2021 MCE

Special Coverage

 

 

Business, Technology, Equipment

Mack Highlights Fuel Economy, Driver-Comfort Features

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mack Trucks Inc. showcased its latest efforts to maximize fuel economy and enhance safety through engine refinements, improved aerodynamics and driver-assistance features at American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 25, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

New Challenges, Familiar Issues Combine to Increase Driver Shortage, Costello Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collection of factors new and old are combining to create conditions that have driven up the trucking industry’s driver shortage to 80,000, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
October 25, 2021
Business, Safety

Florida's Ryan Walpole Named ATA Dameo Award Winner

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Walpole, vice president of the Florida Trucking Association, was recognized with American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Dameo Award.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2021
Business

ATA Recognizes Trucking Lawyer Dave Parker, State Executives

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations presented its highest honor, the S. Earl Dove Highway Award, posthumously to Dave Parker.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2021
Government, Business

ATA Leader Chris Spear Touts Drivers’ Contributions, Spotlights Infrastructure Bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The leader of American Trucking Associations during his annual state-of-the-industry address praised truck drivers’ essential role in ensuring the movement of goods across the nation as the transportation industry grapples with supply chain bottlenecks at the ports that are making national headlines.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
October 25, 2021
Business

Video: MCE Day 2 Recap

Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard recaps events of Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

Volvo Trucks Outlines Next Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transport Vision

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks is ramping up sales and deliveries of battery-electric trucks while also reducing carbon emissions within its own facilities and supply chain in North America as part of its global efforts to improve environmental sustainability.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Specialty Trucks, Medium-Duty Poised to Propel EV Growth, Experts Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There are a variety of specialty and medium-duty applications that can propel deployment of electric trucks in commercial settings, experts said during an Oct. 24 panel discussion at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 24, 2021