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ATA Elected 76th Chair

The board of directors of American Trucking Associations (ATA) has elected Sherri Garner Brumbaugh as the organizationโ€™s 76th chair. Garner Brumbaugh succeeds Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc. and Southeastern Motor Freight Inc…

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ATA Sues Over Chassis Use

The U.S. Federeal Maritime Commission (FMC) has assigned to its Office of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) a complaint from the American Trucking Associationsโ€™ (ATA) Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference (IMCC) alleging massive overcharges for container chassis use in recent years. FMC received the complaint from the association on Aug. 17.

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Congress Offers Infrastructure Bill

House Democrats rolled out a $500 billion draft transportation infrastructure bill on June 3 that includes significant investments in the countryโ€™s aging roads and bridges, along with a call to strengthen rear under-ride guard standardsโ€ฆ

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FMCSA Updates Hours of Service Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on May 14 published a long-awaited final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers that offer the industry more flexibility. The final ruleโ€ฆ

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FMCSA Relaxes License Upgrades

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making it easier and less expensive for truck drivers to upgrade their commercial driverโ€™s license from a Class B to Class A through a change to itsโ€ฆ

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Teamsters Fighting DOT Exemptions

The Teamsters Union has become more aggressive in its fight against the U.S. DOTโ€™s late-December decision to exempt motor carriers from California labor laws that require periodic meal breaks and paid rest breaks.
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Carriers See Jump In Driver Turnover

The annualized driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers jumped four percentage points in the second quarter to 98 percent, according to American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Trucking Activity Report. โ€œSo far this year, the turnoverโ€ฆ

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 1.9% in July

Truck Tonnage Up In July, Index Shows

American Trucking Associationsโ€™ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.9 percent in July after decreasing 0.5 percent in June. In July, the index equaled 115 (2015=100), up from 112.8 in June…

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