ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) exhorted truckers to use their influence in Washington to redirect the federal government toward policies focused on economic growth through a blend of policy changes and a new approach to leadership.
October 21, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
ATA Honors Four With ‘Good Stuff’ Awards
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations honored a trucking company, a telematics provider and two state trucking associations for their efforts to promote a positive image of the industry.
October 22, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
Tennessee’s Dave Huneryager Wins TAEC Leadership Award
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dave Huneryager, president of the Tennessee Trucking Association, was named the winner of American Trucking Associations President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award.
October 21, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
ATA Honors 7 Trucking Executives for Service
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ honored seven trucking association executives here Oct. 21 for their distinguished service to the trucking industry.
October 21, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
Dave Barry Entertains at MC&E
ORLANDO, Fla. — Author and columnist Dave Barry only said the word “trucking” three times, but he delivered humor and guffaws to the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 21, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
ATA Outreach Program Sponsors Renew for 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mack Trucks Inc. and Michelin North America said they will continue as the main sponsors of American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road educational program in 2014, and Volvo Truck agreed to again sponsor the America’s Road Team program.
October 21, 2013Business
Sept. Truck Sales Up 11.3%
U.S. retail Class 8 truck sales rose in September for the first time in 13 months, gaining 11.3% from a year earlier for a total of 16,125 vehicles, WardsAuto.com reported.
October 21, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
ATA Technology Conference to Feature Autonomous Vehicle Experts
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations announced that the leader of Google Inc.’s driverless car project, along with two other experts in the field of autonomous vehicles, will give keynote addresses at the group’s December conference on trucking technology.
October 20, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
First LEAD ATA Class Meets
ORLANDO, Fla. — The inaugural 17-member class of American Trucking Associations’ LEAD ATA program met for the first time Oct. 19 during the group’s Management Conference & Exhibition, ATA said.
October 20, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
TCA Considers Insurance, Driver Coercion Issues
ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials with the Truckload Carriers Association said they are evaluating how to address potential federal government changes to insurance limits, the issue of driver coercion and expanding the interstate driver corps to include 18-to-21 year olds.
October 19, 2013