2018 MCE

Government, Business

ATA Honors Four With Mike Russell Awards for Industry Efforts

AUSTIN, Texas — American Trucking Associations recognized a motor carrier, a trucking organization, a travel center operator and a professional driver with Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards on Oct. 29.

October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

ATA's Chris Spear Calls for Unity, Collaboration Going Forward

AUSTIN, Texas — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear delivered a message of unity, partnership and the importance of representation at the Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 29.

October 29, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment

Mack Trucks, SAS Announce Enhanced GuardDog Connect Analytics to Cut Repair Times

AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks announced a deal with analytics company SAS that will help the truck manufacturer more effectively analyze data being collected by its GuardDog Connect telematics system.

October 29, 2018

DTNA Outlines Broad Agenda for Commercial Vehicle Business

AUSTIN, Texas — Daimler Trucks North America recently held the first meeting of its electric vehicle customer council and will host a separate meeting soon with dozens of government agencies to discuss how to support further innovations in safety and infrastructure, DTNA President Roger Nielsen said.

October 29, 2018
Government, Business

TAEC Leadership Award Goes to Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton

AUSTIN, Texas — Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, received American Trucking Associations’ President’s Trucking Association Executives Council Leadership Award on Oct. 29, during the federation’s Management Conference & Exhibition here.

October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Infrastructure Failing as Funding Remains Elusive, Experts Say

AUSTIN, Texas — The Highway Trust Fund, struggling to stay relevant amid a shifting transportation environment, can be fixed with more money flowing in from fuel sales, trucking industry experts said as they advocated for repairing and expanding the nation’s infrastructure.

October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment

Peterbilt Announces Updates to Paccar Engines

AUSTIN, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. announced from the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition here that it will offer two new ratings on the MX-13 engine for the 2019 model year: a 455-horsepower “multitorque” version with variable torque ratings of 1,650 and 1,850 pound-feet, and a 405-horsepower version with 1,650 pound-feet of torque.

October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

EPA Honors 21 ATA Members With SmartWay Excellence Awards

AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-one American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Award.

October 29, 2018