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Reaction to President Obama's Call for Tighter Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rules for Trucks
Feb 19, 2014Reaction to President Obama's call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American ...
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ARLINGTON Was Short on Details Concerning Infrastructure During His US Address
Feb 7, 2014ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations (ATA) president and CEO Bill Graves said US President Barack Obama was short on details concerning infrastructure during his State of the Union address. “While we appreciate President ...
Tags: ATA, infrastructure, fiscal cliff, investment
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ATA President Bill Graves Said Mason Will Assume Responsibility for Transport Topics
Jan 20, 2014American Trucking Associations announced the departure of Howard Abramson as publisher and editorial director of Transport Topics Publishing Group and the appointment of Jeff Mason to head up the publishing unit. ATA President Bill Graves ...
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ATA Has Named Dave Osiecki The Head of Its Legislative Affairs Efforts and Team
Jan 14, 2014The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has named Dave Osiecki the head of its legislative affairs efforts and team. ATA CEO Bill Graves announced Osiecki as the replacement to Mary Phillips, who previously servied as senior ...
Tags: ATA, Head of Legislative Affairs, Truck News
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ATA Has Appointed Dave Osiecki to Be Its Top Lobbyist and Lead Its Government Affairs
Jan 13, 2014Steven Purcell for Transport Topics American Trucking Associations has appointed Dave Osiecki to be its top lobbyist and lead its government affairs office after the departure of Mary Phillips. Osiecki also is senior vice president of ...
Tags: American Trucking Associations, Dave Osiecki, top lobbyist, Mary Phillips
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The US Trucking Industry Wish It Would Like to See Fulfilled in 2014
Jan 9, 2014The US trucking industry has several wishes it would like to see fulfilled in 2014, which it says would contribute to a more productive industry. “This time of year is a good one for self-reflection and analysis,” said ATA ...
Tags: US trucking industry, ATA, Bill Graves, 2014 wish
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Freight Demand Showed Steady Growth Despite Endless Obstacles Coming From Washington, D.C.
Dec 25, 2013With another year coming to a close, we look back with some relief that freight demand showed steady growth despite endless obstacles coming from Washington, D.C. As we detail throughout this issue, most economic indicators remained ...
Tags: freight demand, transportation
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance Is Unreliable,Said ATA
Dec 16, 2013The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is unreliable and does not effectively evaluate trucking companies' safety, the American Trucking Associations said in a white paper. ...
Tags: Transportation, truck, Auto
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Reliability Scores Be Issued in a White Paper Report by The American Trucking Association
Dec 12, 2013Reliability scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in evaluating the safety of individual trucking companies has recently been issued in a white paper report by the ...
Tags: White Paper, CSA Scores
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Leaders of American Trucking Associations Against on Changes to The Hours-of-Service Rules
Nov 20, 2013Today, leaders ofAmerican Trucking Associations again called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and ccc to swiftly address the mounting problems caused by changes to the hours-of-service rules. "From the outset, ATA was ...
Tags: Transportation, Trucking
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ATA Filed a Lawsuit Against The New York State Thruway Challenging Its Truck-Toll System
Nov 18, 2013In November, The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit against the New York State Thruway challenging its truck-toll system. The complaint challenges the Thruway’s annual diversion of millions of dollars of toll ...
Tags: ATA, New York, sue, thruway, tolling practice
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Newly Released Highway Fatality Stats in The US Paint an Incomplete Picture
Nov 18, 2013Newly released highway fatality stats in the US paint an incomplete picture, having lumped non-freight-hauling trucks in with commercial vehicles, according to the American Trucking Associations. “Every fatality on our ...
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A Bill Would Stop Restarting Provision in HOS Rules
Nov 5, 2013A bill has been introduced to U.S. Congress that, if approved, would stop any further enforcement of the restart provision in the current hours-of-service (HOS) rules until an independent review is conducted. "When the Federal Motor ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, truck
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A Bill Would Stop Restarting Provision in The Current HOS Rules
Nov 1, 2013A bill has been introduced to U.S. Congress that, if approved, would stop any further enforcement of the restart provision in the current hours-of-service (HOS) rules until an independent review is conducted. "When the Federal Motor ...
Tags: Transportation, bike, bicycle, auto parts
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ATA Is Applauding a Proposed Bill That Would Put The Brakes on The New Hours-of-Service
Nov 1, 2013The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding a proposed bill that would put the brakes on the new hours-of-service restart provision that was implemented in July. "When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration went ahead ...
Tags: Transportation, hours