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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.7% in November after falling 5% in October. In November, the index equaled 112.2 (2015=100) compared with 108.3 in October.
“The 2020 seesaw pattern continued in November as typical seasonality is not holding this year,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “It was a nice gain, but the rebound was not enough to make up for October’s drop. Robust ...
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The American Trucking Associations has released its latest ATA Freight Transportation Forecast: 2020 to 2031, which is conducted annually by IHS Markit, showing that despite contraction in 2020, the long-term trend for both trucking and overall freight shipments is still positive. “The COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Trucker Path, the most comprehensive and fastest growing mobile app for North American truckers, announces a partnership with Cover Whale Insurance Solutions Inc., the provider of an innovative commercial truck insurance platform.
"With Cover Whale's technology driven platform we can provide insurance quotes to owner-operators in ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.7% in September after declining 5.3% in August. In September, the index equaled 115.1 (2015=100) compared with 107.9 in August.
“September had a nice recovery after a significant decline in August,” said ATA Chief ...
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With the rapidly expanding interest in heavy-duty electric trucks, Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) have agreed to jointly develop a Class 8 fuel cell electric truck (FCET) for the North American market.
The companies will leverage the newly developed Hino XL ...
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The American Trucking Associations announced it was opening nominations for the 2020 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award – recognizing individuals and organizations that have gone the extra mile to promote the image and reputation of the industry.
“As the country faced unprecedented obstacles due to the ...
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American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ announced guidelines on the use of hair samples for government-mandated drug testing:
“As currently written, today’s proposal by HHS on hair testing is a tremendous disappointment ...
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The American Trucking Associations and the Louisiana Motor Transport Association praise Governor John Bel Edwards for announcing he will sign into law the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020, which cleared the Louisiana State Legislature last night in its final day of special session.
The ...
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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. reported certain less-than-truckload (“LTL”) operating metrics for May 2020. Revenue per day decreased 16.2% as compared to May 2019 due to a 12.1% decrease in LTL tons per day and a decrease in LTL revenue per hundredweight. The change ...
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The American Trucking Associations praised the leaders and members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their work in advancing the INVEST in America Act to the House floor.
“Chairman DeFazio and the entire committee have produced a solid piece of legislation that authorizes a ...
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