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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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... -
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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.5% in April Arlington, VA… American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 2.5% in April, following a 1.1% decline during March. (March's percentage decrease... -
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Animated Video Shows How Speed Limiters On Large Trucks Are Dangerous For All Highway Users Grain Valley, MO… The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the nation’s only organization representing professional and small-business truckers... -
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ATRI Releases Results from Truck Parking Diary ResearchThe American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has released the results of its Truck Parking Diary research, where commerci... -
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Driverless-car makers worry that California's proposed rules will slow their progress California's proposed rules for self-driving vehicles got another road test Wednesday, as vehicle makers and industry groups expressed concern at a public workshop ... -
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FMCSA eyes rule to change clearance process for diabetic truckers CCJ reports, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking industry feedback on recommendations made by its Medical Review Board for a potential rulemaking that wo... -
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Driver Turnover Falls for Carriers in Second Quarter Due to Sluggish Market Driver turnover fell four points year-over-year for larger truckload fleets to 83% in the second quarter, dropping to the lowest level since 2011 amid a sluggish frei...