Trucking isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering industries ripe for disruption.
October 27, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Bob Baylor, President of Baylor Trucking, Dies at 67
Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Baylor, president of Baylor Trucking Inc. and former American Trucking Associations board member, died Oct. 25聽after a battle with ALS. He was 67.
October 27, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
UPS鈥 Thomas Brings Advocacy Skills to Position as ATA鈥檚 New Chairman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 For Pat Thomas, senior vice president of state government affairs at UPS Inc. and the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, Big Brown鈥檚 gargantuan hub here epitomizes freight connectivity.
October 26, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Truck Tonnage Gains 3.1% in September; Overall Growth Remains Uneven, ATA Says
Truck tonnage rose 3.1% in September from a year earlier, American Trucking Associations reported, signaling further expansion in a freight market where growth patterns have been uneven this year.
October 26, 2015PerspectiveBusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Opinion: Proud to Be Head Cheerleader for ATA鈥檚 Agenda
Being chairman of American Trucking Associations is a tremendous honor 鈥 the capstone of a career in trucking that began for me many decades ago.
October 26, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Unity, Persistence Needed to Help Trucking Achieve Key Goals This Year, Graves Says
PHILADELPHIA 鈥 By coming together and more closely aligning their priorities, trucking leaders will do more to persuade federal policymakers to reform regulations, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told industry executives here at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 26, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
TT Archives: New ATA President
Bill Graves, who served two terms as Kansas governor and whose family once owned a major truck line headquartered in the state, stepped into his new job as president of American Trucking Associations in January 2003.
October 26, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATA鈥檚 Graves Urges House to Take Up Six-Year Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves on Oct. 23 urged the House to take up a six-year highway bill reported out of committee this week.
October 23, 2015Special CoverageBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Panelists Say Safety Technology Will Help With Driver Recruitment
PHILADELPHIA 鈥斅燭echnological advancements could be useful in the recruitment of younger drivers, panelists聽said during a technology discussion聽at American Trucking Associations鈥 Management Conference & Exhibition here Oct. 20.
October 20, 2015BusinessGovernmentEquipmentAutonomous
Mack Inaugurates Drive-Axle Line After $30 Million Plant Investment
HAGERSTOWN, Md. 鈥 Mack Trucks inaugurated its new drive-axle line here, the result of a two-year, $30 million investment that is part of the company鈥檚 strategy of vertical integration of powertrain components 鈥 engines, transmissions and axles.
October 19, 2015