American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves has called on the government for a long-term highway funding solution. In his statement he noted: “For decades, America’s 3.2 million truck drivers have witnessed the effects of underinvestment in our highway system through their windshields. Our drivers see the 63,000 deficient bridges; thousands of miles […]
In comments filed with the FMCSA recently, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) called on the agency to swiftly issue a mandate for commercial truck drivers to use electronic logging devices to monitor their compliance with hours-of-service requirements. “ATA supports laws and regulations mandating the installation and use of electronic logging devices for recording drivers’ hours […]
American Trucking Associations (ATA), a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, has announced it is now seeking applications for the second class of its LEAD ATA executive leadership program. “Since being unveiled last year, LEAD ATA has already begun to mold and shape our industry’s next wave of leaders,” […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement: “The issue of highway safety, and in particular the safety of the trucking industry, has been at the forefront of the national conversation for several days due to a high profile incident in New Jersey. First, as always, our thoughts are […]
Officials at the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have endorsed a menu of revenue alternatives to address the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure funding crisis. “Several months ago, ATA’s leaders convened a task force with the purpose of evaluating alternatives in addition to the federal fuel tax for financing the nation’s roads and bridges,” said ATA Chairman […]
Officials from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expressed their disappointment in the transportation plan put forward by the Obama administration today. “President Obama has talked more about the need to address our critical infrastructure deficit than any president in the past 20 years,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said.”While the President’s plan supports a […]
