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A new American Trucking Associations will be on display this week as several thousand trucking executives and industry suppliers come together for the 2000 ATA Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego.

Soaring diesel fuel prices affect every trucking company, but some are feeling the pinch more than others.

Identical twins, identical safe-driving accomplishments.

The urgency of the driver shortage has spawned a vigorous effort by fleets to acquire trucks that feature a wide range of amenities to attract and retain drivers.

With its controversial membership issue resolved, The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations settled, with palpable relief, into more familiar routines.

The next president of the United States may decide whether sweeping workplace safety provisions, which would affect nearly 2 million employers and 27 million workers, will be the law of the land.

The governing board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which rules on air quality matters for the Los Angeles basin, ordered heavy-duty government trucks and airport taxis in Southern California to start using alternative fuels and buying lower-emission models beginning in 2002.

As the trucking clan gathers under American Trucking Associations’ banner in San Diego this week, it is an appropriate time to count blessings, tell war stories about the year’s victories and prepare for the challenges that loom ahead.

From Congress ordering a “time out” on hours-of-service reform to the White House opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to alleviate sky-high diesel prices, we have much to celebrate as we gather in San Diego for our first Management Conference and Exhibition of the new century.