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ATA President, Staff Take Ice Bucket Challenge to Raise Money, Awareness for ALS Cause

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves drenched himself with icy water last week as he took part in the 鈥淚ce Bucket Challenge,鈥 a campaign to raise awareness of the nerve disease ALS and help fund a cure.

August 25, 2014
BusinessFuel

FleetCor Plans $3.45 Bln. Comdata Deal to Add Fuel Card Services for Carriers

Trucking fuel card provider Comdata Inc. has agreed to a $3.45 billion acquisition by FleetCor Technologies Inc., another provider of fuel cards, which intends to expand its North American electronic fleet payment services.

August 18, 2014
BusinessFuel

FleetCor to Buy Comdata for $3.45 Billion

Trucking fuel card provider Comdata Inc. has agreed to a $3.45 billion acquisition by FleetCor Technologies Inc., another provider of fuel cards, which intends to expand its North American electronic fleet payment services.

August 13, 2014
Business

CNBC Trucking Segment 鈥極utrageously Inaccurate,鈥 ATA Says

American Trucking Associations called a recently aired show on CNBC about the trucking industry 鈥渙utrageously inaccurate.鈥

August 6, 2014
Business

ATA Promotes Four to Senior Vice President

American Trucking Associations announced it has promoted four current vice presidents to the senior vice president level.

July 21, 2014
Business

ATA Promotes Four to Senior Vice President

American Trucking Associations announced it has promoted four current vice presidents to the senior vice president level.

July 18, 2014
Business

ATA Seeks Applications for Executive Leadership Program

American Trucking Associations is seeking applications for the second class of its executive leadership program.

June 24, 2014
Business

Maxim Apologizes for Ad That Riled Trucking Industry

Maxim magazine has apologized for publishing an advertisement in its June issue that many in the trucking industry found offensive.

June 6, 2014
Business

TMC Releases Recommended Practices Manual

American Trucking Associations鈥 Technology & Maintenance Council has published its 2014-2015 Recommended Practices Manual.

June 3, 2014
PerspectiveBusiness

Opinion: Let Your Pride Show

It was a little more than four months ago that I stood before many of you in Orlando at our Management Conference & Exhibition and had the honor of being named the 69th chairman of American Trucking Associations.

March 10, 2014