Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
Newsby Steven MartinezMarch 12, 2019

Underride Legislation Faces Opposition from Trucking Groups

Reintroduced bipartisan legislation to mandate underride guards on large commercial trucks was met with opposition from the trucking industry, with both ATA and the OOIDA voicing their objections to the proposed rule.

Read More →
Newsby Steven MartinezFebruary 26, 2019

Bill to Lower Interstate Truck Driving Age Reintroduced

The reintroduced DRIVE-Safe ACT would allow drivers as young as 18 years old to drive heavy-duty trucks in interstate commerce.

Read More →
Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2019

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rebounds in January

ATA's seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rebounded from small drop in December, increasing 2.3% for the month of January.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2019

ATA Names 2019-2020 America’s Road Team Truck Drivers

American Trucking Associations has announced its latest group of America's Road Team drivers for the 2019-2020 campaign.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2019

Truck Tonnage Index Records Highest Annual Gain in a Decade

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.6% in all of 2018 – the largest annual gain since 1998 and significantly better than the 3.8% increase in 2017.

Read More →
Newsby Steven MartinezJanuary 4, 2019

Increased Truck Driver Pay Lowers Turnover Rates in 2018

ATA released its quarterly turnover rate numbers for the trucking industry, showing a decline of 11 percentage points in the third quarter for large truckload carriers. Increases to truck driver pay and a softening freight market were key to the lower turnover numbers.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2018

Truck Tonnage Growth On Pace for Best Year Since 1998

The American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased by 0.4% in November, building slightly on October’s already impressive level.

Read More →
Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Mack Donates Anthem Truck for ATA’s Veteran Recruiting Outreach

Mack Trucks has donated a Mack Anthem 70-inch Stand Up Sleeper model to American Trucking Associations to assist in the group’s efforts to bring in military veterans to the trucking industry.

Read More →
Newsby Jack RobertsNovember 26, 2018

Connecticut Eyes Truck-Only Tolls

Taking a cue from Rhode Island, neighboring Connecticut is signaling that it too will soon target heavy trucks at toll stations on highways in the state.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Soars 6.3% in October

After slowing at the end of the third quarter, truck freight surged in October, reflected in the American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index, which rose 6.3% in October to 119.9 from September’s mark of 112.8.

Read More →