Volvo Donates Truck to ATA’s Safety Outreach Program
Volvo is donating a VNL 780 truck to the ATA’s America’s Road Team and will continue as the sole sponsor of the trucking industry safety outreach program. The announcement was made at the ATA MC&E event in San Diego by Goran Nyberg, president of ma…
Dayton eases rules for diesel fuel
Typically, Minnesota’s farmers are consumed with their harvest right about now. Only this year, they’re also faced with a shortage of diesel fuel.
SmartDrive Introduces 360-Degree Camera View
SmartDrive Systems announced the availability of its new SmartDrive Assurance product line, a video-based safety program which can be used to reduce risks on the road and improve overall fleet operating environments, according to the company. By using …
Blunt: Regs Could Keep U.S. From Taking Advantage of Opportunity
The United States has exciting opportunities it can take advantage of, if the government shows a little common sense and doesn’t allow over-regulation to stand in the way. That was the message of Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., speaking Sunday at the American T…
Economic Watch: Unemployment Falls; Manufacturing, Construction Slows
Both the trucking industry and the overall economy added jobs in September, pushing the unemployment rate down below 6% for the first time since July 2008 and hitting its lowest level in six years. The U.S. Commerce Department reports 248,000 jobs were…
ATA Honors Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award Winners
SAN DIEGO American Trucking Associations Sunday honored two individuals, a state trucking association and an allied company with the eighth annual Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award. “Every day we think about the image of the trucking industry …
FMCSA Chief Safety Officer Lays Out 2015 Priorities at ATA
SAN DIEGO Even though next year is still about three months away, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has set some priorities for 2015. Speaking at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition on Sunday, FMCSA …
Trillium CNG Says New Refueling Compressor Will Help Drive CNG Innovation
Trillium CNG announced a new compressor that has the potential to double the refueling time for vehicles powered by compressed natural gas. This could allow more vehicles to fuel at one time and offer opportunities for future advances in CNG technology…
Trucking firms, short of drivers, are stretching to find more
Truck driver Bill McMahon was recently rehired by his former employer, Copeland Trucking of Fridley. Minnesota’s severe trucker shortage is forcing wages up and creating accommodating working conditions for drivers.
ATA Leaders, Professional Drivers Take Healthy Trucker Challenge at MC&E
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