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TMC Adds Trailer Technician Category to National Skills Competitions

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announces the addition of a new competition track for its National Technician Skills Competition — TMCSuperTech 2016. The new track will showcase the specialized skill set of the industry’s trailer technicians during this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 18-21 at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, N.C. The new Trailer Technician Competition Track will run concurrently with the traditional commercial vehicle technician track, but will ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 1.5% in June

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.5% in June, following a revised 2.9% gain during May. In June, the index equaled 137.2 (2000=100), down from 139.3 in May. The all-time high was 144 in February. Compared with June 2015, the SA index rose 2.1%, which ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 2.1% in April

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in April, following a 4.4% drop during March. In April, the index equaled 134.8 (2000=100), down from 137.6 in March. The all-time high was 144 in February. Compared with April 2015, the SA index was up 2%, ... [+]

ATA Hires New Senior Vice President of Legislative Affairs

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has hired Mike Joyce, a veteran of Capitol Hill and the trucking industry, as the federation’s senior vice president of legislative affairs. Joyce most recently worked as Director of Government Relations for ATA allied member PACCAR Inc. Previously Joyce worked for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, ... [+]

New Data Confirms Improvement in Trucking Industry Safety

An American Trucking Associations (ATA) analysis of data from the Department of Transportation shows that the rate of truck-involved fatalities is declining over both the long- and short-term. ATA’s analysis of miles traveled data from the Federal Highway Administration and highway fatality data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 0.9% in November

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 0.9% in November, following an increase of 1.8% during October. The October figure was revised down from our press release on November 24. In November, the index equaled 134.3 (2000=100), down from 135.5 in October, and 1.1% below the ... [+]

ATA OPPOSES FMCSA’S PROPOSED CERTIFICATION LABEL RULE

On August 3, the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed written comments to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed rule making addressing missing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certification labels for commercial motor vehicles operated by U.S.–domiciled motor carriers. ATA informed FMCSA that it adamantly opposes the implementation ... [+]