Priorities
The ATA is actively looking out for you.
Every year, ATA represents your interests in scores of meetings, hearings, legislative committee meetings, task forces, state agency meetings, etc. We also partner with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) to monitor federal legislation that can impact your business. The Arizona Trucking Association is currently working on or monitoring the following issues:
- Arizona Highway User Fund (HURF) Legislation
- Biodiesel Mandates
- Cap & Trade
- Carbon Tax
- Certified Medical Examiner Registry
- Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)
- Driver Distraction Laws
- Driver Medical Qualification Standards
- Electronic On-board Recorders (electronic logging)
- Entry-Level Driver Training
- Federal Transportation Reauthorization Legislation
- Fuel Economy Standards
- Hazardous Materials Regulations
- Health Care Reform
- Higher State and Federal Registration Fees
- Hours-of-Service Changes
- International Truck Border Crossing
- Labor Legislation
- Maximum Truck Speed Limits
- OSHA Reform and Regulation
- Protecting the Sales Tax Cap on Tractors and Semi-Trailers
- Protecting Tort Reform Laws
- Public Private Partnerships to Lease and Toll Highways
- Pursuing Anti-Indemnification laws
- Speed Governors
- State and Federal Highway Law Enforcement Policies
- Status of Owner Operators for Workers Compensation and Payroll Tax Purposes
- Tax Credits for Anti-Idling Devices
- Truck Size and Weight Laws
- TWIC Identification Cards
- Vehicle Mileage Taxes
- Weight Distance Tax
