UPS’ Thomas Brings Advocacy Skills to Position as ATA’s New Chairman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For Pat Thomas, senior vice president of state government affairs at UPS Inc. and the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, Big Brown’s gargantuan hub here epitomizes freight connectivity.
October 26, 2015ATA Urges OEMs to Adopt Automatic Braking Systems
PHILADELPHIA — American Trucking Associations’ board of directors agreed to urge the nation’s truck and car manufacturers to equip all new vehicles with automatic emergency braking systems, or AEB.
October 26, 2015Delays Growing for CDL Skills Testing; Industry Seeks More Data From States
Delays in scheduling skills tests for commercial driver licenses are growing, with some states reporting waiting times of up to eight weeks, and the problem isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, government and industry officials said.
October 26, 2015Truck Tonnage Gains 3.1% in September; Overall Growth Remains Uneven, ATA Says
Truck tonnage rose 3.1% in September from a year earlier, American Trucking Associations reported, signaling further expansion in a freight market where growth patterns have been uneven this year.
October 26, 2015ATA Eyes Legislative Victories
PHILADELPHIA — Trucking leaders attending American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition gained a renewed sense of hope that legislative victories were on the horizon, including a new federal highway bill.
October 26, 2015Letter: Government Regs vs. Marketplace Control
The transportation industry is awash with mandates, legislation and limits imposed by lawmakers and regulators.
October 26, 2015Opinion: Proud to Be Head Cheerleader for ATA’s Agenda
Being chairman of American Trucking Associations is a tremendous honor — the capstone of a career in trucking that began for me many decades ago.
October 26, 2015Editorial: The Next Generation at MCE
Many of the transportation industry’s most influential people came together last week at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia.
October 26, 2015House Panel OKs 6-Year Road Bill; Funding Sources Still Unidentified
WASHINGTON — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Oct. 22 approved and forwarded to the full House a six-year highway bill that included provisions requiring improvements to the controversial federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
October 26, 2015Unity, Persistence Needed to Help Trucking Achieve Key Goals This Year, Graves Says
PHILADELPHIA — By coming together and more closely aligning their priorities, trucking leaders will do more to persuade federal policymakers to reform regulations, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told industry executives here at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 26, 2015