2016 Management Conference & Exhibition

Editorial, Business

Editorial: Welcome to MCE

For those readers perusing this in Las Vegas at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition, we urge you to make the most of the opportunity before you this week.

October 3, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Exhibitors Offer Solutions to Regulatory and Marketplace Challenges

LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition exhibit hall, which opened Oct. 2, drew 170 exhibitors, of whom 45, or 26%, were at the event for the first time. Watch video of ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Government, Business

Low-Growth Economy Persists, Seen as Likely to Continue

LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains durably in place and will probably continue plodding on as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that would boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Fourth LEAD ATA Class Announced

LAS VEGAS — The fourth class of American Trucking Associations’ executive leadership program was announced Oct. 2 during the association’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition. Fifteen men make up the 2017 LEAD ATA Class.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

ATA Announces Trucking Champions and President's Award Winners

LAS VEGAS  — Wal-Mart’s Charles “Mike” White and FedEx Freight’s Eric Vos, the winners of the National Truck Driving Championships and TMC SuperTech National Technician Skills Competition, respectively, were honored Oct. 2 by American Trucking Associations as part of the annual Management Conference & Exhibition.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Lytx Introduces Unisyn ‘Always-On’ Video Service

LAS VEGAS — Lytx Inc. announced a new platform that provides “always-on” video from multiple cameras around the vehicle to help fleets monitor their operations.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Vigillo Partners With J.J. Keller to Match Training With Drivers

LAS VEGAS — Data mining software provider Vigillo on Oct. 2 announced a partnership with J.J. Keller & Associates Inc. to pair unsafe driver behavior data with the assignment of appropriate training.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

B.R. Williams Chairman Greg Brown Honored With 2016 Rocque Dameo Award

LAS VEGAS — B.R. Williams Trucking Chairman Greg Brown was honored on Oct. 2 with the Rocque Dameo Award for service as an American Trucking Associations state vice president in Alabama.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 2, 2016