24 Oct ATA Elects Dave Manning as New Chairman ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ annual conference culminated on Oct. 24 with the federation’s new chairman, Dave Manning, telling fellow members he will continue to push for greater investments in the country’s freight corridors to improve connectivity. Read more...
24 Oct ATA Elects Manning as New Chairman American Trucking Associations’ new chairman is Dave Manning, president of Tennessee-based TCW Inc., the federation announced on Oct. 24. Read more...
24 Oct Funding Infrastructure Remains Bipartisan Problem, Rep. Blumenauer Says ORLANDO, Fla. — A leading proponent on Capitol Hill of raising the federal fuel tax again called on colleagues to act quickly on a long-term funding fix for the country’s infrastructure. Read more...
24 Oct J.B. Hunt Transport Services Becomes ATA Member ORLANDO, Fla. — J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has become American Trucking Associations’ newest member. Read more...
24 Oct Delphi Acquires Self-Driving Startup nuTonomy for $450 Million Auto supplier Delphi Automotive said Oct. 24 it has acquired self-driving software startup nuTonomy Inc. for $450 million in an effort to speed the development of autonomous vehicles. Read more...
24 Oct Amazon Launches ‘Business Prime’ to Bring Quick Delivery to Work Amazon.com Inc. launched a Prime membership service for businesses, looking to replicate in the workplace the quick delivery of online orders that made it a go-to shopping destination for households. Read more...
24 Oct Louisiana Voters OK Measure to Tighten Transportation Spending Louisiana officials agree that the state’s roads need fixing. Beyond that, though, they can’t seem to agree on what to do about it. But they did make some progress earlier this month toward a solution when the state’s voters approved a constitutional amendment to safeguard any money raised by new gas taxes. Read more...
24 Oct Even a NAFTA Collapse Won’t Keep Companies From Moving to Mexico It wasn’t supposed to be like this, but the folks who help U.S. companies set up production in Mexico say they’re having a solid year. Read more...
24 Oct ATA Presents Russell Image Awards for Trucking Advocacy ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations honored a professional truck driver, a state trucking association, an industry nonprofit and a motor carrier with the ninth annual Mike Russell Trucking Image Award. Read more...
24 Oct California Trucking Association’s Yadon Receives President’s TAEC Award for Building Trucking’s Influence ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations presented its President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award to Shawn Yadon, president of California Trucking Association. Read more...