Tag: American Trucking Association

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ATA urges Congress to address trucking’s needs
The American Trucking Associations asked members of the committee negotiating on the highway bill to address important industry needs.
May 23, 2012
Transport Funding
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ATA calls for CSA changes
ATA says CSA scores are unreliable and present a loose and sometimes inverse connection to crash risk.
May 23, 2012
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Monthly tonnage index down 1.1%, up year over year
ATA’s seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index reads 118.7.
May 22, 2012
April Tonnage 20graph
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Congress starts work to pass highway bill
House-Senate conferees have started work to pass the first multi-year surface transportation reauthorization legislation in seven years.
May 10, 2012
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FMCSA posts strategic plan
FMCSA posted online the final version of its “2012-2016 Strategic Plan: Preventing Crashes…Saving Lives” directional document.
May 9, 2012
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Association promotes bill favorable to contractor status
A bill favorable to independent contractor status for leased owner-operators in trucking is being advocated by the Messenger Courier Association of America.
April 26, 2012
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Trucking still dominant, says ATA
Trucking continues to be the dominant mode of freight transportation and an integral part of the U.S. economy, according to the American Trucking Association’s 2012 edition of its American Trucking Trends, which is available now for sale through ATA Business Solutions.
April 18, 2012
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Driver turnover decreases slightly in fourth quarter
After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88 percent.
April 12, 2012
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Congress eyes replacing excise tax with diesel tax
The 12 percent tax on new truck purchases could be replaced with a diesel tax increase of 6.4 cents per gallon.
April 4, 2012
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LogBook
New regulations will increase truck cost, owner-operator pay expected to rise, natural gas trucks catching on and other industry news items are featured.
September 1, 2011
New truck fuel efficiency rules will cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions beginning with 2014 models.
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New emissions rule to drive truck prices higher
The first-ever regulation for truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, announced Aug. 9, is expected to cut diesel use by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled by the time 2018 models are sold.
August 9, 2011
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LogBook
Hours comment deadline extended, lawmakers protest cross-border plan, bill would allow truck safety tax credit, FMCSA issues CDL amendments and other industry news items are featured.
June 2, 2011
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