ATA News Updates
Stay informed with the latest ATA transportation news, covering key developments shaping the trucking and freight industry. This category features updates from the American Trucking Associations, including policy initiatives, regulatory changes, industry insights and leadership perspectives. Explore reporting that highlights the issues influencing carriers, drivers and supply chain stakeholders nationwide, offering context and analysis to help readers navigate the evolving landscape of commercial transportation.
Comdata Starts Processing Cardless Fuel Transactions
Comdata Corp. said it has started processing cardless fueling transactions using radio-frequency identification, while two major truck-stop chains work to install the wireless technology at all of their fueling locations.
August 13, 2012ATA Urges Movement on Electronic Logging Mandate
American Trucking Associations urged the Department of Transportation to start conducting a rulemaking to mandate electronic logging devices, in a letter sent to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Wednesday.
August 10, 2012Xata Posts 3Q Loss, Integrates Turnpike Product With TMW
Xata Corp. said its third-quarter loss widened and that it has integrated its Xata Turnpike product with transportation management software from TMW Systems.
August 6, 20121Q Traffic Deaths Up 13.5%, NHTSA Says
Traffic deaths rose 13.5% in the first quarter of this year, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, the Associated Press reported.
July 23, 2012Navistar鈥檚 Decision to Add SCR Sparks Questions From Analysts
Navistar International Corp.鈥檚 new plan to meet federal emissions standards by adding an engine technology it previously disparaged is raising a wide range of questions, according to industry analysts.
July 16, 2012ATA Holds Video Contest for Truck Driver Appreciation Week
American Trucking Associations is holding a video contest聽to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 16-22.
July 13, 2012Minnesota Truck Crashes, Fatalities Drop
Crashes involving trucks in Minnesota declined 4% in 2011 compared with 2010 and the number of fatalities dropped 45%, according to the latest annual truck crash report released this month by the state鈥檚 Department of Public Safety.
June 26, 2012ATA鈥檚 Graves Cites Transportation Needs as Election-Year Casualty, Blasts Parties
ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves blasted federal lawmakers in a recent speech, telling an audience of a shippers鈥 association here that the upcoming election has halted the legislative process and Republicans鈥 pushes to decrease the federal role in transportation are missing the mark, among other criticisms.
May 14, 2012Highway Deaths Fall to Record Low
Highway fatalities fell last year to the lowest rate per miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, the Associated Press reported, citing U.S. government data.
May 8, 2012Trucking Remains Dominant Freight Mode, ATA Reports in Its Latest Edition of 鈥楾rends鈥
Trucking continues to be the dominant mode of freight transportation in the United States, with the industry hauling 67% of all freight in 2011, American Trucking Associations said in its latest edition of 鈥淎merican Trucking Trends.鈥
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