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NewsSeptember 13, 2007

Truck Driver Charged After Fatal Washington County Crash

WASHINGTON, IOWA – A semi-trailer truck driver involved in a collision that killed an Iowa City girl last week was charged today with driving without a valid license.

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NewsSeptember 13, 2007

Truck Tonnage Rebounded Slightly in July

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Trucking Association's (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.3-percent in July, the first month-to-month increase since last March.

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NewsSeptember 5, 2007

ATA Petitions to Retain Hours of Service Regulations

ARLINGTON, VA — Citing the potential for "widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain," and a decrease in safety, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is fighting on two fronts to retain the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2007

Using Data-Centric Predictive Analytics to Improve Driver Safety

Current tactics to analyze driver risk are reactionary, targeting drivers with already-proven unsafe behaviors. New data sources provide more comprehensive metrics for intelligent forecasting of high-risk drivers.

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NewsAugust 23, 2007

'SmartPark' System Helps Truckers Find Parking

Software detects a vehicle entering or exiting the facility then signals an offsite data collection and management system (DCMS) via a wireless internet connection. The system will broadcast parking availability information to truckers.

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NewsAugust 15, 2007

Iron Mountain Retrofits Truck Fleet With Self-Designed Security System

BOSTON – Iron Mountain Inc. is outfitting its transport vehicles with a new chain-of-custody technology designed to ward off human fallibility that can lead to the misplacement or outright theft of data.

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NewsAugust 15, 2007

Hangzhou Continues Dialogue With NHTSA

WASHINGTON – Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) in order to provide “more details and data showing that our light truck radial tires sold in the United States are safe.”

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NewsAugust 8, 2007

Trucking Group Pushes for National Database Tracking Driver Drug & Alcohol Test Results

WASHINGTON – American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves has urged Congress to authorize and fund a centralized clearinghouse for positive drug and alcohol testing results of commercial motor vehicle drivers.

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NewsAugust 8, 2007

Tonnage Continued to Fall in June, According to ATA

WASHINGTON – The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.1-percent in June, marking its third consecutive month-to-month drop.

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NewsAugust 8, 2007

ATA Asks DOT to Seek Stay of Hours-of-Service Ruling

WASHINGTON – ATA President and CEO Bill Graves has asked Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters to push for a stay of the Court of Appeals ruling on Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations, stating there was “no compelling safety reason” to eliminate the two provisions the Court challenged. ATA released a letter from Graves to Secretary Peters at a recent press conference at the National Press Club.

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