LAS VEGAS 鈥 American Trucking Associations' board of directors has elected Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, as the federation鈥檚 72nd chairman.
October 6, 2016BusinessGovernment
Speed-Limiter Plan 鈥楩lawed鈥; ATA Preps Response to DOT
LAS VEGAS 鈥 American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear sharply criticized a proposed federal speed颅-limiter rule for new heavy trucks as 鈥渇lawed鈥 largely because it would create differential speeds on the nation鈥檚 highways.
October 10, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Traffic Fatalities Rise 10.4% in First Half of 2016
Distressed by a 7.2% increase in traffic deaths in 2015, the biggest jump in 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began forming the Road to Zero Coalition to reverse that momentum.
October 5, 2016Special CoverageBusiness
Fourth LEAD ATA Class Announced
LAS VEGAS 鈥 The fourth class of American Trucking Associations鈥 executive leadership program was announced Oct. 2 during the association鈥檚 annual Management Conference & Exhibition. Fifteen men make up the 2017 LEAD ATA Class.
October 2, 2016Business
August Truck Tonnage Rises 5.9%; ATA Cites US Freight Volatility
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth and the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May.
September 26, 2016Tank Truck Competition at NTDC
Jack Sorensen of Lynden Transport, a state champion from Alaska, takes a spin in the tank truck division at the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis Aug. 11, 2016. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
August 11, 2016Business
Spear Names Four Executive Vice Presidents at ATA
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear named the first聽four members of his leadership team on July 21.
July 21, 2016Business
New ATA President Spear Announces Management Changes
New American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear announced July 8 that the federation had parted ways with executive vice presidents Karla Hulett, Jeff Mason and Dave Osiecki.
July 11, 2016Chris Spear Named ATA's Ninth President
American Trucking Associations announced the selection of Chris Spear to the position of president and CEO on July 1, 2016. Read more at bit.ly/29cDKNY. (Video by Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)
July 1, 2016Business
Timeline of ATA Leadership: Edward Loomis to Chris Spear
Here is a timeline illustrating the leadership history of American Trucking Associations, from Edward Loomis in 1934 to Chris Spear in 2016.
July 1, 2016