U.S. fatalities from accidents involving large trucks increased by 3.7% in 2012, rising to 3,921 from 3,781 people the year before, according to a Nov. 14 report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
November 15, 2013Special Coverage, Business
Trucking Launches New Image Campaign
ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking officials announced here the beginning of a new, collaborative campaign to enhance the image of the entire industry.
October 22, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Honors Four With ‘Good Stuff’ Awards
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations honored a trucking company, a telematics provider and two state trucking associations for their efforts to promote a positive image of the industry.
October 22, 2013Special Coverage, Business
Bush Urges Truckers to Participate in National Politics
ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) exhorted truckers to use their influence in Washington to redirect the federal government toward policies focused on economic growth through a blend of policy changes and a new approach to leadership.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
Tennessee’s Dave Huneryager Wins TAEC Leadership Award
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dave Huneryager, president of the Tennessee Trucking Association, was named the winner of American Trucking Associations President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Honors 7 Trucking Executives for Service
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ honored seven trucking association executives here Oct. 21 for their distinguished service to the trucking industry.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
Dave Barry Entertains at MC&E
ORLANDO, Fla. — Author and columnist Dave Barry only said the word “trucking” three times, but he delivered humor and guffaws to the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Outreach Program Sponsors Renew for 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mack Trucks Inc. and Michelin North America said they will continue as the main sponsors of American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road educational program in 2014, and Volvo Truck agreed to again sponsor the America’s Road Team program.
October 21, 2013Special Coverage, Business
ATA Technology Conference to Feature Autonomous Vehicle Experts
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations announced that the leader of Google Inc.’s driverless car project, along with two other experts in the field of autonomous vehicles, will give keynote addresses at the group’s December conference on trucking technology.
October 20, 2013Special Coverage, Business
First LEAD ATA Class Meets
ORLANDO, Fla. — The inaugural 17-member class of American Trucking Associations’ LEAD ATA program met for the first time Oct. 19 during the group’s Management Conference & Exhibition, ATA said.
October 20, 2013