You can now put in a nomination for the American Trucking Association’s 2020 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award. This award is given to those in the trucking industry that has helped promote its image and reputation. This award got its start in 2007 and is given to an individual, a…
The American Trucking Associations has sent out its Mack Heroes Truck to the citizens of Lake Charles, LA who were affected by Hurricane Laura. It started delivering relief supplies at the end of August and is going to continue to do so. They are coordinating with the Louisiana Motor Truck…
The American Trucking Associations has hired veteran transportation professional Katie McMichael as the new director of its Moving & Storage Conference. Before this new venture, McMichael was the director of government affairs at the American Moving & Storage Association. She also has experience with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
2020 marks the 150th anniversary of when Louisa Swan, a 69-year-old housewife, cast the first ballot by a woman anywhere in the world. On September 6, 1870, Swain was on her way to the market and walked into her polling place and did her part. Also, this year marks the…
The American Trucking Associations has announced that they are bringing the moving and storage industry into the fold. They are creating two new groups that they have named: the Moving and Storage Conference and the Moving & Storage Council. Together, teams from the ATA and American Moving and Storage Association…
The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index put out by the American Trucking Associations decreased by 5.1% in July. In June, there was an 8.9% surge and now it has fallen possibly due to retails sales increasing but manufacturing and international trade falling behind. These figures are put together with numbers given…
Currently, the federal excise tax that was imposed in 1917 to help pay for America’s military machine for World War I can add $22,000 to the price of a new tractor-trailer. Now, truckers are battling a war with COVID-19 and they are the ones keeping our country rolling along and…
Here is a list of tips for commercial vehicle drivers who have to venture through areas of unrest and protests. These tips are put out by the American Trucking Associations’ Transportation Security Council and Safety Management Council. Avoid these areas.Plan your route around closed roads.Keep in touch with the delivery…
There are a couple of indices out there from June showing that the trucking market is on the rise. ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index went from 50.2 in May to 70.4 in June. April’s number showed a steep low with 19.3. The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage…
According to American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, truck tonnage increased 8.7% in June. As more states lift restrictions, truck usage and tonnage were bound to increase. When compared to June 2019, the numbers were down 1.3%, but given the health crisis, it wasn’t that small…