American Trucking Associations named Boyd Stephenson, who previously was its director of commercial driver licensing, to the new post of vice president of supply chain security and operations.
July 2, 2015Business
ATA President Bill Graves Blasts Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's Truck-Only Toll Plan
American Trucking Associations has come out strongly against Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s 10-year truck-only toll plan, which is meant to fund repairs for infrastructure.
May 29, 2015Business
ATA’s Share the Road Drivers Show Truckers Love for Valentine’s Day
American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road team of professional drivers handed out healthy snacks Feb. 12 to truck drivers as part of a “We Love Truckers” event.
February 13, 2015Business
Lagana Returns to ATA to Run Pair of Councils
Brian Lagana, a former American Trucking Associations executive, is returning to ATA on Sept. 30 as executive director of two federation councils dealing with safety and security.
September 23, 2014Business
Vigillo Expands Athena Data-Mining Platform
Vigillo is offering new fuel and maintenance dashboards within its Athena “big-data” platform, representing a further expansion of the company’s data analytics capabilities.
September 9, 2014BusinessLogistics
New Website Offers Data On Trucking Firms, Shippers, Brokers
Data Driven Shipping, based in San Diego, has launched a website that allows users to download trucking industry data to the program of their choice on their computer or mobile device.
September 3, 2014BusinessGovernment
ATA Calls for Restricted Access to CSA Scores
American Trucking Associations and an industry coalition sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urging that scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program be removed from its website.
August 26, 2014Business
ATA President, Staff Take Ice Bucket Challenge to Raise Money, Awareness for ALS Cause
American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves drenched himself with icy water last week as he took part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” a campaign to raise awareness of the nerve disease ALS and help fund a cure.
August 25, 2014BusinessFuel
FleetCor Plans $3.45 Bln. Comdata Deal to Add Fuel Card Services for Carriers
Trucking fuel card provider Comdata Inc. has agreed to a $3.45 billion acquisition by FleetCor Technologies Inc., another provider of fuel cards, which intends to expand its North American electronic fleet payment services.
August 18, 2014BusinessFuel
FleetCor to Buy Comdata for $3.45 Billion
Trucking fuel card provider Comdata Inc. has agreed to a $3.45 billion acquisition by FleetCor Technologies Inc., another provider of fuel cards, which intends to expand its North American electronic fleet payment services.
August 13, 2014