Automotive Fleet News

DINWIDDIE, VA - Virginia is reopening 19 rest stops it closed less than a year ago because of budget shortfalls, the Associated Press reported.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, highway safety

LOS ANGELES - A U.S. District judge on Feb. 25 denied all summary judgments in the ongoing dispute over the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, Clean Truck Program, Port of Los Angeles

ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has appointed industry expert Rob Abbott as vice president of safety policy.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- At the request of safety and labor groups, the Obama administration has agreed to reconsider the expanded hours-of-service rule that permits long-haul truckers to drive up to 11 straight hours.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, driver safety, FMCSA, International Brotherhood of Teamsters , trucker hours-of-service rule

LOS ANGELES --- The ongoing legal battle over the Clean Trucks Program at the Port of Los Angeles has prompted another industry group to get involved: the National Retail Federation.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, House Transportation Committee , L.A. Port Clean Trucks program, Long Beach Port Clean Trucks Program, National Retail Federation

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The American Trucking Associations recently told a congressional committee that a cap-and-trade program would impose "significant costs" on the trucking industry, reported Modern Tire Dealer.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, ATA, cap-and-trade, Trucking Industry

ARLINGTON, VA – The Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council and the Security Council of the American Trucking Associations have reorganized to form the Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, councilmembers, reorganization, Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council, Security Council, Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council

ARLINGTON, VA --- As over 37 million motorists prepare to hit the road this Thanksgiving, a team of accident-free drivers are helping to make our roads safer.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, America's Road Team Captains, holiday driving tips

ARLINGTON, VA. --- The American Trucking Associations today unveiled the details of a bold highway safety agenda designed to reduce the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries on the nation's highways.

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ARLINGTON, VA --- The Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council for the American Trucking Associations announced its 2008 award winners at its Safety and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, TN.

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LOS ANGELES --- The American Trucking Associations last week filed a lawsuit claiming that plans to clean up the air near the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach place unfair restrictions on its association members.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, Long Beach Harbor, Los Angeles Harbor

MEMPHIS, TN --- Seventy-two drivers from 36 states representing the FedEx Corp. operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Houston Aug. 20-23.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, FedEx Corp., National Truck Driving Championships

ARLINGTON, Va. --- American Trucking Associations State Vice President Mike Card last week called on Congress to support the trucking industry's efforts to reduce fuel consumption and address the escalating cost of fuel.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, fuel, Mike Card

ARLINGTON, Va. --- The American Trucking Associations will host a fuel strategies workshop June 19 to help the trucking industry cope with skyrocketing fuel prices.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, diesel fuel workshop

DENVER, Colo. --- The American Trucking Associations' national "Share the Road" highway safety tour visited the Denver Auto Show on March 28, offering life-saving driving tips by top professional truck drivers.

Tags: American Trucking Associations, tractor-trailer safety