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NewsOctober 26, 2020

ATA'S Spear: Trucking Continues to Fight ‘Must-Win’ Battles

What started as a year of so much promise for the trucking industry has gone off the rails, but the industry now enjoys greater appreciation and recognition, said American Trucking Associations chief Chris Spear.

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ArticlesOctober 23, 2020

Telematics Data Could Help Businesses Grow

Trucking-related decisions often revolve around trucks, loads and drivers, but some fleets believe the strength of an invisible thread – in the form of telematics data – will decide which businesses grow and scale.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 23, 2020

FMCSA Pushes Ahead with Initatives on Younger Drivers, Autonomous Trucks, and More

COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 22, 2020

How HR Needs to Approach COVID-19

In a session packed with information for HR professionals, Katharine Weber, a principal with law firm Jackson Lewis, offered a breakdown of how to plan and brace for COVID-19's continuing effect on the trucking industry’s human resources departments.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2020

ATA Truck Tonnage Increases in September, Down Year over Year

While the American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased in September, it saw a dip compared to September 2019.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2020

ATA, U.S. Xpress Reveal Forecasts for Short-, Long-Term

According to the American Trucking Associations and carrier U.S. Xpress, there are a number of factors affecting how the trucking industry will pull out of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2020

COVID-19 Leads to Truckload Turnover Plunge in Q2

According to the American Trucking Associations, COVID-19 has severely impacted the annualized turnover rate at large and small truckload carriers, which experienced double digit declines in the second quarter of 2020.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2020

TMC Awards First Trailer Technician Superstar

American Trucking Associations and the Technology & Maintenance Council have named Clifford Roberson of Tyson Foods the first Trailer Technician Superstar as part of National Technician Appreciation Week.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2020

August Truck Tonnage Index Dropped Compared to July, Last Year

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 5.6% in August, a 1.4% drop from July.

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ArticlesSeptember 18, 2020

3 Ways Fleets Can Solve a Technician Shortage

Frustrated with the quality of technician talent your local school is churning out? Maybe you need to get more involved with the school to help solve the problem, rather than blaming the training providers and its graduates.

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