Sunny weather and Texas barbecue greeted attendees at the American Trucking Associations' 2018 Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas.
ATA MC&E in Photos
ATA is 85 years old and going strong.
Photo by Deborah Lockridge
Ray Martinez, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator, stressed safety and collaboration with industry stakeholders during his speech Oct, 28.
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ATA Chief Economic Bob Costello talks about how trends are affecting infrastructure and congestion.
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TMW and PeopleNet now go to market with the brand name of parent company Trimble, which announced new partnerships with Volvo and Mack at the meeting.
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ATA's Management Conference and Exhibition was held in Austin, the capital of Texas.
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A Freightliner Cascadia struts its stuff on the ATA show floor.
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ATA President and CEO Chris Spear and other key ATA leaders (plus Safety Sammy) cut the ribbon opening the exhibit hall.
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From left, Tonn Ostergard, chairman and CEO, Crete Carrier; ATRI’s Rebecca Brewster; and ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello on a panel discussion called The Cost of Doing Nothing – Why We Need Infrastructure Investment Now.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks the house at the ATA banquet.
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Country superstar Carrie Underwood works the crowd during Freightliner's customer appreciation event.
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FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez talks to an ATA member following his speech.
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These small, rented, electric scooters proved to be highly popular with ATA meeting attendees.
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Country superstar Carrie Underwood was the headliner at Daimler Trucks North America's customer appreciation party.
Photo by Deborah Lockridge
Peterbilt announced major fuel efficiency upgrades for its flagship Model 579 tractor at ATA this year.
Photo by Deborah Lockridge
If you can't find good barbecue in Texas, we don't know what to tell you.
Photo: John G. Smith
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zandt and Gary Rossington meet at the mic.
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Mack Trucks executives spend time with the 2018 America's Road Team drivers.
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ARTI's Rebecca Brewster details journalists on the top issues facing ATA members today.
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Ricky Medlocke, Skynyrd's lead guitarist in action.
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New Volvo Trucks N.A. chief Peter Voorhoeve explaining the truck market in his former post of Australia with a visual aid— a photo of a road train made up of a Volvo tractor pulling four trailers.
Photo: David Cullen