ATA Files Issue Statement with Court in HOS Challenge
ARLINGTON, Va., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, in a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, American Trucking Associations identified four areas where the Obama administration's recent hours-of-service rule falls short of legal standards for regulatory changes. (Logo: ) In a Statement of Issues filed with the Court, ATA contends that several aspects of the rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are "arbitrary and capricious" and should be overturned. Specifically, ATA questioned changes to the restart provision requiring that it include two consecutive periods between 1 a.m.

Strategic Analysis of North American Class 4-8 Truck Engine Oil Factory Fill Market
NEW YORK, April 19, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Strategic Analysis of North American Class 4-8 Truck Engine Oil Factory Fill Market A comprehensive analysis of the North American class 4 - 8 truck factory fill market through the study period of 2011 - 2017 with its base year in 2011.

Safety Groups and Drivers Go to Court Over New Truck Driver Hours of Service Rule
NEW RULE ON TRUCK DRIVER HOURS OF SERVICE FAILS TO ADDRESS DRIVER FATIGUE WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal rule for truck driver hours of service (HOS) still fails to make needed improvements to protect the public from tired truckers and should be subjected to judicial review according to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen, the Truck Safety Coalition, and two truck drivers who today filed a lawsuit challenging the new rule.

ATA Urges Highway Bill Conferees to Support Electronic Logging Device Mandate
ARLINGTON, Va., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves today called on members of the upcoming conference committee on the surface transportation bill to do the right thing for driver and highway safety and require motor carriers use electronic logging devices to promote drivers' compliance with hours of service driving limits. (Logo: ) "We urge conferees in both bodies to adopt the Senate's requirement for carriers to use electronic logging devices to monitor drivers' hours-of-service compliance," Graves said.

ATA Calls on FMCSA to Make Needed Changes to CSA System
ARLINGTON, Va., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves today reiterated ATA's support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Compliance Safety Accountability motor carrier oversight program while calling on FMCSA to address a list of flaws in the system.

Light trucks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide
NEW YORK, March 21, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Light trucks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide Light trucks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Light trucks industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries.

Latest Edition of ATA American Trucking Trends Shows Industry's Strength
ARLINGTON, Va., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The release of the 2012 edition of ATA American Trucking Trends by American Trucking Associations, now available for sale through ATA Business Solutions, shows that trucking continues to be the dominant mode of freight transportation and an integral part of the U.S.