REPLAY | ATA Chairman Derek Leathers on Leadership, Advocacy and Trucking’s Future

November 3, 2026

ATA Chairman Derek Leathers joins Seth Clevenger for a wide-ranging conversation about the experiences that have shaped his career and the priorities that will define his chairmanship at ATA.

June 4, 2025

Virginia has landed a $366 million deal with The Lego Group to build a 2 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution center near Richmond to deliver the Danish company’s famous building-block toys throughout the region. 

 

June 2, 2025

Industry groups are urging more states to reconsider aggressive EV truck mandates, pointing to Oregon and Vermont’s recent moves as models. 

 

May 22, 2025

The court overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of Yellow Corp. approved the sale of a further seven terminals, according to a filing. 

 

May 21, 2025

Learn what personal conveyance means for truck drivers. This video explains FMCSA rules, ELD limits, and when off-duty driving is allowed.

May 20, 2025

Nearly 40% of truck drivers are misusing personal conveyance time, according to Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspections. 

 

May 14, 2025

The U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage points to 30%, while China agreed to lower its rate on U.S. goods by the same amount to 10%. 

 

May 9, 2025

What is artificial intelligence in trucking? This video explores how AI improves logistics, safety, routing, and efficiency across the transportation industry.

May 8, 2025

Aurora Innovation has launched the nation’s first commercial driverless freight service, sending autonomous 18-wheelers between Dallas and Houston without a human behind the wheel. 

 

May 5, 2025

UPS is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant’s network. Exact functions that Figure's humanoids would handle remain unclear. 

 

April 30, 2025

Top leaders at the Commercial Vehicle Training Association and the National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools are expressing “serious concerns” to federal trucking regulators that entry-level driver training enforcement has not kept pace with the threat posed by unscrupulous entities graduating drivers without adequate preparation.

 

April 24, 2025

The latest on how the Trump administration's approach to tariffs is impacting OEMs in the trucking industry.  

 

April 16, 2025

Mack Trucks unveiled its newest Class 8 model, the Mack Pioneer, which officials touted as its most aerodynamic and driver-focused highway truck to date. 

 

April 10, 2025

Driver Douglas Horn was fired for failing a drug test after using what he argued was a mislabeled CBD oil product to treat an injury.

 

April 4, 2025

In addition to uncertainty around tariffs, other less-publicized issues are threatening to upend global supply chains. 

 

March 31, 2025

Oral-fluid drug testing for marijuana has a shorter detection window, up to 72 hours after use, which could increase marijuana use among truckers, experts say. Story by Eric Miller. 

 

March 26, 2025

BYD Co. unveiled a new system for electric cars that the Chinese automaker says will allow them to charge almost as fast as it takes a regular car to refuel.