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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed revising its heavy-duty nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions standards for model year 2027 trucks, a move the agency says could reduce the cost of new commercial vehicles by as much as US$6,000 each while saving the trucking industry an estimated US$12 billion.
The proposal would modify emissions regulations adopted in 2022 that were scheduled to take effect with 2027 model-year heavy-duty trucks. The American Trucking ...
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U.S. trucking activity decreased to its lowest level in three months September, pushing the level down to the lowest in three months, according to the American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.
Truck freight tonnage declined 0.9 percent after gaining 0.9 percent in August and 1.1 percent in ...
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American Trucking Associations voiced its “strong support” for the Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway (FAIR) Trucking Act that would end the abusive practice of “forum shopping” by giving federal courts jurisdiction over consequential cases involving interstate trucking.
Forum shopping is a tactic commonly employed by trial lawyers to move cases ...
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The U.S. freight market slowed in March after a robust February, but data for the first quarter of 2025 suggested a turnaround was underway, the American Trucking Associations said April 23 in a Transport Topics report.
Truck freight tonnage in March decreased 1.5 percent after rising 2.8 percent in February, ATA’s ...
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The Trump administration has nominated Derek Barrs to serve as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator after acting administrator Adrienne Camire inexplicably disappeared from the agency’s top post, Transport Topics reports.
Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades of public safety experience, would take a role ...
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The American Trucking Associations welcomed the U.S. Senate’s unanimously passage of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act Nov. 21. It now awaits passage by the U.S. House.
ATA, which has lobbied heavily for the bipartisan bill, said the legislation would eliminate redundant fees and background checks for essential supply chain ...
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U.S. trucking activity rose modestly in October, according to the American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, the third increase since July.“The slow, and choppy, climb off of the bottom continued in October,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “Since hitting a low in January of this ...
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American Trucking Associations ended its 2024 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 15 celebrating Dennis Dellinger’s selection as the federation’s 80th chairman.Dellinger, CEO of Claremont, N.C.-based Cargo Transporters, is a 38-year industry veteran.“I look forward to working with all of you to represent the millions of hardworking men and women ...
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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Feb. 23 established new requirements for how common carriers and marine terminal operators (MTOs) must bill for demurrage and detention charges, providing clarity on who can be billed, within what timeframe, and the process for disputing bills.The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, passed in 2022, ...
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The American Trucking Associations released new projections showing truck tonnage will grow to 14.2 billion tons by the year 2034, securing the industry’s position as the dominant mover of goods in the United States.
“In this edition of Forecast, you will see that the trucking industry continues to dominate the freight ...
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