The definition of insanity, says Thomas L. Finkbiner, the new chairman of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver, is when people do the same thing over and over and expect a different result.

Duane W. Acklie is unlike any other chairman that American Trucking Associations has had, having been involved in everything from banking, land development and trucking deregulation.

Members of American Trucking Associations wrapped up their 2000 Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego with one eye on the upcoming presidential elections and the other on the nation’s economy.

A new American Trucking Associations will be on display this week as several thousand trucking executives and industry suppliers come together for the 2000 ATA Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego.

Soaring diesel fuel prices affect every trucking company, but some are feeling the pinch more than others.

American Trucking Associations’ focus on advocacy has resulted in a number of changes among the federation’s professional councils over the past year.

American Trucking Associations and the conferences that represent individual sectors of the industry have pledged to work together on key trucking issues in Congress and the federal regulatory agencies in Washington, D.C.

Soaring diesel fuel prices affect every trucking company, but some carriers – especially smaller fleets and refrigerated lines – are feeling the pinch more than others.

Insurance costs are continuing to push higher, forcing trucking companies to take a harder look at loss-prevention strategies and risk-management practices, a panel of insurance experts told trucking executives Monday.

Truckers will have more than high fuel prices to worry about in the year ahead; they will also face a slowdown in freight demand, rising operating costs and a continuing shortage of drivers, industry executives were told at an MC&E roundtable sponsored by Transport Topics.