The Arizona Trucking Association said Tuesday its board appointed Tony Bradley the group’s new CEO.

This was a year of generally steady, but modest, gains for the economy as a whole — and trucking in particular — as detailed in this issue of Transport Topics.

Like many of the nation’s businesses, American Trucking Associations operated cautiously in 2012, said Bill Graves, the federation’s president.

American Trucking Associations Friday named Linden Lundberg the group’s new regional vice president for membership.

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American Trucking Associations officials recently traveled to Mexico City to urge cooperation among freight transportation companies and governments in building commerce among the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Karen Rasmussen, who has been CEO of the Arizona Trucking Association since 2001, is leaving to lead Help Inc., the provider of PrePass and other commercial vehicle safety services, effective Nov. 15.

American Trucking Associations said Wednesday it has named Danny Neal to be ATA’s new vice president of national sales.

Each year, American Trucking Associations elects a new chairman of the board to lead the organization for a year, and this year, I have been blessed and humbled by this honor.