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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, American Trucking Associations urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "Late last year, DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In today's public listening session on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's recently released hours-of-service proposal, American Trucking Associations Senior Vice President Dave Osiecki told the agency to put facts and data before politics. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "Policy changes must be based on sound research and data, not pressure or politics," Osiecki, ATA's senior vice president...

WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The trucking industry has made great strides to improve safety and is now the safest it has ever been, but "we can do more," the American Trucking Associations (ATA) today told a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "Improving motor carrier and highway safety is about understanding the behaviors that cause crashes and addressing the factors...

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly encourages Congress to pass "Jason's Law" to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System, said ATA Senior Vice President Dave Osiecki today during a press conference on Capitol Hill. Named after slain New York truck driver Jason Rivenburg, the legislation allows the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with appropriate State, regional,...