Complete coverage of ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition from the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23-26, 2021.
November 1, 2021Government, Business, Safety, Perspective
Perspective: It’s Time to Tell Our Stories
Being part of an association is about getting involved, and one of the easiest ways to get involved with a group is to tell your story. I think about that because the story of my journey to becoming chairman of American Trucking Associations isn’t all that different from most of your stories.
November 2, 2021Special Coverage
2021 MCE
Business, Technology
ATA Addresses Key Issues at MCE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trucking industry leaders addressed key challenges including a worsening labor shortage and supply chain bottlenecks and looked forward to a long-sought win on infrastructure funding during American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 28, 2021Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Where Trucking Stands on Environmental Sustainability
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sustainability in the trucking industry can be viewed from different angles, according to a panel at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 25.
October 27, 2021Business
Harold Sumerford Jr. Tirelessly Advocates for Industry
For much of Harold Sumerford Jr.’s adult life, he has risen at 4:30 each morning and worked 11 hours a day, six days a week. But it’s never felt like the daily grind for American Trucking Associations' new chairman.
October 27, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Top 100
Current Driver-Assist Tech Effective, Experts Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Driver-assist technologies that are already widely available on the commercial truck market have demonstrated that they can prevent crashes, save lives and reduce litigation-related costs, a group of industry experts said.
October 27, 2021Business
Harold Sumerford Jr. Elected ATA’s 77th Chairman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations closed out its 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition with a celebratory evening after electing Harold Sumerford Jr. as the federation’s 77th chairman.
October 26, 2021Business, Technology, Safety
ATA Recognizes SmartWay Honorees
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations honored 28 member companies for being recognized with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Awards.
October 26, 2021Business, Equipment, Logistics
Retail Spending Key to Trucking Activity, ATA’s Costello says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gross domestic product fell almost 3.4% in 2020, snapped back 5.4% this year and is expected to grow over 4% next year. Yet, GDP isn't what one analyst gauges trucking activity by.
October 26, 2021Business
Video: MCE Day 3 Recap
ATA President Chris Spear's State of the Industry address highlighted Day 3 activity at MCE 2021.
October 26, 2021