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American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America, an ArcBest company, are pleased to announce a new online fleet maintenance benchmarking program.
The new “TMC/FleetNet Vertical Benchmarking Program” will allow motor carriers and other types of fleets to compare their unscheduled roadside repairs with those of comparable fleets through an online dashboard. By tracking what systems are failing and comparing that to similar fleets, the study will help fleets ...
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The American Trucking Associations has launched Fleet CyWatch, a new service for its motor carrier and council members to use for reporting cybercrimes affecting fleet operations.
“As the industry responsible for delivering America’s food, fuel and other essentials, security is of paramount importance, particularly in an increasingly technologically connected world,” said ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell for the first time since September, losing 5.7% in December. In December, the index equaled 142.9 (2000=100), down from 151.6 in November.
For all of 2017, compared with 2016, the index was up 3.7%. This was the largest annual ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 3.3% in October, following a 1.9% decline during September. In October, the index equaled 147.6 (2000=100), up from 142.9 in September.
Compared with October 2016, the SA index surged 9.9%, which was the largest year-over-year increase since December 2013. ...
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The American Trucking Associations’ Board of Directors elected Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, as the federation’s 73rd chairman.
“It is a tremendous honor to be elected by my fellow ATA members as their chairman for the coming year,” Manning said. “I look forward to continuing the work of ...
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The American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of ATA American Trucking Trends 2017, the annual compendium of data about the trucking industry. Among the findings in this year’s Trends is that trucking industry revenues in 2016 were $676.2 billion.
“The information in Trends highlights exactly what I tell elected officials, regulators and key decision-makers ...
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American Trucking Associations and Drivers Legal Plan, a national legal firm dedicated to protecting the rights of truck drivers and the trucking industry, announced the renewal of Drivers Legal Plan’s ATA Featured Product agreement.
“Safe drivers and strong companies are too often exposed to legal vulnerabilities in our industry,” said ATA President and ...
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American Trucking Associations officials say they are pleased to see that the long-awaited review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety monitoring system substantiated many of the concerns ATA has raised about the program.
“We appreciate the work the National Academies of Science has done in helping ...
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The American Trucking Associations favor legislation called the Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act that would address a number of issues within TSA. Of particular interest to ATA is the inclusion of provisions aimed at surface transportation issues including: development of a surface transportation advisory committee; a complete assessment of ...
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American Trucking Associations reports in late March that the driver turnover at large truckload fleets sunk 10 percentage points to an annualized rate of 71%, the lowest point in six years. The rate at smaller fleets tumbled 16 points to its lowest level in five years.
“Continued declines in turnover ...
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