The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is keeping its pedal to the metal when it comes to pressure on the Obama administration regarding the reauthorization plan for transportation. “We expect that in the coming days Secretary Foxx and the Obama administration will present their transportation reauthorization plan to Congress,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. […]
The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in February, after plunging 4.5% the previous month. January’s drop was slightly more than the 4.3% reported on February 19, 2014. Compared with February 2013, the SA index increased 3.6%. Year-to-date, compared with the same period last year, tonnage is up […]
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers fell six percentage points to 91% in the fourth quarter of 2013, but held above 90% for the eighth consecutive quarter. The decline, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), was the second straight for the measure of churn in the driver pool, however ATA Chief Economist Bob […]
Officials from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have said they welcome the proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to mandate the use of electronic logging devices in commercial trucks as a potential improvement for highway safety. “ATA supports FMCSA’s efforts to mandate these devices in commercial vehicles as a way to improve […]
According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), “the investigation report of the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General is just the latest to show significant problems with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.” “The Inspector General’s report confirms what industry stakeholders, independent researchers and other government watchdogs have found: there continue to […]
American Trucking Associations (ATA) officials pointedly criticized the Obama administration for proposing a budget that “not only fails to recognize the realities of freight and passenger transportation, but offers nothing in the way of long-term stability for transportation funding.” “Today’s proposed budget misses the mark when it comes to the transportation needs of the U.S. […]
