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.

PHILADELPHIA — For his first act as the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, Pat Thomas urged Congress to pass a multiyear highway bill that would address the industry’s safety and infrastructure funding concerns.

PHILADELPHIA — A majority of Americans have a favorable view of the trucking industry and say that, in car-truck accidents, the motorist is at fault most of the time.

PHILADELPHIA — Technological advancements could be useful in the recruitment of younger drivers, panelists said during a technology discussion at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition here Oct. 20.

PHILADELPHIA — Dave Osiecki, American Trucking Associations’ executive vice president and chief of national advocacy, says he is optimistic regulations the industry has criticized over the years would be reformed if Congress advances key bills this year.

PHILADELPHIA — Board rooms, assembly lines and deliveries on the roadways can be improved by enhancing the way managers and employees communicate, retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal told industry executives here Oct. 19.

The highway bill a House panel is scheduled to consider Oct. 22 will include provisions intended to boost freight connectivity and enhance accountability at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Rep. Bill Shuster said in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics.

PHILADELPHIA — The contributions of longtime executive director of the Oklahoma Trucking Association, Dan Case, who passed away last month, were recognized by senior American Trucking Associations officials.

PHILADELPHIA — Provisions that would reform a federal scoring program for truck companies in a recently unveiled highway bill would address concerns the trucking industry has raised for years, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would need to propose ways to improve its scoring program if a study required under a six-year highway bill unveiled Oct. 16 finds flaws in the program.