2016 Management Conference & Exhibition
Andrew Card on Picking a President: 'Who Will Respond to the Whisper in the Ear?'
LAS VEGAS — Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card took a group of trucking executives back to school Oct. 3 for a crash course on the U.S. Constitution and the role of the president.
October 4, 2016Freightliner, The Rolling Stones Get Truckers Rocking
LAS VEGAS — The Rolling Stones played a blistering 90-minute surprise set on Oct. 3 for 1,200 truckers at the 2016 Freightliner customer appreciation dinner here.
October 4, 2016Darling Says Final Rule is Near for Driver Training, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
LAS VEGAS — A final rule for minimum entry-level driver training requirements and a drug-and-alcohol clearinghouse final rule are being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and are expected to be published in the Federal Register by the end of the year, the head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a speech here.
October 4, 2016DTNA Backs US GHG Rule, Connected Vehicles
LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America supports the federal Phase 2 greenhouse-gas rule for trucks and almost certainly will not challenge it in court.
October 3, 2016Iowa Motor Truck Association Wins Mike Russell Image Award
LAS VEGAS — The Iowa Motor Truck Association captured the Mike Russell Trucking Image Award from American Trucking Associations on Oct. 3 at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 3, 2016ATA Applauds Share the Road and America's Road Team Members
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations honored America's Road Team and the Share the Road program members for their continued safe driving on the nation's highways and dedication to educating other drivers about how to do so the same.
October 3, 2016EPA Presents SmartWay Excellence Awards to 43 Fleets
LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded 43 fleets with the SmartWay Excellence Awards for working together to cut carbon pollution at the Management Conference & Exhibition here on Oct. 3.
October 3, 2016Iowa’s Brenda Neville Earns President’s TAEC Award
LAS VEGAS — Brenda Neville, president of the Iowa Motor Truck Association, received the 15th annual Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award from American Trucking Associations at the Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 3.
October 3, 2016