American Trucking Associations

Journal — Truck Gauge

Inventories Hold Steady The ratio of inventories to sales in the economy remained 1.27 in November – the fourth straight month in which the ratio held steady at this lean level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The inventories-to-sales ratio is barely higher than the all-time ...

By CCJ Staff Published January 1, 2012

Journal

HOS rewrite now at OMB Controversial final rule could be published by end of year After missing a U.S. Court of Appeals Oct. 28 deadline extension for publishing a final rule in the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Transportation submitted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ...

By CCJ Staff Published December 1, 2011

Upfront

Trucking industry achieves historically low fatal rate in 2009 FMCSA’s own study backs industry contention that current HOS rules are working During a time of unprecedented regulatory activity, the trucking industry received some welcome news last month when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published the results ...

By Jeff Crissey Published December 1, 2011

Upfront

On Common Ground Industry groups come together to promote increased size and weight measures Last year, the American Trucking Associations forecasted the industry will haul 30 percent more tonnage in 2021 than it does now. Without an increase in truck weight, that would mean 18 percent more ...

By Jeff Crissey Published November 1, 2011

Journal — Viewpoint

ATA vs. Port of Los Angeles Industry response to a court decision to overturn the owner-operator ban as part of the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program “The Port of Los Angeles led the nation to develop enforceable standards to put new clean trucks into service, ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2011

Journal — Truck Gauge

Make yourself scarce Future success calls for more than dependable transportation It has long been conventional wisdom that you shouldn’t allow any single customer or small number of customers to represent too much of your business. Exactly how much is too much seems to vary from one ...

By Avery Vise Published November 1, 2011

Journal

Leading news, trucking market conditions and industry analysis Legislators ask Obama to withdraw hours rewrite President Obama should withdraw the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service revision because its costs would hurt the U.S. economy, House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor wrote Oct. ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2011

Journal – Viewpoint

The battle over EOBRs Industry response to a federal appeals court decision to vacate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder regulation “Companies can and do use technology to harass drivers by interrupting rest periods. This decision not only dealt with the issue of harassment, ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 7, 2011

Journal from the Bar

Determining crash accountability is no easy answer Q Will the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revise its Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA to measure only preventable crashes in SMS methodology? A Yes, FMCSA has announced that it will tackle determining crash predictability as part of its implementation ...

By Henry Seaton Published October 6, 2011

Changing Lanes

SPECIAL REPORT: THE FUTURE OF FREIGHT PART I: FREIGHT PATTERNS An expanded Panama Canal could shift some pacific freight to the east coast. carriers and rail lines are scrambling to meet opportunities. Are you missing the boat? In August 2014, exactly 100 years after it was first completed, ...

By Jeff Crissey Published October 6, 2011