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> The trucking industry exclusively serves 80 percent of all communities in the U.S. for the products and goods they receive.
> In 2006, commercial trucks consumed nearly 54 billion gallons of diesel fuel and gasoline.
> By 2018, the trucking industry will haul 70 percent of total U.S. freight tonnage.
More About Trucking...
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| Materials Available from ATA Members-Only Card Check Webinar | |
 To help inform ATA members on the potential impact of card check on the trucking industry, ways to mitigate union organizing and what members can do to assist in defeating the card check bill, ATA hosted a webinar on this important industry issue Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. ATA Members can download materials from the Webinar after logging in at the following link. Article Continued...
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| President-Elect Obama to Name Rep. LaHood Secretary of Transportation | |
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 President-Elect Barack Obama is expected to name Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation, according to published reports. LaHood, 63, would succeed Secretary Mary Peters, who has served since 2006. ATA has worked with Rep. LaHood throughout his career, including during his service as a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and as an appropriator. Article Continued... |
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| ATA Details Safety Agenda | |
 ATA's Board of Directors adopted a bold highway safety agenda designed to reduce the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries for all drivers on the nation’s highways. Recommendations were made by ATA’s Safety Task Force, Chaired by Barbara Windsor, President and CEO of Hahn Transportation. Article Continued...
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