Tag: ATA

The turnover rate for long haul truck drivers at both big and small fleets fell 12%, hitting a four year low, according to the American Trucking Association.

American Trucking Association President Bill Graves went before Congress yesterday to ask for higher gas taxes to keep the federal highway fund from going broke.

The ATA is condemning the DOT for claiming that it does not have enough data to recommend increasing the length and weight of trucks, saying...

The American Trucking Association (ATA) has applied for an exemption that prohibits CMV drivers from driving a commercial vehicle if more than 8 hours have passed since the driver's last off-dury or sleeper-berth period of 30 minutes or more.

“It is not lost on the trucking industry that the word ‘Accountability’ is in the title of CSA, yet FMCSA continues to ignore crash accountability,” said Osiecki.

The American Trucking Association this week announced the finalists for the 2015-2016 America's Road Team captains.

According to a press release from the American Trucking Association, the median pay for truck drivers is "on par with the national median for all U.S. households, and the industry offers drivers 'competitive' benefits."

Driver turnover on the rise, experts say.

"This was a great way to promote healthy habits and get the competitive juices flowing while here at MC&E," said Road Team CaptainEddie Weeks, a professional driver with AAA Cooper, who took a challenge-topping 102,472 steps.

Mack recently announced it will be sponsoring the American Trucking Associations' Share the Road highway safety education program for the 13th year, and donating a new 2014 Pinnacle sleeper with 505 horsepower MP8C engine and an automated manual transition.

The American Trucking Association yesterday sent a letter to the Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox, urging the Secretary to restrict the public's access to the scores produced by the FMCSA's, Accountability fleet monitoring system.

According to a press release from the American Trucking Association, ATA officials say they "welcomed the proposal"