ATA, OOIDA Square Off on Speed Limiters

ATA, OOIDA Square Off on Speed Limiters

The debate about mandating speed limiters in trucks is on again. The American Trucking Associations and safety group Road Safe America sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg outlining their support for guidelines for speed limiters for policymakers...
ATA, AMSA Join Forces for Conference, New Council

ATA, AMSA Join Forces for Conference, New Council

The American Moving and Storage Association has made the move to join the American Trucking Associations, which includes the annual Moving & Storage Conference as well as the creation of a new training/education council. AMSA and its more than 3,000 members will...
Connectivity Comes Online at TMC

Connectivity Comes Online at TMC

Trade shows tend to have themes. Usually there’s an official theme – some message or another the chairman or the sponsoring organization wants to rely to members and attendees. But often we’ll see an unofficial theme as well, and that was the case again this...
Visibility, Communication Key to Shipper-Carrier Relationships

Visibility, Communication Key to Shipper-Carrier Relationships

The ability to give customers real-time visibility into the status of their freight has become table stakes for landing business with larger shippers. That was a key message from a panel discussion during the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and...
New ATA Policy Addresses Marijuana Challenges in Trucking

New ATA Policy Addresses Marijuana Challenges in Trucking

A panel discusses marijuana issues. From left: Harold Sumerford, J&M Tank Lines; Greer Woodruff, JB Hunt; Todd Simo, HireRight; and Panelists: Paul Enos: Nevada Trucking Association. Photo by Deborah Lockridge The American Trucking Associations Oct. 8 endorsed a...