ATA Response To Needing Diesel Gallon Equivalent Standard for Natural Gas Dispensing
In comments submitted July 14 to the National Conference of Weights and Measures (NCWM), ATA expressed its support for establishing a diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) standard for both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed...
Truck Tonnage Index Increases 0.5 Percent in October
Truck Tonnage Back Up After September Loss
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.5% in October, following a revised decline of 0.8% during the previous month. In October, the index...
CVSA Request 30 Day Extension On E-Log Commenting
CVSA Wants 30 More Days
The CVSA has requested a 30 day extension for the E-Log Mandate, claiming that the 60 day commenting period is to short. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked the...
Paying For America’s Roads? Toll Roads Or Fuel Tax Hike Survey
America's Roads
There's been a long debate over the best method for paying for America's roads. Many Americans feel that toll roads are the best way to pay for highway repairs, others would rather see...
Women In Trucking Foundation Auctioning Ceremonial First Pitch
The Women In Trucking Foundation is auctioning off the opportunity for someone to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Cleveland Indians later in September. The Women In Trucking Foundation is a wonderful...
Tax Extenders Bill Passes And What It Means For You
What The New Tax Extenders Bill Means To You
By a 76-16 vote, the U.S. Senate has just passed the tax extenders bill that the House of Representatives passed earlier this month.
President Obama signed into...
Cargo Thefts Drop In 2nd Quarter; Value Down Also
The trucking industry received great news yesterday at FreightWatch International released their quarterly report on cargo thefts. According to the report, cargo theft incidents in the second quarter dropped 27 percent while the number...
Legislative Proposal For More Toll Roads
More Interstate Toll Roads?
The trucking community knows all to well about the financial mess that continues to go on in concerns of our highways. This stretches further then just trucking, all of us are...
Orange County Jury Awards $14M For Trucking Death
An Orange County jury awards $14M to the family of Carl Simmons after his motorcycle was hit and Carl was fatally killed by a truck driver. Carl and another motorist was killed by truck...