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ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 2.3% in May after falling 0.2% in April. (The 0.2% drop in April was unchanged from what ATA reported on May 21, 2013.) In May, the SA index equaled 126.0 (2000=100) versus 123.2 in April. May 2013 is the highest level on record, surpassing the previous high in December 2011(124.3). Compared with May 2012, the SA index...

ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony today before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's panel on highways and transit, Steve Williams, chairman and CEO of Maverick USA, said upcoming changes to federal hours-of-service rules are costly and unsupported by data or research. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "FMCSA's motivation to change these rules was not based on evidence demonstrating a problem," said...

ARLINGTON, Va., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an opinion handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with American Trucking Associations and unanimously rejected burdensome operational mandates the Port of Los Angeles had attempted to impose on interstate commerce. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "We are gratified that, at the conclusion of many years of litigation, the highest court in the land unanimously agreed with ATA on...

ARLINGTON, Va., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations announced it has opened registration for the year's premier trucking industry gathering, the annual Management Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for October 19-22 in Orlando, Fla. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "Last year's MC&E was the best attended this century," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves, "and I expect this year's program to be just as...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released research findings that investigated variations in safety trends across different classes of large trucks. The study separated and evaluated a decade of medium- and heavy-duty truck crash records and identified notable crash trends specific to each population. Using an ATRI-designed "crash rate index," ATRI isolated specific variables such as vehicle type, crash...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report issued today by American Trucking Associations, ATA American Trucking Trends 2013, demonstrated that trucking continues to be the dominant mode of freight transportation in the United States as even more goods were delivered by truck. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO ) "Good data is important to good policymaking," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "And the data in Trends shows a...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Memorial Day serves as the start for the busy summer driving season and AAA estimates over 31 million motorists will travel this holiday weekend. So as motorists prepare for the Memorial Day vacations, a team of professional truck drivers are helping to make our roads safer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) America's Road Team Captains, elite professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free...

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SUTIMCo International, Inc. (OTC Pink: SUTI) a multi-project business accelerator Company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Nieman as Chairman of the Advisory board for the Company's Truck Equipment and Lubricants Business Unit. Steve will be instrumental in developing and adding key members with specific expertise to the Truck and Lubricant Technologies Business Unit while properly structuring presentations for key...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.2% in April after rising 0.9% in March. (The 0.9% gain in March was unchanged from what ATA reported on April 23, 2013.) In April, the SA index equaled 123.2 (2000=100) versus 123.5 in March. The highest level on record was December 2011 at 124.3. Compared with April 2012, the SA index was up 4.3%, which is the largest...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Registration is open now for American Trucking Associations' premiere event for trucking industry information technology, operations, tax and finance professionals: the Information Technology and Logistics Council and National Accounting and Finance Council Annual Conference. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) Being held June 10-12 in La Jolla, Calif., the ITLC/NAFC Annual Meeting promises to be an...