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ATA's chief economist
is appointed to ACTS

American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist Bob Costello received an appointment from US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS), which advises the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

Truckload carriers not ready
for CSA 2010, survey finds

Results from Transport Capital Partners’ (TCP) recent Business Expectations Survey of truckload carriers in the United States show that only half of the carriers were prepared for CSA 2010...

IANA announces speakers
for sessions at seminar

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has announced its slate of speakers for the educational sessions during its 2010 Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar...

Price of diesel fuel climbs
for second week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide rose for the second straight week and the seventh time in eight weeks, increasing 5.4 cents to $3.069 per gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Oregon trucker's bravery,
calmness in fiery accident
make him Highway Hero

The 27th annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero is an Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including one driver who was trapped in his burning vehicle...

ATA joins coalition call
for federal regulation
of derivatives market

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) joined more than 75 other industry and consumer groups to advocate federal regulation of the commodity futures market. In 2008, excessive speculation in commodities pushed crude oil...

Carriers still slow to buy
new equipment: TCP survey

Results from Transport Capital Partners' (TCP) recent Business Expectations Survey of truckload carriers in the United States show continuing caution in buying new equipment as replacement cycles...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
slips 0.5% in February

The American Trucking Associations advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5% in February 2010 following a revised 1.9% increase in January...

ATA speakers urge federal
agency to note how current
HOS rules have aided safety

Representatives of affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) the latest safety figures help show the effectiveness ...

Trucking accounts for 70% of freight tonnage in latest Commodity Flow Survey

Final estimates from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) that was recently released by the Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology...