We’re about two weeks away from the Alabama Truck Driving Championships -- ATA's annual skills competition for member fleets and their drivers. With more than 100 drivers expected to compete in nine vehicle classes, this is our Safety & Maintenance Management Council's largest, most exciting event, by far. Contestants compete in fleet safety knowledge, driving skills and vehicle inspections. For more information or to register drivers, call 334-834-3983. Hurry! Deadline to enter is Friday, May 18, 2018. Meanwhile, several companies have…
Find out more »The American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving + Step Van Contests head to Columbus, Ohio this year to determine which state has the industry’s best professional truck drivers. Contestant from all 50 states have run the gauntlet of company and state competitions to earn the right to compete against the nation’s best, competing in one of nine classes, including straight truck, tanker, twin trailers, sleeper, flatbed and step van, etc. The team from Alabama is led by Alabama Truck Driving…
Find out more »National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 9-15, 2018, is when America’s trucking industry takes the time to honor all professional truck drivers for their hard work and commitment in tackling one of our economy's most demanding and important jobs. These 3.5 million professional men and women not only deliver our goods safely, securely and on time, they also keep our highways safe.
Find out more »Come be a part of Alabama's portion of the World's Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics on Saturday, Sept. 29. This fundraiser will benefit Special Olympics of Alabama and is spearheaded by the Law Enforcement Torch Run organization. If you are a trucker or work in the industry, please consider being a part of this year's convoy. Alabama's leg (Birmingham to Gadsden) is about 35 miles long. Registration/check-in is from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the entrance to the Guiding…
Find out more »The American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E) brings the top executives in trucking together four days of talks and meetings of issues facing America’s trucking industry. The meeting highlights economic, regulatory, and business trends that will drive current and future successes for fleets. For more information visit http://mce.trucking.org/.
Find out more »Join the law firm of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 11 AM to noon CST, for a free webinar discussing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse that employers and drivers are required to start using January 6, 2020. FMCSA's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is a secure online database to give employers, federal and state agencies, and law enforcement personnel real-time information about CDL (and commercial learner’s permit) holders'…
Find out more »Start your journey to earning a Certified Director of Safety (CDS) distinction through the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI) at this one-week course at the Alabama Trucking Association headquarters in Montgomery, September 9-12. NATMI’s curriculum provides current and prospective fleet safety directors with the vision and skills needed to manage and execute an effective fleet safety program. During the course, participants play the role of a newly hired safety director at a company that is in need of a…
Find out more »National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 13-19, 2020, is when America’s trucking industry takes the time to honor all professional truck drivers for their hard work and commitment in tackling one of our economy's most demanding and important jobs. These 3.5 million professional men and women not only deliver our goods safely, securely and on time, they also keep our highways safe.
Find out more »Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the American Trucking Associations announced recently that this event is event will be held virtually. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition (MC+E) brings together trucking leaders from across the country for the one can't-miss event of the year that highlights economic, regulatory, and business trends focused on driving the success of fleets today and in the future. Every year nearly 3000 of trucking’s top decision-makers come to MC+E for policy discussions,…
Find out more »As a leader of Alabama's trucking industry, the Alabama Trucking Association seeks your assistance and support in confronting a growing problem of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. You're invited to participate in a special virtual briefing co-hosted by ATA, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall; Busing on the Lookout; and Truckers Against Trafficking Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. You will learn about law enforcement issues related to child sexual exploitation and human trafficking and briefed…
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