The latest challenges and trends in the maintenance of heavy-duty trucking equipment, such as engine exhaust aftertreatment systems and the impact of greenhouse-gas regulations on fleets, are among the topics to be addressed at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2017 annual meeting and transportation technology exhibition set for later this month.
February 16, 2017TCA
Highway Fatalities in 2016 Highest in 10 Years
A jump in traffic fatalities last year pushed deaths on U.S. roads to their highest level in nearly a decade. The national numbers erased improvements made during the Great Recession and economic recovery, according to the Associated Press, citing data from the National Safety Council.
February 16, 2017Special Coverage, Business
TMC Prepares for 2017 Annual Meeting; Aftertreatment Systems, GHG Top Issues
Business
ATA Infrastructure Group Urges Action on Funding
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and congressional leaders were urged to take bold action to solve the nation’s long-standing shortfall in infrastructure development during meetings with American Trucking Associations’ Infrastructure Task Force.
February 13, 2017Government, Business
Capitol Hill, USDOT Veteran John Drake Joins ATA as Senior VP of Legislative Affairs
Less than 14 years ago, John Drake was a 27-year-old with a philosophy degree who drove from California to Washington, D.C., with little more than a keen desire to work for the federal government.
January 18, 2017Business
Ted Scott, ATA Director of Engineering, Dies at 71
Ted Scott, director of engineering for American Trucking Associations and a former director of government relations for less-than-truckload carriers Roadway Express and YRC Worldwide, died Jan. 10 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71.
January 17, 2017Business
ATA Selects 20 as Road Team Captains to Expand Industry Outreach, Education
American Trucking Associations last week selected 20 professional drivers to serve as industry ambassadors on America’s Road Team, a program started decades ago to help educate the public about life on the road and the role trucking plays in the safe delivery of critical goods.
January 16, 2017Business, Safety
Transportation Incidents the Most Frequent Type of Worker Fatality, New Report Shows
The number of workplace deaths involving transportation incidents — the most frequent type of worker fatality — increased, according to a Labor Department report issued Dec. 16.
December 21, 2016Business
Trucking Image Movement Applauds Comments From Industry Supporters
Trucking Moves America Forward, a national image movement for the industry, recognized efforts by companies in promoting a positive message for trucking around the country.
December 20, 2016Business
ATA Selects Infrastructure Task Force Members
American Trucking Associations has selected 11 people for its new task force to evaluate funding options for repairs to and expansion of the nation’s highways and bridges.
December 19, 2016Business
Eleven Executives Named to ATA Infrastructure Funding Task Force
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear announced the members of a new infrastructure funding task force Dec. 12.
December 12, 2016