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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. In 2013, 132 claims were filed compared to 162 in 2012. More significantly, the number of injury claims as dropped […]

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.  Under Arkansas law, any excess premiums left in a self-insured group insurance fund can be distributed as dividends back to the companies with good safety performance after all injury

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. The common

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. We’ve come through Phase 1 of the CSA, Davis explained, which was the actual launch of the program and understanding how it would

Selfies just got super high-tech. Drones, the miniature helicopter like devices the military has used for years, are finding their way into the consumer world. Two drones made their debuts on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, both designed to allow people to shoot drone selfies, or dronies (that is, a selfie shot via drone). The Hexo

The Walmart Stores Inc. driver whose truck crashed into a limousine carrying actor Tracy Morgan was in the 14th hour of a work shift that began the day before, which is within allowable limits, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).  The NTSB’s preliminary report cites – using electronic log

In early June, President Barack Obama announced an initiative to reduce the nation’s climate-warming emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Each state was asked to develop its own plan for reaching its goal — a cut of nearly 45 percent for Arkansas, which gets about half of its electricity from coal-fired power plants and the

The Senate bill that would have suspended two of the 34-hour restart provisions included in the 2013-implemented federal hours-of-service rule was pulled from the Senate floor June 19 after disagreements over procedural rules prevented the bill from moving forward for debate. The annual Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill — which provides the Department of

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was elected House GOP leader following the unexpected loss of Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) seat, said he wouldn’t support increasing the federal tax as a legislative solution for shoring up a federal highway account that funds highway programs at the state level. That’s a Democrat idea, continue to raise taxes

Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) proposed a raise and index of the fuel tax in order to preserve the user pays principle and keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent. The trucking industry was quick to commend their efforts. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) believes a well-funded, well-maintained transportation system is essential for