ATA Welcomes Seeing Machines to ATA Featured Product Program
American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced Seeing Machines, a leading developer and supplier of face and eye tracking software, became the newest member to the ATA Featured Product provider...
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Weekly Energy Market Situation, July 3, 2017
Oil Supply Still Stresses Bulls Three-month forecast of WTI moved below $50 Libya producing 1 million barrels daily Global crude oil stocks at five-year average level appears out of reach Natural gas...
View ArticleATA: Truckload Turnover Rate Rises Slightly in First Quarter
The turnover rate at U.S. truckload fleets rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017 while remaining at historically low levels. “The slight uptick in turnover, despite weak freight volumes in the...
View ArticleFMCSA Announces ELD Implementation National Tour
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced its electronic logging device (ELD) Implementation National Tour—a public education and...
View ArticleATRI Updates Compendium of Sustainable Freight Practices
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has updated the compendium of sustainable freight practices on its website. The compendium identifies a number of sustainable practices being used...
View ArticleATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 4.3% in June
American Trucking Associations’ (ATA’s) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.3% in June, following a 6.9% gain during May. In June, the index equaled 138.5 (2000=100),...
View ArticleATA Forecasts Continued Growth for Trucking, Freight Economy
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released its latest forecast for the next decade of freight transportation, projecting continued growth for freight transportation overall and for the...
View ArticleATA Unveils National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Logo
American Trucking Associations (ATA) revealed a new logo and toolkit for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) 2017 and announced the opening of an online store featuring products aimed at...
View ArticleCongress Proposes Delay of ELD Mandate
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) thanks U.S. Representative Brian Babin (R-Texas-36) for introducing legislation that would delay an electronic logging (ELD) mandate for two...
View ArticleWisconsin Fleet Owner Recognizes Hydrogen Technology as the Catalyst to...
When faced with the obstacles of added costs and lack of infrastructure to accommodate concentrated natural gas (CNG) vehicles, John Sheehy, CEO of Sheehy Mail Contractors, decided to make such a...
View ArticlePMAA: DOT Withdraws Proposed Sleep Apnea Screening Mandate for CDL Drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has withdrawn a proposed rule that would require commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers to be...
View ArticlePMAA: DOT Puts the Brakes on Speed Limiter Mandate for Heavy-Duty Trucks
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) removed from active consideration a proposed rule that would have mandated installation of speed limiters in all heavy-duty trucks weighing over 26,000...
View ArticlePMAA: DOT Program Will Allow for Reconsideration of CSA Rulings
Beginning on August 1, 2017, a new U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) pilot program will permit drivers to dispute crashes that occurred on or after June 1, 2017, that were ruled preventable, and...
View ArticleATA Renews SmartDrive Systems as Featured Product Provider
American Trucking Associations (ATA) and SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced the renewal of SmartDrive’s ATA...
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Newest Technology Clean Diesel Trucks Now Make Up 35% of Pennsylvania’s...
The introduction of new technology clean diesel truck engines and emissions control systems into Pennsylvania’s trucking fleet over the last five years is now at a 35% level, yielding significant...
View ArticleATA, Nation’s Truck Drivers Prepare for Solar Eclipse
American Trucking Associations (ATA), along with millions of travelers and 3.5 million American truck drivers, will watch the solar eclipse on August 21. The trucking industry is responsible for moving...
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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.1% in July
American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.1% in July, following a 4.4% drop during June. In July, the index equaled 138.5...
View ArticleATA Concerned Reopening of GHG Phase 2 Rule Could Undermine Federal Uniformity
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) officials said they were concerned that by moving to reopen the second phase of its Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and...
View ArticleEnterprise Transporting More Than 17,000 Rental Cars and Trucks to Assist...
Enterprise Holdings Inc., the world’s largest car rental company, has already transported more than 4,000 rental cars and trucks into the Southeast Texasregion, and anticipates bringing in 17,000 total...
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