Health & Safety ATA joins coalition to combat predatory towing April 5, 2021 A coalition of organizations in the U.S. is taking aim at towing fraud and staged vehicle accidents. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is among the groups, along with the American…
Human Resources Driver turnover rates steady in Q4 March 29, 2021 U.S. fleets saw little change to driver turnover rates in the fourth quarter of 2020, with an annualized rate of 92% among large truckload carriers. The churn among smaller truckload…
Business Management Winter weather pushed down February freight tonnage: ATA March 23, 2021 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage fell 4.5% in February, and was down 5.9% year-over-year, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “February’s drop was exacerbated, perhaps completely…
Business Management Truck tonnage gets 1.4% bump in January February 23, 2021 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage rose 1.4% in January, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “Over the last four months, the tonnage index has increased a…
Business Management Truck tonnage spikes in December, but down overall on the year January 19, 2021 For-hire truck tonnage was down 3.3% in 2020, but ended the year on a high note with a 7.4% jump in December, according to the American Trucking Associations For-Hire Truck…
Business Management As trucking industry recovers, driver turnover increases December 16, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – Driver turnover spiked in the U.S. at both large and small truckload fleets during the third quarter. “After a calamitous second quarter, trucking – along with the…
Transportation ABC show Big Sky angers trucking groups December 2, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – Trucking groups are hitting back at ABC over a new show, Big Sky, which they say tarnish the industry’s image. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) alleged that…
Technology TMC reschedules annual meeting for April December 1, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council will hold its signature event – the TMC Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition — April 12-15 in Orlando,…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck tonnage slides in October November 24, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage dropped 6.3% in October, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), and was down 8.7% year-over-year. The sharp drop came after a 5.7%…
Human Resources What drives trucker compensation low? November 3, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – In his groundbreaking book Sweatshops on Wheels, published at the turn of the century, Michael H. Belzer argued that truck driver compensation was so low because the…
Business Management Trucking continues fighting ‘must-win’ battles, as pandemic dominates news October 26, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – What started as a year of so much promise for the trucking industry has gone off the rails, but the industry now enjoys greater appreciation and recognition…
Business Management Hard truck insurance market leads to search for creative solutions October 22, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – These are hard times. To be precise, it’s a “hard market” when it comes to sourcing insurance coverage in the trucking industry. Insurance premiums have been soaring,…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck tonnage rebounds in September October 20, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage jumped 6.7% in September, but was down 2.7% year-over-year, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). September’s increase came…
Human Resources Truckload turnover plunges in Q2 September 23, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. — The annualized turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers experienced declines of double-digit percentage points in the second quarter as the industry was roiled by…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: U.S. truck tonnage dives in August September 22, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage plunged 5.6% in August, following a revised 1.4% decrease in July. “The August softness suggests that freight is very uneven in the trucking…