Trucking lobby group American Trucking Associations (ATA) welcomed an announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that the agency has created a national clearinghouse for commercial drivers’ drug and alcohol test results. “ATA and its members are committed to safety,” said Bill Sullivan, ATA executive vice president of advocacy. “Today’s announcement provides the trucking […]
Truck lobby super group, American Trucking Associations (ATA) and its President and CEO, Chris Spear, expressed strong support of a ruling by Judge Amos Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocking the Obama Administration’s new overtime rule from taking effect. “We are pleased that Judge Mazzant has enjoined the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, […]
Recently released data from the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics underscored that trucking is the dominant mode for moving freight in the United States. “The Commodity Flow Survey showed once again that trucks move the vast, vast majority of freight in the United States,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. Costello highlighted […]
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index gained 0.9% in March after decreasing 0.7% in February. (The 0.7% loss in February was revised down from a 0.6% increase ATA reported on March 19, 2013.) Tonnage has now increased in four of the last five months. Specifically, since November 2012, the […]
Courtesy of Bloomberg by Tom Schoenberg: The largest U.S. trucking group asked federal appeals judges to throw out limits on driving time that would cost the industry $470 million a year, arguing the Obama administration exaggerated data on fatigue-caused crashes. American Trucking Associations Inc., during arguments today in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, […]
The turnover rate for drivers in the truckload sector took a surprising dip in the fourth quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report, the likely result of a weakened economy and overall freight volumes. Turnover at large truckload carriers dropped from an annualized rate of 104% in the third quarter to 90%, […]
