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ATRI Research on Women Truck Driver Challenges
ATRI Research on Women Truck Driver Challenges The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released new research identifying approaches to increase the number of women truck drivers entering and staying in the industry. After quantifying six key challenge areas facing women truck drivers, the research lays out an action plan for the industry – with…
Read MoreOregon Trucking Online Enhancements
Oregon Trucking Online Enhancements Starting on June 26, ODOT is launching a new self-service password reset option on Oregon Trucking Online (TOL). With this new self-service password reset functionality, users will be able to securely reset their TOL passwords (formerly known as a PIN) without needing to call the Commerce & Compliance Division (CCD). There…
Read MoreATA Launches “Nothing Without Trucking”
ATA Launches “Nothing Without Trucking” At the recent Mid-Year Management Session (MYMS), ATA launched a multi-year campaign to educate policymakers and the motoring public on the trucking industry’s pivotal role in the nation’s economy – Nothing Without Trucking. Nothing Without Trucking is not just a campaign or slogan; it’s our industry’s reality. It highlights the…
Read MoreCCD’s Customer Satisfaction Survey
CCD’s Customer Satisfaction Survey Commerce and Compliance Division’s 2023 Customer Satisfaction Survey is now open. The survey will be open through the month of June. Commerce and Compliance Division (CCD) staff and management monitor several performance measures, adjusting programs and processes as needed to ensure they are meeting agency and division goals. The survey will take anywhere from…
Read MoreIndustry Response to GHG Phase 3
Industry Response to GHG Phase 3 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled its final rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3. ATA and other industry stakeholders strongly oppose this rule and its likely effect on the trucking industry and the economy. Beginning in 2027, the rule sets higher stringency…
Read MoreTrucking Joins Fight Against Fentanyl
Trucking Joins Fight Against Fentanyl Through ATA’s Trucking Cares Foundation and Facing Fentanyl’s united effort, trucking companies have the opportunity to purchase trailer wraps with fentanyl PSAs featuring messages from families who have lost loved ones to illicit fentanyl poisonings. To help maximize the impact of the campaign and expand its reach to as many…
Read MoreParticipate in ATRI’s Annual Operational Costs Data Collection
Participate in ATRI’s Annual Operational Costs Data Collection The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for motor carriers to participate in their annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report. ATRI collects data confidentially from for-hire motor carriers of all sectors, regions, and sizes – from 1-truck owner-operators to 10,000-truck fleets – to produce…
Read MoreATRI’s 2024 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks
ATRI’s 2024 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks ATRI has released its 2024 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks, which shows very little change aside from increased congestion. Ft. Lee, NJ took the top spot as the worst bottleneck in the country. The ATRI report offers a disturbing picture for professional truck drivers as its 2023 data shows congestion…
Read MoreTruck Parking Project for I-5 in Oregon
Truck Parking Project for I-5 in Oregon In what’s being called a move to provide safer, easier truck parking along I-5, Oregon, Washington and California received $12.3 million in federal grant funds for their joint Regional Truck Parking Information Management System project. The project will deploy a real-time truck parking information system at 54 truck…
Read MoreCCD Wins TAT’s 2024 Champion Award
CCD Wins TAT’s 2024 Champion Award It was recently announced the ODOT’s Commerce & Compliance Division has won the 2024 Trucker’s Against Trafficking Champion Award in the State Agency category! “Oregon Department of Transportation have been and continue to be such an exceptional partner to TAT”, says Kylla Lanier, Deputy Director and Senior Director of Public…
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