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Business

ATA Launches Program for Young Trucking Executives

American Trucking Associations said Monday it has launched a program for young trucking executives to prepare them for future leadership.

May 6, 2013
Business

ATA Hires Jeffrey Mason as Senior VP of Image and Communications

American Trucking Associations said it has hired Jeffrey Mason as senior vice president of image and communications, a newly created position.

April 15, 2013
PerspectiveBusiness

Opinion: Defending the American Dream

What happens when you have state budgets that are straining to come in balance and union representation that continues its long-trending downward slope as measured by percentage of workers covered? Unfortunately, the answer is an attempt to radically transform the trucking industry and an assault on the American dream.

March 4, 2013
BusinessFuel

DEF Pump Price Holds at $2.79 a Gallon

The retail price of diesel exhaust fluid at U.S. truck stops held at $2.79 a gallon in January from the previous month, Integer Research Ltd. reported.

February 7, 2013
Business

Truck Crash Fatalities Rise 1.9%, NHTSA Says

The number of people killed in crashes involving large trucks increased 1.9% in 2011 compared with 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report released Monday.

December 10, 2012
Business

ATA Names Lundberg Vice President of Regional Membership

American Trucking Associations Friday named Linden Lundberg the group’s new regional vice president for membership.

December 7, 2012
Business

ATA’s Card Visits Mexico to Promote Border Trade

American Trucking Associations officials recently traveled to Mexico City to urge cooperation among freight transportation companies and governments in building commerce among the United States, Mexico and Canada.

November 12, 2012
Business

ATA Names Danny Neal VP of National Sales

American Trucking Associations said Wednesday it has named Danny Neal to be ATA’s new vice president of national sales.

October 31, 2012
PerspectiveBusiness

Opinion: A New Future for Trucking

Each year, American Trucking Associations elects a new chairman of the board to lead the organization for a year, and this year, I have been blessed and humbled by this honor.

October 15, 2012
EditorialBusiness

Editorial: Viva Las Vegas

Last week’s Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas gave the nation’s trucking industry much food for thought — and action.

October 15, 2012