Annual ATA Management Conference and Exhibition Highlights Industry Trends, Transportation Safety and Advanced Technology Driving Fleet Success ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 — SmartDrive Systems, a leader in video safety and transportation intelligence, recognizes the innovation and industry leadership of American Trucking Associations (ATA) member fleets that have adopted the SmartDrive® video-based safety platform […]
U.S. Concrete Drivers Take Home First And Fourth Place At 2017 NRMCA National Mixer Driver Championship
Highly competitive national event tests mixer drivers’ skills and knowledge EULESS, Texas, Oct. 2017 — U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) (“U.S. Concrete” or the “Company”) announced yesterday that ready-mixed concrete mixer driver, Edward “Eddie” Rieper, from U.S. Concrete’s New Jerseybusiness unit, Eastern Concrete Materials, Inc., earned this year’s grand prize at the 2017 National […]
North American Trucking Associations Issue Statement of Support for NAFTA
Three Leading Industry Groups Urge Support for Trade Pact ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 — Yesterday, American Trucking Associations, along with the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Cámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Carga – CANACAR – the three largest trucking industry organizations in North America issued a joint statement encouraging their governments who are currently renegotiating […]
ATA Presents Mike Russell Trucking Image Award Winners at MCE
Federation Honors Individuals and Organizations for Work on Behalf of Industry ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 — Yesterday, American Trucking Associations honored a professional truck driver, a state trucking association, an industry non-profit and a motor carrier with the ninth annual Mike Russell Trucking Image Award. “Every person working in the trucking […]
Out of 612,000 bridges in existence in the U.S., 55,000+ need major repair —and Americans cross these endangered structures 185 million times daily.
Case in Point: In August 2007, a bridge supporting one of the busiest freeways in Minnesota unexpectedly collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. (2) Doug Thaler, president of Infrastructure Preservation Corporation (IPC), says the Interstate 35W bridge disaster served as a wake-up call to the country’s deteriorating […]
ATA Names Fifth Class to LEAD ATA Program
Program Identifies and Cultivates Emerging Industry Leaders ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 22, 2017 — Yesterday, American Trucking Associations named its fifth class to the LEAD ATA industry leadership program, as well as announced the graduation of the fourth class during the annual ATA Management Conference & Exhibition. “From class to class, we are […]
Michelin Secures Equity Stake in SmartDrive Systems for Commercial Transport Analytics
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 22, 2017 — SmartDrive Systems, a leader in video safety and transportation intelligence, today announced that Michelin North America has led a preferred-stock round of investment in the company. Michelin’s investment in SmartDrive continues the expansion of its strategy for fleet telematics and mobility services. SmartDrive will leverage the investment to fuel […]
SmartDrive Introduces SmartSense, a New Suite of Intelligent Driver-Assist Sensors That Identify High-Risk Driving Behavior
– SmartSense for Distracted Driving, the First Sensor in the Suite, Tackles $129 Billion Annual Problem – Fuses Computer Vision-Based Algorithms, Video-Based Analytics and Other Vehicle Sensor Data to Improve Triggering Effectiveness and Eliminate “Noise” – Identifies Whether a Driver is Distracted, Inattentive or Drowsy Based on Eye and Head […]
Navistar OnCommand® Connection Marketplace Goes Live On Friday, October 27, 2017
Open-Architecture Platform Designed to be Central Hub for Trucking Industry, Offering Tools and Services to Improve Uptime ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 2017 — Building on the success of its OnCommand® Connection remote diagnostics solution for all makes and models, Navistar announced that the OnCommand Connection Marketplace will go live on Friday, October 27, 2017. The […]
ATA Honors the Year’s Best in Trucking
Winners of Federation’s Top Awards and Competitions Recognized at Annual MCE ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 22, 2017 — Yesterday, American Trucking Associations recognized the winners of several of the industry’s top honors as part of the association’s Leadership and Awards Luncheon at its annual Management Conference & Exhibition. “This industry provides constant examples of […]