington, VA… American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.9% in July after decreasing 0.5% in June. In July, the index equaled 115 (2015=100), up...
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    September 2018
    ATA Pledges to Create Greater Opportunities in Trucking Arlington, VA… Leaders from the American Trucking Associations pledged that the trucking group would provide at least 50,000 people enhanced career opportunities as part of today’s Trump adm...
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    August 2018
    ATA Sues Rhode Island Over Unconstitutional Truck Toll ProgramArlington, Virginia… The American Trucking Associations, along with three motor carriers representing the industry, asked a federal court to rule Rhode Island’s RhodeWorks truck-only t...
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    July 2018
    Alexandria, VA… NATSO, the national association representing travel plazas and truckstops, the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Convenience Stores applaud President Trump for rejecting a proposal ...
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    June 2018
    Advanced Training Systems Analyzes: Teenage Truckers, Solution to Nation’s Shipping Woes? St. Petersburg, FL… Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have proposed a way to ease America’s urgent shortage of long-haul truck drivers: allow certified t...
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    May 2018
    SelecTrucks Launches Roadside Select, 24/7 Emergency Roadside Assistance Program PORTLAND, OR… SelecTrucks is excited to launch a new premier heavy-duty emergency roadside assistance program, Roadside Select. This program is powered by Road...
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    April 2018
    ATA President Urges Congress to Act on Infrastructure Funding Washington, DC… American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear called on Congress to set aside ideological partisanship and put forward a bold infrastructure invest...
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    March 2018
    Analysis Confirms Commercial Rest Areas Limit Truck Parking Capacity Alexandria, VA… A new report issued today by NATSO, the national association representing the truckstop and travel plaza industry, finds 69 percent more commercial truck p...
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    February 2018
    ATA Commends Congress on Passage of Tax Overhaul Arlington, Virginia - The American Trucking Associations today applauded Congress for passing major tax reform legislation, which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Ameri...
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    January 2018
    ATA Commends Senate Passage of Tax Reform Arlington, Virginia – The American Trucking Associations issued the following statement commending the United States Senate for passing tax reform legislation: "With today's action in the Senate, ma...
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    December 2017
    ATA Board Endorses Comprehensive Automated Truck Policy Orlando, FL… The Board of Directors of the American Trucking Associations unanimously approved the federation's first-ever policy for the development of automated trucks. "Over the past year, ...
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    November 2017
    ATA Applauds White House Announcement on Association Health Plans Arlington, Virginia… The American Trucking Associations praised President Trump for signing an executive order allowing individuals to purchase health insurance through assoc...
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    October 2017
    ATA Applauds Rejection of Effort to Delay ELD Implementation Arlington, VA… The American Trucking Associations thanked the House of Representatives for rejecting an 11th hour effort to delay implementation of the electronic logging device m...
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    September 2017
    ATA Forecasts Continued Growth for Trucking, Freight Economy Arlington, VA… The American Trucking Associations released its latest forecast for the next decade of freight transportation, projecting continued growth for freight transportation overa...
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    August 2017
    CBSA Reviewing AMPS Penalties Associated with System Outages The introduction of monetary penalties for ACI AMPS has been an ongoing compliance issue for cross-border carriers over the last several months. Most recently, carriers have been ch...