Posts of Ford Boswell

Alabama trucking leaders are passionate about their work and the communities they serve. They understand their role in society as business leaders, and job creators, and serve as mentors for the teams they lead. They also understand the trucking industry's impact on the economy through the services... Read more

The Alabama Trucking Association's number one mission is highway safety among all drivers, and that’s why for more than 20 years, we have assembled a team of the best commercial drivers from our member fleets to visit schools to teach safe driving techniques around commercial vehicles and also to empower... Read more

The Alabama Dept. of Transportation has asked us to pass along the following information regarding upcoming road closers along Interstate 65 in Shelby County this weekend. A bridge deck on Interstate 65 Northbound just south of Alabaster has to be repaired and will require a full road closure because... Read more

Transportation groups and other stakeholders are calling on Congress to repeal the Federal Excise Tax (FET) on heavy-duty commercial vehicles. This century-old tax is impeding the deployment of cleaner, more environmentally friendly trucks on our nation's roads, according to a letter from the American... Read more

The Alabama Trucking Association Board of Directors met in Montgomery on Tuesday, Jan. 31st, to handle the regular business of the Association, plan for upcoming events and initiatives, and discuss strategies, tactics, and solutions for issues that will affect our ability to serve the state’s and nation’s... Read more

Above: ATA Comp Fund President & CEO Kimble Coaker, “Our message: Strengthen the (state trucking) associations, strengthen the voice of the associations, give financial returns back to trucking companies, and in the long term make trucking and the voice of trucking as strong and powerful as it... Read more

The Alabama Trucking Association's Board of Directors is saddened to pass along the news of the passing of Mr. Jerry Davis, who died Friday, December 30, 2023. He was 87. Mr. Davis was an executive for Birmingham Freightliner and a longtime supporter of Alabama Trucking, serving as its Chairman of... Read more

Editor's note: This article appears with the permission of Alabama Daily News. By Todd Stacy It may sound silly, but in the wake of the 2022 elections, politicos in Alabama are already gearing up for the 2024 cycle. Not the presidential contest, mind you, though that will... Read more

The American Transportation Research Institute has selected Alabama Trucking Association President & CEO Mark Colson to serve on its 2023-2024 Research Advisory Committee (RAC). Among other activities, ATRI’s RAC is responsible for annually identifying the top research priorities for the trucking... Read more

Next week is the 2022 General Election on Tuesday, November 8, and we urge you to help Get Out the Trucking Vote! This cycle all 140 legislative seats, and all statewide constitutional offices are on the Alabama general election ballot. In many respects, however, next week’s... Read more