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Business
ATA names new boss
Chris Spear, former ATA senior vice president of legislative affairs, will take over as ATA’s next president and CEO July 9.
July 6, 2016
Business
Energy, infrastructure hot issues at fleet conference
At the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference attendant to GATS, the bedrock trucking issues of energy and infrastructure funding were front and center.
August 28, 2013
Business
Walmart driver No. 1 in truck-driving championships
Gary Harms, a Walmart Transportation professional truck driver based in Olathe, Kan., was named the 2013 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion. Gary’s driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety information topped those of 422 other professional drivers from all across the United States in the National Truck Driving Championships, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, […]
August 26, 2013
Channel 19
The smell of an EOBR by any other name
If you’re an EOBR mandate supporter, is “electronic logging device” or “electronic log” any sweeter? Public debate over the mandate suggests, well, roses.
January 15, 2013
Channel 19
Too big for Texas?
For one Texas rest stop: Trucks. And if ATA’s Bill Graves has his way, the 85 mph speed limit on a stretch of State Highway 130.
September 13, 2012
Business
ATA seeks action on national clearinghouse
ATA called on FMCSA to continue making progress toward a national clearinghouse for drug and alcohol test results for commercial drivers.
July 5, 2012
Channel 19
Heads-up: Senate EOBR mandate gets a push
The mandate for interstate carriers in the United States to use electronic onboard recorders for hours of service tracking that is in the Senate’s two-year highway bill proposal — S. 1813, currently in conference with a House six-month temporary reauthorization and experiencing no shortage of debate — got a little push from a few big players […]
June 12, 2012
Business
ATA, OOIDA square off over EOBR mandate
Bill Graves asked members on the surface transportation bill committee to require motor carriers to use EOBRs.
April 26, 2012
Business
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
Business
LogBook
Year’s top owner-operator named, N.C., Virginia and Missouri in tolling program, FMCSA wants EOBR survey excluded and more industry news items are featured.
April 1, 2012
Business
LogBook
Driver harassment, the hours rule, Navistar’s engine transision, sleep apnea regulations and more industry news items are featured.
March 20, 2012
Business
Rest in Pieces
The new hours of service rule further complicates off-duty requirements in ways that could hurt productivity, though some flexibility is added.
February 1, 2012
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