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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

Truck Tonnage Index Pegs Year-Over-Year Increase in January

According to the American Trucking Associations, its advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.1% in January after rising 0.5% in December, equaling 117.4 (2015=100) compared with 117.3 in December.

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Newsby David CullenFebruary 5, 2020

ATA, OOIDA Make Their Cases for Trucking in Senate Hearing

The American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association presented their own takes on what trucking needs from Congress during a Senate subcommittee hearing.

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Newsby Denise RondiniFebruary 3, 2020

ATA Chief Spear Highlights Key Issues Facing Trucking

Chris Spear, head of the American Trucking Associations, discussed top issues facing trucking, including highway funding, autonomous vehicles, and nuclear verdicts.

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Newsby David CullenJanuary 21, 2020

Truck Tonnage Rose in 2019, but Scored About Half 2018 Gain

The positive 2019 truck-tonnage performance marks the 10th straight annual increase and, according to ATA, reflects the “very choppy” freight market that motor carriers experienced last year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

November Tonnage Report 'Tough to Sugar-Coat'

The American Trucking Associations’ numbers tracking tonnage hauled by for-hire trucking companies fell again in November, leading ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello to say, “It’s tough to sugar-coat November’s reading.”

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NewsDecember 19, 2019

Truckload Fleets Suffer Highest Turnover Rate Since 2018

The turnover rate at large truckload fleets – those with more than $30 million in annual revenue – jumped nine points-- marking the largest quarterly increase since the second quarter of 2016-- to an annualized rate of 96%.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2019

Truck Tonnage Index Sees Slight Increase in September

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index saw a slight gain in September after falling 4% the month before.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 18, 2019

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.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2019

Tomorrow's Technicians Could Train with Augmented and Virtual Reality

Maintenance departments may have some more options for training with the latest augmented and virtual reality tools and the new technology could be used to attract the next generation of technicians.

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Newsby David CullenOctober 9, 2019

Don’t Shortchange Training When Converting to ELDs

Lisa Gonnerman, vice president of safety and security for Transport America, detailed what the transition from AOBRDs to ELDs entailed for the Eagan, Minnesota-based carrier.

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