Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Newest Alabama Trucker magazine now available online
ATA’s newest edition of Alabama Trucker is online and ready for your review, click here. This quarter we congratulate Boyd Brothers Transportation, which just reached 60 years of business. But Boyd officials say despite the firm’s recent growth, its best years are still ahead.
Also inside,... Read more
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
ATA offering free employment law seminars
Make plans now to attend one of the Alabama Trucking Association’s First Quarter 2017 fleet management training sessions set for five locations across the state during last week of February and first week of March.
These workshops will focus on the legality and processes involved with employee compensation... Read more
Friday, December 16, 2016
ATA launches improved website
NEWS
For Immediate Release
On December 1, the Alabama Trucking Association unveiled its redesigned and rebranded website at www.alabamatrucking.org. The website was a highly anticipated project for members, providing an uncluttered design that incorporates... Read more
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
ATA applauds House Appropriations Committee for advancing truck safety
Today, American Trucking Associations applauded the House Appropriations Committee for passing a Fiscal Year 2017 transportation spending bill, addressing issues critical to the trucking industry that, without approval, could have immediate impacts on the safety and efficiency of the trucking industry,... Read more
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Despite fearmongering the trucking industry is safe and getting safer
By Bill Graves, President and CEO
American Trucking Associations
It is unfortunate that the Times ran an opinion column this Saturday titled “The Trucks are Killing Us,” without properly vetting the statements contained in it. Despite the author’s implied credentials, there are several falsehoods,... Read more
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
ATA Calls on FMCSA to Quickly Move to Risk-Based Enforcement Programs
June 30, 2015
Report Finally Made Public Shows Progress is Ongoing, But More Must Be Done
Arlington, Va. – Today, American Trucking Associations calledon the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to accelerate the agency's efforts to integrate more risk-based assessments... Read more
Thursday, May 07, 2015
PRESS RELEASE: ATA Honors Longtime CEO for Lifetime Achievement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ford Boswell
(334) 834-3983
State Trucking Group Honors Longtime CEO for Lifetime Achievement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Trucking Association has honored its longtime President and CEO Frank Filgo with its H. Chester Webb... Read more