Chris Spear
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Infrastructure
Trumka predicted passage of infrastructure bill in coming months
Richard Trumka insisted that the economy depends on getting an infrastructure bill passed.
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News
ATA announces Virtual Truck Driving Championship
“NTDC is annually one of the highlights of the ATA calendar, and we are very happy to bring the ‘Super Bowl of Safety’ back in…
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Trucking Regulation
Can taxing trucks on miles traveled work?
A VMT user fee has support from “Secretary Pete” — but not from trucking.
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News
Trucking, labor haggle over driver work rules
A Senate hearing on freight mobility includes a dispute over hours-of-service rules for truckers
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Podcast
Inspiring Leadership Towards a Greater Future — Taking the Hire Road
On this episode of Taking the Hire Road Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Chris Spear, president & CEO of the American…
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Trucking Regulation
ATRI puts $20B price tag on vehicle-miles-traveled tax
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…
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News
Trucking groups condemn Capitol violence
Trucking groups OOIDA, WSTA and ATA condemn the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, call for truckers to focus on policy, not politics.
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Trucking
Rhode Island truck-only tolls a key battleground going into 2021: ATA’s Spear
If truck-specific tolls are set there, expect the practice to spread to other states, group head tells virtual meeting
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Trucking Regulation
CARES bill opens billions in relief to small trucking companies
Congress expected to approve package that could help avoid permanent shutdowns
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Driver issues
ATA appeals to White House for driver provisions
DMV flexibility, coronavirus testing among requests as potential for supply chain disruption grows.
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