If you’re in the truck lobbying business, Christmas came early. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has praised the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for issuing a skills-based entry-level driver training rule. At the same time, the ATA is thanking Congress for including what it says “should be a permanent fix to the hours-of-service (HOS) […]
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, […]
Truck lobbying and information group, American Trucking Associations (ATA) has awarded three safety awards to Bulldog Hiway Express. Bulldog, a Daseke company, took home first place honors in ATA’s “general commodity/local haul” category (up to 25 million miles), and in the “heavy haul – unlimited” category. The company came in second in the “flatbed/line-haul” segment (up to […]
Truck lobbying group American Trucking Associations (ATA) has reiterated its pro-safety policy on speed but has criticized a recent DOT electronic speed litter proposal. ATA President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement: “After review and thorough, thoughtful consideration by its members at its recent board meeting, ATA is preserving our pro-safety policy on […]
A newly released measure of truck tonnage shows that volumes increased 5.7% in August, following a 2.1% decline during July. Compared with August 2015, the seasonally adjusted (SA) index from the America Trucking Associations (ATA) rose 5.9%, the largest year-over-year gain since May, also 5.9%. In July, the year-over-year increase was 0.2%. Year-to-date, compared with […]
