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Autonomous technologies now drive significant change in trucking and freight transportation. Transport Topics autonomous coverage provides a comprehensive look at that change. It provides the latest details on deployment concepts such as advanced driver-assist systems, transfer hubs, teleoperations, platooning and off-road automation and latest analysis of the companies who are manufacturing, adopting and investing in these technologies. Readers can follow the impact such deployment has on everything from policy and infrastructure initiatives to highway congestion, fuel consumption, fleet management, driver management and business investment.

Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

ATA Chairman Hopeful Speaker Paul Ryan ‘Will Lead’ Passage of Highway Bill

American Trucking Associations Chairman Pat Thomas has a message for new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
October 29, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

Rhode Island Trucking Association Offers Alternative to Gov. Raimondo’s Plan

When Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced her transportation plan based on truck tolling Oct. 8, Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell called RhodeWorks “ridiculous.”

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
October 28, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Bob Baylor, President of Baylor Trucking, Dies at 67

Robert “Bob” Baylor, president of Baylor Trucking Inc. and former American Trucking Associations board member, died Oct. 25 after a battle with ALS. He was 67.

October 27, 2015
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Convoy Debuts, Aiming to Be the Uber of Trucks

Trucking isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering industries ripe for disruption.

Dina Bass | Bloomberg News
October 27, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

UPS’ Thomas Brings Advocacy Skills to Position as ATA’s New Chairman

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For Pat Thomas, senior vice president of state government affairs at UPS Inc. and the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, Big Brown’s gargantuan hub here epitomizes freight connectivity.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
October 26, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Truck Tonnage Gains 3.1% in September; Overall Growth Remains Uneven, ATA Says

Truck tonnage rose 3.1% in September from a year earlier, American Trucking Associations reported, signaling further expansion in a freight market where growth patterns have been uneven this year.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
October 26, 2015
Perspective, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Opinion: Proud to Be Head Cheerleader for ATA’s Agenda

Being chairman of American Trucking Associations is a tremendous honor — the capstone of a career in trucking that began for me many decades ago.

October 26, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Unity, Persistence Needed to Help Trucking Achieve Key Goals This Year, Graves Says

PHILADELPHIA — By coming together and more closely aligning their priorities, trucking leaders will do more to persuade federal policymakers to reform regulations, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told industry executives here at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
October 26, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

TT Archives: New ATA President

Bill Graves, who served two terms as Kansas governor and whose family once owned a major truck line headquartered in the state, stepped into his new job as president of American Trucking Associations in January 2003.

October 26, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

ATA’s Graves Urges House to Take Up Six-Year Highway Bill

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves on Oct. 23 urged the House to take up a six-year highway bill reported out of committee this week.

October 23, 2015