Proposition puts motorists in danger by creating a safe haven for drugged drivers Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Trucking Association today announced its opposition to the “Regulation & Taxation of Marijuana Act”. The Regulation & Taxation of Marijuana Act is…
As you know from our recent reports, the U.S. Department of Labor has revised the circumstances under which employers and labor relations consultants must file public reports identifying their “persuader” activities. Many of the services provided by our Firm to…
ATRI RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES RELATED TO TRUCK DRIVER SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA Arlington, VA - The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released the results of its sleep apnea survey, which highlights a number of issues related…
ADOT conducts field investigations at sites with cultural, historic significance PHOENIX – Along the 22-mile corridor where the South Mountain Freeway will be built over the next few years, archaeologists are working to gather and recover items and information from…
Jobs, economic development benefit from traffic increase PHOENIX – Nearly 8,000 more trucks, 400,000 more passenger vehicles and 900,000 more people entering the U.S. in 2015 through Arizona’s international ports of entry speak to numbers critical to this state’s economy:…
ATA has launched a new state-wide member benefit program called the "Arizona Trucking Association Printing Co-op.” The program offers custom printing at 10-20% savings through the power of group buying. The program will piggyback the California Trucking Association’s Printing Co-op…
Phoenix, AZ – On April 16, 2016, the Arizona Trucking Association held its annual Truck Driving Championship (TDC) at Tempe Diablo Stadium. 165 drivers participated in this year‘s event. Many of which have millions of miles of accident free driving.…
SB1381 WINE; DIRECT SHIPMENT Issue: Compromise between the wholesalers and the direct wine people created new reporting requirements and severe civil penalties for common carriers that deliver wine directly to customers. Status: Removed additional requirements and penalties on Senate floor…
Arlington, VA - The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, today launched a new data collection initiative to create a database of motor carrier crash costs by crash type and severity. This data collection will…
Enhanced social media presence and expanded use of big data analytics are two critical tactics for carriers seeking to solve the ongoing problem of the driver shortage, experts at a conference here on recruitment and retention said last week. Facebook…