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Drug use among commercial truck drivers may be at its highest level since 2019 and the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) wants to know why. To that end, it is asking carriers a series of questions on safety and other concerns in relation to state-level marijuana...

Trucking companies outbidding each other for drivers using salary and per-mile wage increases are leaving themselves vulnerable when the next economic downturn hits, the American Trucking Association's chief economist warns. Bob Costello told the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC),...

In another sign that the pool of employees is getting tight up and down the supply chain, the American Trucking Associations is seeking a rule change to enable more supply of an overlooked part of how all the moving parts come together.  In a notice published last week in the Federal Register, the...

Trucking's most powerful lobbying group is asking the Trump administration to help balance federal, state and local government restrictions with the needs of truck drivers and carriers as the industry grapples with the effects of the coronavirus crisis. In a letter addressed to President Donald...

The fallout from Pennsylvania's decision to close its 65 rest stops throughout the state has drawn the attention of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and a leading Wall Street analyst. "ATA is aware that some states and localities are taking the well-intentioned step of closing highway rest...

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is asking a federal court to force Rhode Island to stop collecting truck tolls while the group continues to challenge the state's bridge funding scheme that it considers unconstitutional. "We are confident that we will prevail on the merits of our challenge...

Following a favorable appeals court decision this week, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) will resume its fight in a lower court against monthly tolls totaling up to $1.5 million collected from carriers hauling freight in and through Rhode Island. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st...

Backups and slowdowns for trucks moving between New York state and Canada could soon result from a decision by the Trump administration to no longer enroll or renew New York-licensed drivers in its Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program, according to the American Trucking Associations. Initiated...

A group of trucking interests led by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is supporting Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) in its bid to have an appeals court reconsider a decision awarding $54.6 million to former California truck drivers for time spent in a sleeper berth during layovers between trips....

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) urges a federal fuel tax increase to pay for infrastructure improvements, but ATA President Chris Spear sees that approach evolving in the next decade. "I would be the first to say that the fuel tax is not sustainable long-term," Spear said in an October 5...

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is working with UrbanVolt to sustainably makeover member facilities in a cash-free affinity deal in which companies would pay UrbanVolt about 30% of the money they save on energy bills. UrbanVolt is the first partner in a new ATA Affinity Program, which was...

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is gearing up to fight against multimillion-dollar legal awards against truckers and their employers who are not at fault but blamed in many car-truck crashes. "We're fed up," ATA President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Spear told members October 7 at...

Small-fleet trucking companies have been in the grips of a freight recession for most of 2019, and the stranglehold will likely continue – potentially to the advantage of larger carriers, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Speaking on the state of the trucking industry at the...

Using a portion of a diesel fuel tax increase to pay for dedicated truck-only lanes could be a viable way to alleviate congestion on the existing U.S. interstate highway system, an American Trucking Associations (ATA) representative told lawmakers. Testifying on Sept. 11 before a U.S. House of...

Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), hopes to see reforms in trucker safety involving hours of service (HOS), the adoption of new technologies, as well as a crackdown on opioid use. Spear and ATA have applauded the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...