SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, the two-term governor of Kansas who has led American Trucking Associations for more than a decade, pledged to industry executives on Oct. 6 that his team will continue to fight tougher rules the Obama administration has implemented on drivers’ work hours and safety performance.
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Trucking Executives Recognized for Outstanding Service
SAN DIEGO — Several state trucking association executives were commended by American Trucking Associations for notable service to the industry.
October 5, 2014Navistar Showcases ProStar Fuel-Economy Spec, Enhances Remote-Diagnostics Platform
SAN DIEGO — Navistar Inc. showcased a ProStar tractor featuring what it described as its most fuel-efficient Class 8 specification and announced several enhancements for its OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics platform at a press conference here.
October 5, 2014ATA Opens MC&E Exhibit Hall
SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations leaders officially opened the exhibit hall at the federation’s 2014 Management Conference & Exhibition with an Oct. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony and invited attendees to see the latest products and services available to the trucking industry.
October 5, 2014ATA Honors 4 For Image Efforts
SAN DIEGO — Two individuals, a state trucking association and a company were recognized by American Trucking Associations for their efforts to bolster the industry’s image.
October 5, 2014Execs: Analytics, Big Data to Become Standard Business Tools
SAN DIEGO — With millions of smartphones and apps on hand today, the trucking industry is poised to more easily share data and considerably lower operating costs.
October 5, 2014Blunt Expects Congress to Revisit HOS Suspension in Lame-Duck Session
SAN DIEGO -- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Congress is likely to take up a proposal in a November lame-duck session to halt last year’s hours-of-service rule change.
October 5, 2014Help Inc. Says PrePass Enrollment Tops 485,000
SAN DIEGO — Enrollment in the PrePass weigh-station bypass program has surpassed 485,000 trucks operated by 39,500 fleets, the provider of the service said at an Oct. 5 press conference here at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 5, 2014UPS Urges Study of LRR Tires
SAN DIEGO -- Parcel carrier UPS Inc. continues with its investments in and operation of alternative-fuel vehicles, aiming for 1 billion miles driven by 2017, but one of the company's engineers said low-rolling-resistance tires need to be analyzed carefully as they have problems as well as advantages.
October 5, 2014Van Steenburg: FMCSA to Seek Comments on ‘Alternative Compliance’
SAN DIEGO -- Jack Van Steenburg, chief safety officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said he expects the agency to seek input from the public in the coming months on an “alternative compliance” program aimed at giving carriers and drivers credit for installing safety technologies.
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