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American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves, reflecting on his first nine months as head of the trucking federation, said business conditions are improving and he’s optimistic about the future of ATA and the industry.

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Being the trucking industry’s advocate in the halls of Congress, the offices of the federal government and the nation’s courts takes a big staff that must be managed and directed every day.

Bill Graves — American Trucking Associations president, two-term governor of Kansas with a total of 16 years holding statewide elected office in Kansas — has had a lot of staff people.

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $90,000 grant to the Agricultural Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations to develop an industry guide for security practices.

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Truckload carriers that must implement new federally mandated driver work rules in January could face lost productivity, tighter capacity and higher operating costs, ultimately requiring them to increase driver pay and hike freight rates, according to several trucking analysts and industry executives.

SAN ANTONIO – The Truckload Carriers Association has removed Robert Hirsch as the organization's president, Transport Topics has learned.

Citing the success of the first Diesel Engine Emissions Summit in June and industry interest in such programs to help prepare for tougher federal rules on truck exhausts, organizers said they would hold a second summit next March.

As the next deadlines near, truck buyers must make decisions.