American Trucking Associations

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. Bob Costello told the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC), part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, that while the ongoing pay increases in […]

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.