American Trucking Associations (ATA) has named 20 professional truck drivers, including Captain John Gaddy of Asbury, N.J., to the 2017-2018 America’s Road Team, an elite group of professionals who serve as trucking industry ambassadors. Gaddy is a driver for Carbon Express in Wharton, N.J. and was the New Jersey Motor Truck Association‘s 2015 Driver of the Year. “There are 3.5 […]
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear has been named a member of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s transportation automation advisory committee. Noted Spear: “Trucking is vital to the U.S. economy and an important part of our transportation system, so it is imperative that trucking and this association have a seat at the table when it […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has announced it has named eleven executives to the federation’s Infrastructure Funding Task Force. The members of Infrastructure Funding Task Force are: Jim Burg, president and CEO, James Burg Trucking Co. (co-chair) David Congdon, CEO, Old Dominion Freight Line (co-chair) Mike Ducker, president and CEO, FedEx Freight Eric Fuller, COO, […]
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) […]
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 […]
