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Tag: American Trucking Association

CCJ Innovators

Tennant Truck Lines owner seeks to instill truckers with pride, opportunity.

June 1, 2012

Aaron Tennant, owner of Orion, Ill.-based Tennant Truck Lines, has met personally with President Obama and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to discuss reducing the federal age requirement for interstate truck drivers from 21 to 18 and allocating funding to driver training programs.

Journal

Hours-of-service final rule retains 11-hour driving limit, lawsuit seeks to block cross-border pilot program, truck-related fatalities up and other industry news items are featured.

January 4, 2012

Mexico agreed to remove regulatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural, consumer and other products after the cross-border pilot program began.

Finances

Inflation could change how you run your business, manufacuring index barely positive in July, ATA index climbs in June and other financial news items are featured.

September 1, 2011

The $1.7 trillion held by banks is an inflation bomb with a delayed fuse.

Market Watch

Capacity constraints, ATA’s tonnage index, trucking jobs, inventories to sales ratios and other industry financial news items are featured.

June 7, 2011

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New cross-border truck program taking shape

FMCSA unveils pilot details to ensure Mexican carrier safety.

May 1, 2011

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Journal

FMCSA wants EOBRs for interstate carriers, an HOS listening session, Obama proposes a budget for DOT and TMC bestows Silver Spark Plug Awards are among the industry news items featured.

March 6, 2011

In addition to eliminating logbooks, FMCSA’s proposal to require EOBRs would relieve interstate carriers of the current requirement to retain certain HOS documents, such as delivery and toll receipts.

Finance

Truck tonnage rebounds, trucking job growth appears to stall, the manufacturing sector shows strength and many other financial news items are featured.

December 2, 2010

ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index (Seasonally Adjusted; 2000=100) Despite recovering a bit from its August decline, the American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire tonnage index shows that demand has softened since a springtime surge.

Finances

For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index drops, trucking jobs flat and much more industry financial news are featured.

November 8, 2010

ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index (Seasonally Adjusted; 2000=100)

Jeff Crissey

FMCSA issues final rule on texting ban for interstate commerce drivers.

October 1, 2010

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Finances

Freight demand continues to show volatility, GE offers lower-risk lease program and many more financial news items are featured.

October 1, 2010

ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello says that July’s tonnage data didn’t change his outlook for subdued growth for the remainder of 2010.

Journal

ATA objects to HOS documents policy, trucking jobs continue upward trend, Pilot and Flying J complete merger and much more industry news is featured.

August 13, 2010

PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT IN FOR-HIRE TRUCKING --Trucking companies added 1,000 jobs in June, but trucking employment was still down 24,000, or 1.9 percent, from June 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Finances

The For-Hire Trucking Tonnage Index is down, year-over-year NAFTA trade is up, interest in acquiring carriers spikes and much more industry financial news are featured.

August 13, 2010

ATA TRUCK TONNAGE INDEX, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 2000 = 100 ---ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello says truck freight tonnage is going to have ups and downs, but the overall trend continues in the right direction.

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