ATA News Updates

A two-page letter outlined precautions government agencies should take as the DEA prepares to downgrade marijuana’s Schedule I classification.

ATA has urged the Senate to confirm acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, praising his record on the independent contractor rule and workforce policy.

ATA's Chief Advocacy & Public Affairs Officer Henry Hanscom joins Seth Clevenger for an in-depth discussion of cargo security and advocacy efforts.

John Groendyke became chairman and CEO at Oklahoma-based Groendyke Transport upon the death of his father, Harold, who founded the carrier in 1932.

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index contracted 2% from the previous month to 114.4. The reading was 0.6% above the number reported in May 2025.

As transportation regulations, freight operations and trucking equipment have continuously evolved through the decades, so, too, has this publication.

It's clear the market has turned and the longest freight downturn in industry memory is at an ending, but unrelenting uncertainty is here to stay, researchers say.

The June 9 hearing centered on how the government can encourage deployment of emerging transportation tools without locking industries into outdated policies.

The Plain City, Utah, native was CEO of Knight Transportation from 1994 to 2014. He was one of four founders of the company in 1990.

Overhaul helped law enforcement recover a $187,000 shipment of designer goods in New Jersey. The criminals used strategic tactics to steal a blind load.