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The 415-5 vote by the House of Representatives earlier this month to create a national motor carrier administration illustrates that American Trucking Associations is achieving its goal of being a major player in legislative advocacy, according to the group’s senior staff and some key members.

One year into American Trucking Associations’ sweeping restructuring, a status check illuminates some of the progress — and difficulty — in redefining the relationship between one national and 50 state organizations in a federated system.

When Bob Rast joined American Trucking Associations as senior vice president of information services in the summer of 1998, it seemed a perfect fit.

Can a for-profit newspaper owned by an association whose primary mission is advocacy be an objective business-to-business publication? Yes, says Bob Rast, publisher of Transport Topics

The restructuring of American Trucking Associations has resulted in several changes in the makeup of the federation over the past year.

Oregon voters approved a measure Tuesday requiring cars and trucks to pay proportional costs of maintaining state roads, a move proponents say clears the way for a gasoline tax increase.

State trucking associations are experts at the art of flattery by imitation. When one association executive comes up with a good idea and persuades lawmakers to go along with it, other states are quick to follow.

Overnite Transportation Co., Richmond, Va., said profits fell 17.6% in the third quarter of 1999, reflecting investment in expanding full-state coverage and reducing transit times.

How prepared is the United States is to handle an influx of Mexican trucks once the southern border opens? At the National Transportation Safety Board’s three-day public hearing on just that question, the answer was: not very.

With 14 months to go before the Jan. 1, 2001, deadline for ATA’s affiliated conferences to decide whether to remain with the parent organization, several of the largest groups have yet to make up their minds.