ATA’s Chris Spears advocates for better driver parking
🚛 American Trucking Association’s President Chris Spear has spoken out about efforts to address better driver parking situations.
He spoke at the company’s Mid-Year Management Session, insisting that the trucking industry and the government need to continue to work together to address the pertinent issues drivers face every day.
Nearly 44 million people are hitting the road and skies this Memorial Day weekend, but Mother Nature might crash the party.
NOAA forecasters predict an above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic for 2024, with an 85% chance of higher-than-average activity.
Parts of Texas, including Harris County where Houston is located, are grappling with severe flooding after intense rainfall.
Los Angeles is reimagining about 3,229 acres near its harbors—connecting communities like San Pedro and Wilmington—to boost transit, pedestrian areas, and clean industrial uses, aiming for a healthier environment.
In a notable Supreme Court ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, it was unanimously decided that truck drivers hauling products like bread are in the transportation sector, not bakery workers.
A recent poll by Siena College reveals that a majority of New Yorkers are not in favor of a proposed $15 congestion toll for entering Midtown Manhattan.
In March, the freight sector didn't quite hit the usual spring upswing, with the Cass Freight Index reporting that both shipments and expenditures mostly mirrored February's figures, falling short of typical seasonal patterns.
Over the past few weeks, the freight and logistics industry has witnessed significant layoffs across several states including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed a rule to simplify the process for obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), aiming to address the driver shortage in the trucking industry.
This week, the South and Mississippi Valley are facing another severe weather threat, hot on the heels of a storm last week that resulted in at least three fatalities.
It looks like New Orleans and its surrounding areas might be in for a pretty intense hurricane season.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, and its tremors were felt all the way from Maine to Washington D.C.!
A series of severe storms recently swept across the U.S., from the South to the Ohio Valley, causing significant destruction and loss of life.
New Jersey has taken legal action against New York's congestion pricing program, arguing that it unfairly shifts traffic and pollution burdens to its communities.
Over the weekend, a significant segment of California's Big Sur coastal route, Highway 1, dramatically fell into the ocean due to a cliff "slip out."
The Biden administration just rolled out a regulation that’s all about boosting the sales of electric or zero-emission heavy vehicles, like school buses and cement mixers.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning after a huge container ship hit one of its pillars.
In a significant ruling, a federal judge in California rejected a challenge against the state's independent contractor law, AB5, from the trucking industry.
Approximately 116,000 Peterbilt and Kenworth semi-trucks were recalled due to issues with improperly crimped connectors in the gear shifter. T
The DRIVE Safe Coalition leaders celebrate the passing of the fiscal year 2024 transportation funding bill, which includes a provision advocated by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) to revive the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
Massive wildfires ravaged the Texas Panhandle, claiming lives, homes, and livestock, with one blaze, the historic Smokehouse Creek fire, becoming the largest in the state's history.
Hundreds of New Yorkers chimed in on Monday, the last day to have their say on a major transportation project in NYC.
Congress appears ready to reverse a safety regulation that has hindered younger drivers from participating in a trucking program, as outlined in a bipartisan budget bill.
Federal regulators are mulling over an exemption request from a truck driver, Arbert Ibraimi, who argues that spending money on other safety measures would be more beneficial than investing in Electronic Logging Devices.
The freight and logistics sector continues to face mass layoffs, with recent announcements in California, Illinois, and Michigan.
A wildfire rapidly spread across the Texas Panhandle, becoming the state's second-largest blaze on record.
Get ready for some wild weather in the Midwest! Severe thunderstorms are on the horizon for Tuesday, packing damaging hail, strong winds, and even a slight chance of tornadoes.
Flexport has launched The Convoy Platform, a technology solution aimed at providing small carriers with access to freight while offering real-time competitive rates, shipment visibility, and on-time performance to shippers and brokers.
Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.