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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's American Trucking Associations page on 10 May 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA), founded in 1933, is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the United States. Former Governor of Kansas Bill Graves is ATA's President and CEO.

According to the ATA's mission statement, their goals are "to serve and represent the interests of the trucking industry with one united voice; to influence in a positive manner federal and state governmental actions; to advance the trucking industry's image, efficiency, competitiveness, and profitability; to provide educational programs and industry research; to promote safety and security on the nation's highways and among drivers; and to strive for a healthy business environment."[1]

The Americans Trucking Associations represent the interests of trucking company owners, not United States citizen truck drivers. Truck Drivers are represented by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.

On September 23, 1933, the American Trucking Associations was established as a national affiliation of state trucking organizations. The ATA was established by a merger of the American Highway Freight Association and the Federated Trucking Associations of America.[3]

ATA began with a staff of eight working from a three-room suite in the Transportation Building in Washington, D.C. During World War II the Army requested ATA recruit personnel for two quartermaster regiments that would become the U.S.Army Transportation Corps. With calls to the 350 members of the ATA's Trucking Service War Council, 5,700 trucking industry employees volunteered for enlisted positions and 258 volunteered for officer commissions. After the war the ATA was in the forefront of the groups and industries supporting Dwight D. Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System.[3]

The American Trucking Associations has worked on regulatory issues from the Code of Fair Competition in 1934 to the eventual deregulation of the industry.

The ATA's headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia and the ATA has a legislative affairs office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.


Documents

DateDocument Name & DetailsDocuments
9 December 1957American Trucking Associations
Supreme Court of the United States
Decision
Text
27 June 1960American Trucking Associations v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decision
Text


Article Index

DateArticleAuthor/Source
18 June 1999Remarks by Secretary Slater to the American Trucking Association Board of DirectorsFederal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater)
23 May 2014Hours of Service of Drivers: American Trucking Associations (ATA); Application for ExemptionFederal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
1 May 2015Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; American Trucking Associations, Inc.Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
21 August 2015Hours of Service of Drivers: Application for Exemption; American Trucking Associations, Inc.Federal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
7 October 2015Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance; General AmendmentsFederal Register: FMCSA (T. F. Scott Darling, III)
28 March 2016Hours of Service of Drivers: American Trucking Associations (ATA); Denial of Application for ExemptionFederal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
22 November 2016Hours of Service of Drivers: American Trucking Associations, Inc. (ATA) Exemption; FAST Act Extension of Compliance DateFederal Register: FMCSA (T.F. Scott Darling, III)
5 January 2018Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking AssociationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
27 February 2018Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From the Automobile Carriers Conference of the American Trucking AssociationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
15 February 2019Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From the Automobile Carriers Conference of the American Trucking AssociationsFederal Register: FMCSA (Raymond P. Martinez)
15 April 2019Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations Application for ExemptionFederal Register: FMCSA (Raymond P. Martinez)
23 April 2019Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations Application for ExemptionFederal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
28 August 2020Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, American Trucking Associations, Inc., Complainant v. Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association Inc., Consolidated Chassis Management, LLC, CMA CGM S.A., COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co. Ltd., Evergreen Line Joint Service Agreement, FMC No. 011982, Hapag-Lloyd AG, HMM Co. Ltd., Maersk A/S, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd., Wan Hai Lines Ltd., Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Respondents; Notice of Filing of Complaint and AssignmentFederal Register: FMC (Rachel Dickon)
19 April 2021Decisiv and TMC Launch New Parts and Labor Cost Benchmark Reporting
Partnership to produce a benchmarking tool designed to track key performance indicators for commercial vehicle parts and labor based on VMRS.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Mark Wasilko
Business: Decisiv, Inc.
Topic: American Trucking Associations
14 July 2021Inspection, Repair and Maintenance; Inspector Qualifications; Application for an Exemption From the American Trucking Associations (ATA)Federal Register: FMCSA (Larry W. Minor)
13 September 2021Costs for Fleet Maintenance and Repair Rise in First Half of 2021
Benchmarking Report from TMC and Decisiv Found Higher Parts and Labor Expenses.
Press Release ( PDF)
Author: Mark Wasilko
Business: Decisiv, Inc.
Topic: American Trucking Associations
18 June 2024Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal for Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations
FMCSA announces its decision to provisionally renew an exemption requested by the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations, which will allow certain alternative methods for the securement of agricultural commodities transported in wood and plastic boxes and bins and large fiberglass tubs, as well as hay, straw, and cotton bales that are grouped together into large singular units.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byline: Sue Lawless
Topic: American Trucking Associations




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