CVSA’s 2015 Operation Safe Driver Week is October 18-24
Greenbelt, Maryland (Aug. 31, 2015) – During the week of Oct. 18-24, 2015, law enforcement agencies throughout North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at unsafe driving behaviors by both commercial motor vehicle drivers and car drivers as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week. […]
Truckload Carriers Association to Sponsor Free Driver Health Fairs on September 15th
Professional truck drivers are encouraged to stop by select TA/Petro locations to get help on getting more healthy and fit ALEXANDRIA, Va. – For the fifth year, Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) will sponsor free driver health fairs at select TravelCenters of America/Petro Stopping Centers (TA/Petro), nationwide. The events take place as part of National Truck […]
CALL FOR ATA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Chairman Bart Wilson (On Time Express, Inc.) and the Board of Directors have called Arizona Trucking Association’s annual membership meeting for 2 PM Thursday, October. 1, at the Westin La Paloma, Tucson AZ. All members are encouraged to attend the meeting even if they are not attending the Leadership Conference. The annual conference begins with […]
State Laws Newsletter, September 4, 2015
Written and edited by Robert C. Pitcher, American Trucking Associations MI to End Pay to Play – On June 17, 2015, Governor Snyder of Michigan signed legislation (S.B. 100) that will end the longstanding requirement in that state that taxpayers who want to appeal disputed tax liabilities before the Michigan court of claims must pay […]
Poll: Most Americans back 10-cent gas tax hike
By Keith Laing, The Hill Seventy-one percent of U.S. residents would support a 10-cent increase in the 18.4 cents-per-gallon gas tax that is used to pay for federal transportation projects, according to a new poll released this week. The survey, conducted by the San Jose, Calif.-based Mineta Transportation Institute, comes as lawmakers are facing an […]
Join ATA for NTDAW Annual Health Fair Event
Please join the Arizona Trucking Association for the National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Health Fair on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 from 3:00 – 7:00 PMTA/Petro in Eloy, AZ. ATA will have the Share the Road trailer on display, DPS will have their DART Van (Driver Awareness Regulation Training) where drivers can ask any and all […]
Wanted: District Sales Representative
The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nation’s leading trade and lobby association representing the trucking industry, has an opening for a seasoned, goal oriented District Sales Representative for the west coast to recruit and retain members. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree required; Minimum of three years’ preferably in marketing, sales or related field The ability to successfully interface […]
IRS Issues Guidance on Fuel tax Credits
The federal Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance on how taxpayers that retroactively claimed the 50-cent-a-gallon fuel tax credit for using alternative fuels (including propane used in forklifts) in 2014 should adjust their income tax returns to take account of the increased credits. Late last year, Congress retroactively extended through 2014 a number of tax […]
Regulatory Update – Aug. 21, 2015
Provided by Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations: FMCSA Issues Correction to LCV Portion of CFR On August 14, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a notice correcting an error in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The change corrects language pertaining to the qualification of drivers and longer […]
Motorists set new record by driving 1.5 trillion miles in first half of 2015
The Trucker News Service WASHINGTON — New estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving topped 1.54 trillion miles in the first half of 2015, beating the previous record — 1.5 trillion, set in June 2007. This is more than double the amount driven during the […]