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Comdata Starts Processing Cardless Fuel Transactions

Comdata Corp. said it has started processing cardless fueling transactions using radio-frequency identification, while two major truck-stop chains work to install the wireless technology at all of their fueling locations.

August 13, 2012
Business

ATA Urges Movement on Electronic Logging Mandate

American Trucking Associations urged the Department of Transportation to start conducting a rulemaking to mandate electronic logging devices, in a letter sent to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Wednesday.

August 10, 2012
Business

Xata Posts 3Q Loss, Integrates Turnpike Product With TMW

Xata Corp. said its third-quarter loss widened and that it has integrated its Xata Turnpike product with transportation management software from TMW Systems.

August 6, 2012
Business

1Q Traffic Deaths Up 13.5%, NHTSA Says

Traffic deaths rose 13.5% in the first quarter of this year, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, the Associated Press reported.

July 23, 2012
BusinessFuel

Navistar’s Decision to Add SCR Sparks Questions From Analysts

Navistar International Corp.’s new plan to meet federal emissions standards by adding an engine technology it previously disparaged is raising a wide range of questions, according to industry analysts.

July 16, 2012
Business

ATA Holds Video Contest for Truck Driver Appreciation Week

American Trucking Associations is holding a video contest to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 16-22.

July 13, 2012
GovernmentBusiness

Minnesota Truck Crashes, Fatalities Drop

Crashes involving trucks in Minnesota declined 4% in 2011 compared with 2010 and the number of fatalities dropped 45%, according to the latest annual truck crash report released this month by the state’s Department of Public Safety.

June 26, 2012
Business

ATA’s Graves Cites Transportation Needs as Election-Year Casualty, Blasts Parties

ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves blasted federal lawmakers in a recent speech, telling an audience of a shippers’ association here that the upcoming election has halted the legislative process and Republicans’ pushes to decrease the federal role in transportation are missing the mark, among other criticisms.

May 14, 2012
Business

Highway Deaths Fall to Record Low

Highway fatalities fell last year to the lowest rate per miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, the Associated Press reported, citing U.S. government data.

May 8, 2012
Business

Trucking Remains Dominant Freight Mode, ATA Reports in Its Latest Edition of ‘Trends’

Trucking continues to be the dominant mode of freight transportation in the United States, with the industry hauling 67% of all freight in 2011, American Trucking Associations said in its latest edition of “American Trucking Trends.â€

April 23, 2012