American Trucking Associations

In his speech, Chris Spear touted the ATA’s role in the infrastructure act now before Congress.

VNR Electric purchases are small but growing consistently as Volvo Trucks North America seeks zero tailpipe emissions by 2050.

The research group revealed its list at the annual meeting of the American Trucking Associations.

Bob Costello, chief economist and SVP at the American Trucking Associations, joins the show to discuss the many factors compounding the driver shortage as the pandemic continues.

Long-term supply chain challenges could minimize the value of driver pay increases.

Congress passes a short-term funding extension for highway projects as infrastructure investment uncertainty grows.

This week: Convoy gives $50/load incentive in October to carrier partners that represent diversity in the workplace, Operation Lifesaver announces this year’s Champion award and ATA is honored for its disaster relief efforts.

Former government safety officials now have investments and profits to keep in mind as they help their companies chart a course for autonomous vehicles.

Anna Faford, VP of strategy for C&K Trucking, joins this week’s episode to discuss what got her into the industry, as well as how the driver shortage challenges are impacting the intermodal/drayage business.

The U.S. Senate votes to advance a major infrastructure package that includes new regulations for trucks.

FMCSA is asking the medical industry to help ensure the agency has a proper handle on truck driver qualification.

Richard Trumka insisted that the economy depends on getting an infrastructure bill passed.

Trucking companies outbidding each other for drivers using salary and per-mile wage increases are leaving themselves vulnerable when the next economic downturn hits, the American Trucking Association’s chief economist warns. […]

American Trucking Associations announced Monday that Paul Enos has been named chairman of the ATA Trucking Association Executives Council.

The current rule can get a person qualified in a year; the ATA proposal has no firm time span.

This week: Schneider donates to the American Red Cross to provide pandemic relief in India, ATA opens its online store earlier for National Driver Appreciation Week merch and the St. Christopher Fund holds its first art auction.

In this AskWaves, we look at the potential for a driver wage boost if a critical exemption in federal labor law were lifted.

The number of drivers prohibited from driving due to drugs matches an estimated shortfall of drivers needed to keep up with freight demand.

The long-term vision that helped establish the current interstate highway system 65 years ago is needed again today. A modernized interstate system will be critical to the nation’s ability to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the California Trucking Association’s request to rehear the decision that lifted the injunction against California’s independent contractor law.

Lack of standards among truck-parking notification systems puts long-haul truckers at a disadvantage, according to new research.

NHTSA is looking for truck drivers to test the safety of in-cab cameras.

A VMT user fee has support from “Secretary Pete” — but not from trucking.

A Senate hearing on freight mobility includes a dispute over hours-of-service rules for truckers

On this episode of Taking the Hire Road Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Chris Spear, president & CEO of the American Trucking Associations, about a diverse range of topics including ATA’s role in truckers being recognized as essential, the industry’s image, and working on the industry’s agenda with a new administration.

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with John Lex, driver ambassador and professional over-the-road driver with Walmart, about his story as well as his perspective on the trucking industry.

The lead trucking industry lobby has come together with insurance-focused groups to fight two vexing problems of fraud.

Truck driving is the biggest single occupation that stands to benefit from the president’s infrastructure plan, according to a new report.

Labor groups tell DOT that automated vehicle policy should not be based on industry self-regulation.

Peter DeFazio, a top transportation lawmaker, wants the Federal Communications Commission to rethink adopting rules that experts say would hinder trucking automation.

An American Transportation Research Institute study finds the cost to deploy and collect a vehicle-miles-traveled tax would be 300 times more than the current fuel tax.

Reports of problems in the application process are widespread, but the PPP loans given out total more than $160 billion.

Pandemic heroes of the highway deserve mobile sites, NATSO says. Some drivers don’t think that’s a good idea.

The ATA will continue its Technology & Maintenance Council events to promote safety throughout 2021, though the National Truck Driving Championships will again be canceled.

XPO and port drayage are in the Teamsters Union target sights in backing the PRO Act.

Truck Talk, is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.

A member of Congress bets on getting his truck parking expansion proposal included in the highway bill.

Pete Buttigieg wants to push through an infrastructure package that links highway funding to electric vehicles and climate policy.

Dooner and The Dude debate the prioritization of truck drivers for the COVID-19 vaccine, recap the Sales & Marketing Summit and learn how truckers handle their essential business.

The American Trucking Associations and state trucking groups call on the Biden administration to reclassify vaccine status for truck drivers.

A trucking lobbyist sees the Biden administration taking up the detention time challenge.

Pete Buttigieg weighs in on infrastructure, trucking regulations and the Jones Act during a three-hour nomination hearing.

Three-judge panel upholds determination by FMCSA that the agency preempts California’s meal/rest break rules

FMCSA’s safety advisory committee for 2021 adds two trucking companies and four women.

Efforts to require side and front impact guards continue in Congress.

Cybersecurity skills are among the gaps identified in GAO review of DOT’s workforce.

