LAS VEGAS — Many of the latest products, services and technologies shaping the future of the trucking industry were on display at this week’s Management Conference & Exhibition here.
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Agenda Set for Natural Gas in Trucking Summit
Following is an ATA Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking agenda:
Wednesday
Registration kicks off from 4 - 7 p.m. and ATA’s welcome reception is from 5:30 - 7 p.m..
Thursday
Continental breakfast 7:30 - 8:15 a.m,, with ATA Chairman Michael Card’s opening remarks from 8:15 – 8:30 a.m.
Session I: Natural Gas 101: A Primer, 8:30– 9 a.m., will be followed by Session II: Fueling the Nation’s Energy Needs, 9 – 10 a.m.
Session III: Infrastructure Hurdles, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., will be followed by lunch.
Session IV, The Transformation of America’s Energy Future, featuring Andrew Littlefair, CEO, Clean Energy, and T. Boone Pickens, Chairman, BP Capital Management, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
November 20, 2012
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
ATA Sets Policy on Potential Sleep Disorder Screenings
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations’ directors told federal officials that any regulations on sleep disorder screenings should be developed through the formal rulemaking process and not through an informal procedure.
October 11, 2012Exhibitors Roll Out Products to Trim Trailer Drag, Boost Fuel Efficiency
LAS VEGAS — Several companies at the Management Conference & Exhibition here showcased systems designed to reduce trailer drag and help carriers improve fuel efficiency.
October 11, 2012ATA Sets New Officers Lineup
LAS VEGAS — Members of American Trucking Associations elected a new slate of officers as ATA’s Management Conference & Exhibition wrapped up here Wednesday.
October 11, 2012ATA Educational Truck Adds Electronic Log from XRS
LAS VEGAS — Mobile fleet software provider XRS Corp. said its Turnpike platform is now running on American Trucking Associations’ Interstate One truck, the first time that the educational tractor-trailer will use an electronic log.
October 11, 2012Michael Card Elected ATA Chairman
LAS VEGAS — Michael Card, president of Combined Transport, Central Point, Ore., was elected American Trucking Associations’ 68th chairman at ATA’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition here Wednesday.
October 11, 2012Hill Likely to Act to Soften Blow If Government Reaches ‘Fiscal Cliff’
LAS VEGAS — Congress is likely to take action to soften the blow of a wide range of federal tax increases scheduled to take effect next year, but trucking companies still should plan for the potential outcomes, two tax accountants said here.
October 10, 2012DOT Highway Plan Focuses on Safety, Freight Movement, FHWA Official Says
LAS VEGAS — The Department of Transportation’s plan to strengthen U.S. highways supports its “aggressive safety agenda” while allowing prioritization of projects to improve freight movement, a federal official said here Tuesday.
October 10, 2012Volvo Names Safety Award Winners
LAS VEGAS — Volvo Trucks named Erb International and Muñoz Trucking as the 2012 winners of its fourth annual Safety Awards.
October 10, 2012