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NewsJanuary 13, 2006

ATRI Seeks Teams to Evaluate Idle-reduction Systems

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is seeking project teams to demonstrate and evaluate mobile idle reduction technologies on heavy-duty trucks, either installed as part of the truck manufacturing process o

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NewsJanuary 10, 2006

National Truck Driving Championships A “Go” in New Orleans

The American Trucking Associations delivered some good news to New Orleans as that city continues its struggle to recover from the damage and destruction wreaked by Hurricane Katrina

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NewsJanuary 5, 2006

New Orleans' I-10 Twin Spans Bridge Reopens Ahead of Schedule to Four-Lane Traffic

The west span of the I-10 Twin Spans Bridge in New Orleans, La., will reopen Friday nine days ahead of schedule, restoring four-lane traffic to the vital east-west corridor devastated by Hurricane Katrina

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NewsDecember 15, 2005

Freightliner Sells American LaFrance to Patriarch Partners

DaimlerChrysler's Freightliner LLC said it has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of its fire apparatus and emergency vehicles business unit, American LaFrance, to the New York-based investment firm, Patriarch Partners LLC.

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NewsDecember 1, 2005

DOT Provides $40 Million for Hurricane-Damaged Highways and Bridges

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has provided an additional $40 million to Louisiana and Mississippi as part of the federal government’s commitment to help Gulf Coast states rebuild roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Katrina

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NewsNovember 16, 2005

New Truck Safety Research Targets Work Zone Crashes

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has released a study that analyzes truck-related work zone crash data and offers ways to reduce those accidents.

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NewsNovember 8, 2005

Duncan Named Chairman of ATRI, Trucking’s Research Institute

Douglas G. Duncan, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight, has been appointed chairman of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for profit research organization.

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NewsNovember 1, 2005

ATA To Congress: TSA’s Hazmat Background Checks Hurt Trucking

The five-month-old hazardous materials truck driver background check implemented by the Transportation Security Administration as part of the Patriot Act is hurting the trucking industry by imposing higher operating costs and deterring drivers from obtaining “hazmat”

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NewsOctober 20, 2005

Tennessee Trucking Exec to Lead ATA

Tennessee trucking executive Patrick Quinn was named chairman of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nation’s largest trucking industry trade and advocacy group.

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NewsOctober 18, 2005

ATRI Research Offers Ways to Predict, Correct Truck Driver Behavior

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, has presented its "crash predictor" study that evaluates and links past driver traffic violations and convictions with their likelihood of being involved in a crash,

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