When A. Maurice Myers became chief executive officer of bankrupt America West Airlines in January 1994, he turned to the New York-based Novations Group for help in bringing the airline out of Chapter 11 in just six months.

The 415-5 vote by the House of Representatives earlier this month to create a national motor carrier administration illustrates that American Trucking Associations is achieving its goal of being a major player in legislative advocacy, according to the group’s senior staff and some key members.

When Bob Rast joined American Trucking Associations as senior vice president of information services in the summer of 1998, it seemed a perfect fit.

Can a for-profit newspaper owned by an association whose primary mission is advocacy be an objective business-to-business publication? Yes, says Bob Rast, publisher of Transport Topics

With 14 months to go before the Jan. 1, 2001, deadline for ATA’s affiliated conferences to decide whether to remain with the parent organization, several of the largest groups have yet to make up their minds.

Eighteen months after ending discounted membership dues, American Trucking Associations has solidified its base of carrier members and is putting in place the elements for a widespread campaign to recruit and retain members, association officials said last week.

Trucking’s chief regulator Julie Cirillo has some advice for the Truckload Carriers Association’s board of directors: Don't get worked up over the hours-of-service proposal until it comes out.

In congressional lawmakers’ rush to get out of Washington, D.C., legislation creating a motor carrier administration is being left at the wayside. However, final action is promised in 2000.

Trucking executives and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee praised each other Saturday for defeating an Arkansas Highway Commission proposal to impose tolls on Interstates 30, 40 and 55.

At the request of trucking trade groups, the Office of Motor Carrier Safety is rethinking its policy of imposing federal hours-of-service rules on intrastate drivers after any interstate service.