A recent appellate court decision that went against Penske-related companies has spurred two trucking trade groups into action.
Chris Spear, long-time head of the ATA, is leaving the organization.
ATRI’s report on truck insurance costs documents a big spike paid by carriers.
FMCSA has launched its earlier announced study on truck parking.
The ATA won’t receive any legal fee compensation in its tolls battle with Rhode Island.
The American Trucking Associations warned Congress that safety is being compromised within the defense department through the use of unauthorized motor carriers.
The ‘driver shortage’ myth might finally die.
When adjusted for inflation, truck driver wages have grown 1.1% in 15 years.
Former law enforcement official Derek Barrs will become the eighth administrator of the nation’s top trucking regulator.
FMCSA’s new process for challenging crash and inspection data has raised concerns from lobby groups.
The major trucking lobbies are unified when it comes to truck parking and freight fraud but remain divided on other key issues.
Three plaintiffs are alleging they were discriminated against due to their age and race after the American Trucking Association fired them in 2024.
A deal between truck manufacturers and the FTC is the latest blow to the Clean Truck Partnership.
Proposals to limit top truck speeds – initiated by major trucking companies – lacked enough data to justify moving forward, according to regulators.
Trucking’s big-carrier lobby tells Congress it’s ready to support an annual truck fee to pay for roads and bridges.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA), once the pre-eminent voice of the trucking industry, is losing ground. Its president, Chris Spear, is not pleased. Last week, I posted on X a chart from SONAR, based on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) data, showing that independent owner-operators are capturing a growing share of the trucking industry […]
President Trump is expected to sign bills nullifying requirements that would have required the trucking industry to convert much of its fleet to zero-emission by 2035.
Stricter language requirements for truck drivers and motor carrier hours-of-service reforms figured prominently in responses to DOT’s request for a regulatory overhaul.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is getting conflicting advice from trucking’s biggest lobbying groups over whether ELDs should remain a requirement for tracking driver hours.
Fixing the Highway Trust Fund is a priority for the trucking industry – but not by charging trucks based on routes and weights, say owner-operators.
