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
Dave Barry Entertains at MC&E
Special 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, 2013Business
Sept. Truck Sales Up 11.3%
U.S. retail Class 8 truck sales rose in September for the first time in 13 months, gaining 11.3% from a year earlier for a total of 16,125 vehicles, WardsAuto.com reported.
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, 2013Special Coverage, Business
TCA Considers Insurance, Driver Coercion Issues
ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials with the Truckload Carriers Association said they are evaluating how to address potential federal government changes to insurance limits, the issue of driver coercion and expanding the interstate driver corps to include 18-to-21 year olds.
October 19, 2013Business
USA Truck’s Loss Narrows in 3Q
USA Truck said its net loss in the third quarter fell 90% to $602,000, or 6 cents per share, from $6.1 million, or 59 cents, a year earlier.
October 17, 2013Business, Equipment
Sept. Truck Orders Jump 27.4% To Highest Since May, ACT Says
New Class 8 truck orders climbed 27.4% in September from year-ago levels to 20,100, the highest total since May, according to preliminary figures from ACT Research.
October 14, 2013Business
Graves: Government Shutdown Could Hurt Trucking
The shutdown of the federal government could harm the economy, which in turn would hurt the trucking industry, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.
October 4, 2013Government, Business
Shippers Push Lawmakers for Higher Truck Weights
Allowing higher truck weights on interstate highways and helping captive shippers who use the railroads would promote freight mobility and make American companies more competitive globally, representatives of large shippers told a special U.S. House panel exploring freight issues.
October 2, 2013