American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.5% in November, following an increase of 0.5% during the previous month. In November, the index equaled 136.8 (2000=100), which was the highest level on record. Compared with November 2013, the SA index increased 4.4%, down slightly from October’s 4.5% increase but still was […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Board of Directors elected Duane Long, chairman of Longistics, Raleigh, N.C., as the federation’s 70th chairman. Long replaces Phil Byrd, president of Bulldog Hiway Express, Charleston, S.C., as chairman. American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. It operates through a federation of 50 affiliated […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has applauded the Senate for adopting a shorter term patch for the Highway Trust Fund in order to pass a long-term, well-funded highway bill sooner, rather than later and urged the House of Representatives to quickly follow suit. “ATA believes the quickly passing a long-term, well-funded highway bill is in […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has called on the Senate to “adopt a shorter term patch for the Highway Trust Fund in order to pass a long-term, well-funded highway bill sooner, rather than later.” “As the Senate takes up legislation this week to address the looming shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund by passing a […]
According to the latest forecast from American Trucking Associations (ATA) and a collaboration with IHS Global Insight, overall freight tonnage will grow 23.5% from 2013 to 2025 and freight revenues will surge 72%. ATA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Bob Costello noted that “We continue to see growth for the entire freight economy – […]
American Trucking Associations (ATA) president and CEO Bill Graves has announced that Chief Economist and Vice President Bob Costello has been promoted to senior vice president and Elisabeth Barna, vice president of image and outreach advocacy, has been promoted to senior vice president of communications and public affairs. ATA’s Controller Rusty Duckworth has been promoted […]
