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ATA Files Comments with FMCSA on Alabama Steel Coil Issue

Today, January 17, ATA filed comments with FMCSA in response to the Agency’s December 2011 Notice on the State of Alabama’s Metal Coil Securement Act. In 2010, ATA petitioned FMCSA requesting ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA Issues Final Rule on Brake Regulation

In response to a petition from the Automobile Carriers Conference, on September 13 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule, effective October 13, 2011, that eliminates the requirement to have rear brakes activated in a triple saddl ( Article Continued... )

ATA and OOIDA Jointly Submit CAB Crashworthiness Research Request to NHTSA

On June 8, ATA and OOIDA jointly signed and sent a letter the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requesting the Agency begin a comprehensive research effort to determine whether heavy truck cab crashworthiness standards ( Article Continued... )

Technology and Engineering Policy Committee

The mission of the ATA Technology and Engineering Policy Committee is to explore how technology can be used to improve fleet operations, productivity, safety, and driver environment and develop policy on these issues. The committee provides input to the ATA Engineering staff in these areas as they respond to federal government legislation, rulemakings and related actions.
-- ATA Staff Liaison: Ted Scott tscott@trucking.org


Committee Chair David Pohl President Pohl Transportation, Inc. Versailles, OH		Committee Vice Chair John Hofstetter President Orran Hofstetter, Inc. Orville, OH

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