The country’s top transportation officer applauded Oklahoma’s recent push to upgrade its infrastructure through local and federal funds Oct. 16 as he toured the country to promote the Obama administration’s revenue proposal to pay for infrastructure projects.

SAN DIEGO — Duane Long, the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, pledged to continue to advance the industry’s commitment to safety and recruiting new drivers at an annual banquet held to honor the federation’s top ambassadors.

SAN DIEGO — Kevin Knight, chairman and CEO of Knight Transportation, Inc., said lawmakers should consider raising the national tax on fuels as a way to generate more funds to rebuild the country's aging infrastructure.

SAN DIEGO — Congressional efforts to limit the federal government’s involvement in large-scale infrastructure projects would fracture the country’s vast and intricate transportation network, said Chris Spear, American Trucking Associations’ chief of legislative affairs.

SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, announced on Oct. 6 he would continue to serve as the federation's president and CEO through December 2016.

SAN DIEGO — Bill Graves, the two-term governor of Kansas who has led American Trucking Associations for more than a decade, pledged to industry executives on Oct. 6 that his team will continue to fight tougher rules the Obama administration has implemented on drivers’ work hours and safety performance.

SAN DIEGO — The vast majority of people surveyed in a recent poll said they believe truck drivers are safer than everyday car drivers.

SAN DIEGO -- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Congress is likely to take up a proposal in a November lame-duck session to halt last year’s hours-of-service rule change.

SAN DIEGO -- Jack Van Steenburg, chief safety officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said he expects the agency to seek input from the public in the coming months on an “alternative compliance” program aimed at giving carriers and drivers credit for installing safety technologies.