Who will get to the front of the COVID vaccination line? Virtually everyone agrees front-line doctors and nurses, and people in nursing homes, should be first, but after that industry sectors are fighting over who is more important. Freight transportation groups say they should be in the top tier.

Speed, safety and reliability are taken into account when choosing truck routes.

An update to Jason’s Law highlights congestion issues at U.S. ports.

Spear says the ATA is spending $2 million to litigate Rhode Island truck tolling.

FMCSA ruled in December 2018 that federal hours-of-service regulations preempt California meal and rest-break laws.

Garner Transportation Group president and CEO is the second woman to chair the American Trucking Associations.

A driver shortage worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and failed drug tests topped the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of critical issues in the trucking industry for the fourth consecutive year.

As the Nov. 3 election quickly approaches, both ATA and TCA are positioning to work with the next administration.

If truck-specific tolls are set there, expect the practice to spread to other states, group head tells virtual meeting

An announcement on CSA safety scoring is “in the near future,” Deck confirmed.

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.

Long-awaited Jason’s Law survey originally scheduled for 2019 release is now on track for release before the end of the year

Professional drivers have always worked hard to get goods from point A to point B regardless of the circumstances.

Under-21 CDL program, ag-hauling flexibility included in Republican infrastructure agenda.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Amazon presses the gas on holiday hiring, a judge allows truck tolls to continue in Rhode Island and police hunt for a motive behind the killing of a truck driver.

Current legislation to expand truck parking slated to expire.

Critics see a FMCSA proposal as extension of driver workday.

ATA has “serious concerns” with HHS proposal, saying it adds burden for carriers already using hair testing.

California passed a new rule curbing nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks, potentially setting up another conflict with the Trump Administration over the state’s authority to enact air quality regulations.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of Administrative Law Judges is expected to announce an initial decision in this multibillion-dollar complaint against the ocean carriers by August 2021.

Trucking, medical groups warn of safety risks if CDL limits are rolled back.

The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference seeks to put an end to alleged price manipulation of container chassis usage between ocean carriers and draymen.

Understanding freight networks and making data-driven decisions are key for carriers to improve profitability, Garner Trucking’s CEO and KSM Transport Advisors’ president said during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit.

“Key differences” also found between ELDs and calculating mileage-based user fees.

OOIDA warns suspending federal excise tax would hit Highway Trust Fund.

Cautious optimism expressed for the June trucking market by analysts at both organizations

Texas grows as locus for autonomous truck testing as Aurora Innovation plans to begin Class 8 testing in Dallas-Fort Worth area.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, an autonomous trucking startup is in search of funding, robots are taking over warehouses, and trucking still rules the freight world.

The American Trucking Associations said the industry moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in 2019, generating almost $792 billion in revenue.

Almost three weeks later, event in Florida has yielded zero coronavirus cases, says president of Georgia Motor Trucking Association

$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill passes U.S. House along party lines; includes truck insurance hike.

California Air Resources Board is preparing a rule that would require fleets in California to purchase the electric trucks manufacturers are now required to sell.

Facing possible FMCSA action, brokers contend responsibility for nonpayment of motor carrier claims should fall on financial backers.

United States Transportation Alliance plans to keep pressure on lawmakers on issues affecting truckers.

Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference said the Ocean Carrier Equipment Association can avoid regulatory or legal action by reaching a “mutually beneficial” resolution to the chassis lease rate dispute.

Rulemaking would require making detention time data public

Leasing companies say a neutral chassis pool lacks incentive to invest the tens of millions of dollars each year to maintain viable chassis equipment.

Freight haulers across transport modes join effort to raise awareness.

FMCSA has expanded the types of crashes eligible for review under its Crash Preventability Determination Program, giving fleets and drivers more options to have non-preventable crashes removed from their record. )

ATA intermodal group alleges $1.8 billion in haulage overcharges

Supplies from FEMA follow calls by industry and lawmakers for more COVID-19 protection.

From President Trump’s Twitter handle to free roadside lunches and children’s Crayola posters, the nation adores truckers hauling groceries and medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. Will the good feelings last?

Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Trucking and travel plaza trade groups urge states to cut slack to truckers delayed by overzealous social distancing so critical freight can keep moving during coronavirus pandemic.

Congress expected to approve package that could help avoid permanent shutdowns

Research institute and drivers’ group want to hear from motor carriers and drivers about dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and what they would do differently next time

Waiver is valid for CDL and CLP holders through June 30.

DMV flexibility, coronavirus testing among requests as potential for supply chain disruption grows.

“With ongoing challenges posed by the coronavirus, there is real concern about these fees being assessed when there are equipment issues beyond the control of the shipper or motor carrier,” 67 trade associations told the Federal Maritime Commission.

ATA says it expects a waiver. States are already granting them.

Move is next step in group’s fight against “unconstitutional” regime.

“The reality is that neither major political party has been particularly good for small-business truckers for a long time.”

Grant awards to be used to build new spaces or convert weigh stations.

State’s monthly toll collections from trucks now exceeding $1.5 million.