SAN DIEGO – Permission for trucks sporting full-length trailer tails to travel across the highways of Canada took a giant step forward when Canadian transportation ministers approved an amendment on Oct. 1 regarding vehicle weight and height dimension regulations.
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‘Devolution’ Legislation in Congress Would Hurt Country’s Transportation Network, ATA’s Spear Says
SAN DIEGO — Congressional efforts to limit the federal government’s involvement in large-scale infrastructure projects would fracture the country’s vast and intricate transportation network, said Chris Spear, American Trucking Associations’ chief of legislative affairs.
October 6, 2014Trucking, Major Customer Groups Prosper
SAN DIEGO — Demand for trucking services is strong, hauling capacity is tight, and three of the industry’s major customer segments all said they’re doing well, according to a discussion here among business economists.
October 7, 2014Arsenault Associates Changes Name to Dossier Systems
Fleet-maintenance software provider Arsenault Associates announced it has changed its name to Dossier Systems Inc.
October 6, 2014U.S. Bank Cites Growth of Freight Bill Lookup Feature
SAN DIEGO — Freight payment processing provider U.S. Bank said more than 5,000 customers have signed up to use its new Freight Bill Lookup application since its introduction in May.
October 6, 2014Graves to Stay as ATA Chief Through 2016
SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, announced on Oct. 6 he would continue to serve as the federation's president and CEO through December 2016.
October 6, 2014ATA Honors New York Trucking Group’s Leader with TAEC Award
SAN DIEGO — Kendra Hems, president of the New York State Motor Truck Association, received the Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award from American Trucking Associations.
October 6, 2014Poll Finds Truck Drivers are Safer Than Passenger Vehicle Drivers
SAN DIEGO — The vast majority of people surveyed in a recent poll said they believe truck drivers are safer than everyday car drivers.
October 6, 2014Long Ready for ATA’s Top Post; Wants to Lure More People Into Trucking
SAN DIEGO — Having attended MC&Es for a quarter of a century, Duane Long said he is ready on Oct. 7 to step into the top position at American Trucking Associations — the chairmanship.
October 6, 2014TCA's Dunn Says Truckload’s Time is Now for Driver Reform
SAN DIEGO — Truckload carriers have entered into a rare window of opportunity for addressing the long-bedeviling problem of the driver shortage — as long as they can muscle shippers into paying higher rates.
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