Karen Vellutini, president Devine Intermodal, attended the event honoring Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua (D-Stockton) as the California Trucking Association (CTA) 2023 Legislator of the Year. The Assemblymember was...
WELL-EARNED AWARD
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CLEAN FREIGHT COALITION
Because the trucking industry also believes in clean air, the American Trucking Associations (ATA), along with other industry partners, has formed the Clean Freight Coalition (CFC). The goal of the CFC is to: Educate...
CHASSIS CHOICE
You may recall, back in 2020, the Intermodal Carrier Conference (IMCC) of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) brought a complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) against the ocean carriers asserting the...
READINESS MATTERS
The above video is a snippet of Chris Spears, President American Trucking Associations (ATA), testimony on Capitol Hill regarding the impracticality of California's sweeping proposal to require zero emission trucks...
FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
WOMEN IN MOTION The American Trucking Associations (ATA) launched Women in Motion, a new program to promote and advocate for women in trucking. This program is designed to "elevate and highlight the contributions of...
MANDATE NO MORE
The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) oral arguments to the US Supreme Court were successful in swaying the high court to block the Biden Administration's mandate-or-test order. The Supreme Court's decision paved...
VACCINE MANDATE
The US Supreme will hold a special session on January 7th to hear arguments in the challenges to the Biden administration's "vaccine happens is because of PDE5. or test" mandate for employers with 100 or more...
FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
MANDATES & REGULATIONS Truck drivers, by nature, are an independent breed. They appreciate the open road and their independence. That is why the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate is causing concern in the...
ANOTHER WIN FOR THE LITTLE GUY
Judy Erin Wirth, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) judge reviewing the $1.8M case brought against chassis providers and ocean carriers by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), ruled the case should move...
FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT
CHASSIS FIGHT CONTINUES In August, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a $1.8M complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) against the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) for...
AB5 HEARING
AB5, California legislature's attack on the owner-operator model, was challenged by the California Trucking Association (ATA) on the grounds it was preempted by federal law. On December 31, 2019, Judge Benitez ruled in...
CHASSIS FIGHT HEATS UP
Back in May, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) fired the first shot across the bow towards Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA) warning legal action if the equipment group would not come to the...