American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves took part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” a campaign to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for the nerve disease ALS.
ATA President Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge
- 01 Oct 2014
National Truck Driving Championship
- 01 Oct 2014
Arkansas sent nine drivers representing five different carriers to compete at the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Pittsburgh, Aug. 12-16.
New Corp. Services Coordinator and Communications Coordinator
- 01 Oct 2014
Katie Thomason has been named the corporate services coordinator of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Thomason has worked with the association since May 2013 as the Executive Assistant.
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ATRI Surveys Top Trucking Concerns
- 01 Oct 2014
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, launched the 2014 Top Industry Issues Survey.
Maverick Opens New Training Facility
- 01 Oct 2014
Maverick recently hosted the opening of their newly expanded training center with more than 13,000 additional square feet. The $4 million center now has multiple adjustable classrooms and five new training bays, enough to train 210 drivers at any time.
I-40 Toll Lanes
- 01 Oct 2014
Results of a study ordered by the Arkansas Highway Commission show tolls could pay for extra lanes on Interstate 40 between North Little Rock and West Memphis.
Navistar Used Truck Certification Program
- 01 Oct 2014
Navistar is launching “Diamond Renewed,” a new used truck refurbishment program, for International units equipped with the company’s MaxxForce exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engines that are 2010 model or newer.
Anne Ferro Resigns
- 01 Oct 2014
Top trucking safety administrator Anne Ferro stepped down Aug. 25 from her post as chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) after five years in the position.
Injuries Drop 30 Percent
- 25 Jul 2014
The number of injury claims filed with the Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) Self-Insurers Fund dropped 19 percent in 2013, compared to 2012, according to figures released by the state trucking association which manages the fund.
ATA Insurance Fund Announces $1 Million Dividend
- 25 Jul 2014
The Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) Self-Insurers’ Fund has declared a $1 million dividend to 46 trucking companies that are enrolled in its workers’ compensation insurance trust.
Looking for Employees? Check Your Basement
- 25 Jul 2014
One in five people in their 20s and early 30s is currently living with his or her parents. And 60 percent of all young adults receive financial support from them. That’s a significant increase from a generation ago, when only one in 10 young adults moved back home and few received financial support.
More Regs on the Horizon
- 25 Jul 2014
At the CCJ Summer Symposium in LaJolla, Cali., Jeff Davis, principle officer for Fleet Safety Services, warned of an onslaught of add-on CSA regulations and requirements about to hit the trucking industry.
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