American Trucking Associations

Engine Technology Forum’s Statement about EPA’s New Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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It requires truck makers to convert an increasing percentage of total vehicle sales each year to zero emission vehicles.

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  • It requires truck makers to convert an increasing percentage of total vehicle sales each year to zero emission vehicles.
  • In recent years, more greenhouse gas reductions in California have come from the use of renewable biodiesel fuels in diesel trucks than from vehicle electrification.
  • More than 57% of all commercial trucks in operation are outfitted with the newest generation of ultra-clean, near-zero emissions, advanced diesel technology.
  • We expect those accomplishments and innovations in advanced combustion technology to continue, even as the industry develops zero emission vehicles.

Montgomery Transportation Group Names Joe Jaska Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Montgomery Transportation Group (“Montgomery” or “the Company”), one of the leading flatbed carriers nationwide that specializes in the safe transport of over-dimensional freight, today announced the appointment of Joe Jaska as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 7, 2024.

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  • Montgomery Transportation Group (“Montgomery” or “the Company”), one of the leading flatbed carriers nationwide that specializes in the safe transport of over-dimensional freight, today announced the appointment of Joe Jaska as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 7, 2024.
  • “We are incredibly pleased to have Joe join and lead our Company into its next phase of growth,” said Rollins Montgomery, Founder of Montgomery Transportation Group.
  • Prior to joining DB Schenker, Mr. Jaska served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Ann Arbor Distribution, Inc (previously Dicom US LLC).
  • “I am honored and thank both Rollins and One Equity Partners for the opportunity to lead Montgomery Transportation Group into its next phase of growth,” said Jaska.

Trucking Industry Reacts to New EPA Emission Standard for Heavy-Duty Trucks

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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"Given the wide range of operations required of our industry to keep the economy running, a successful emission regulation must be technology neutral and cannot be one-size-fits-all.

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  • "Given the wide range of operations required of our industry to keep the economy running, a successful emission regulation must be technology neutral and cannot be one-size-fits-all.
  • Any regulation that fails to account for the operational realities of trucking will set the industry and America's supply chain up for failure."
  • "The trucking industry is fully committed to the road to zero emissions, but the path to get there must be paved with commonsense," Spear said.
  • American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry.

Kodiak Establishes Industry Advisory Council, Taps Leaders from Walmart, UPS, and Beyond to Help Guide Development and Deployment of Autonomous Trucks

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Kodiak's Industry Advisory Council brings together a diverse array of forward-thinking industry leaders to help shape the company's product development, deployment, and public engagement as it focuses on the commercialization of autonomous trucks.

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  • Kodiak's Industry Advisory Council brings together a diverse array of forward-thinking industry leaders to help shape the company's product development, deployment, and public engagement as it focuses on the commercialization of autonomous trucks.
  • Inaugural members of the Kodiak Industry Advisory Council represent prestigious brands and organizations including the Arkansas Trucking Association , Loadsmith , Walmart , Werner Enterprises , and UPS .
  • Their unique perspectives will help to lead and shape the ways we approach industry and driver engagement, industry transformation, and driving public acceptance of autonomous trucks."
  • The Kodiak Industry Advisory Council will help to guide and influence Kodiak's product and strategic roadmap, and will help to shape how autonomous trucks will benefit and impact the trucking industry, society, and the world.

ATRI ISSUES CALL FOR TRUCK DRIVERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DETENTION SURVEY

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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This latest data collection is part of a larger ATRI study examining the effects of detention on the trucking industry.

Key Points: 
  • This latest data collection is part of a larger ATRI study examining the effects of detention on the trucking industry.
  • Driver detention – time spent waiting at shipper or receiver facilities outside of loading/unloading – is a longstanding issue in the trucking industry.
  • The short survey asks truck drivers to share details confidentially on their experience with driver detention and how it impacts their day-to-day life, professional livelihood and perceptions of the industry.
  • While at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week, ATRI staff collected over 250 surveys from truck drivers in attendance.

JK Moving’s Cooksey Honored by the American Trucking Association as Super Van Operator of the Year

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) has named JK Moving’s Glen Cooksey as Super Van Operator of the year during its Moving and Storage Conference in New Orleans.

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  • The American Trucking Association (ATA) has named JK Moving’s Glen Cooksey as Super Van Operator of the year during its Moving and Storage Conference in New Orleans.
  • Long-time driver Cooksey has been with JK Moving Services , the nation’s largest independently owned and operated moving company, for more than two decades, providing great service in a safe manner.
  • He embraces JK Moving’s values of care and respect, places a premium on happy customers, is a great driver, works hard, and gives back,” explained David Cox, president, JK Moving.
  • Cooksey represents this level of excellence and exemplifies JK’s values of care and respect in his work and life.

Drivers Legal Plan and Tenstreet announce exclusive sponsorship of the LEAD ATA program for 2024

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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OKLAHOMA CITY, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers Legal Plan and Tenstreet, both of Oklahoma, are proud to partner together with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) as the title sponsors of the LEAD ATA program.

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  • OKLAHOMA CITY, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers Legal Plan and Tenstreet, both of Oklahoma, are proud to partner together with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) as the title sponsors of the LEAD ATA program.
  • The program, now in its eleventh year, was created to engage the trucking industry's best and brightest to become our future leaders.
  • "Our support of LEAD ATA aligns with our commitment to fostering a robust leadership pipeline within the trucking industry," said Drivers Legal Plan President Brad Klepper.
  • "LEAD ATA program's exceptional executives are paving the way for success for our industry," said Marilyn Surber, Head of Industry Relations at Tenstreet.

Range Logistics joins U.S. EPA SmartWay® Transport Partnership

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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ST. LOUIS, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Range Logistics today announced that it joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains.

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  • ST. LOUIS, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Range Logistics today announced that it joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains.
  • By joining SmartWay Transport Partnership, Range Logistics demonstrates its strong environmental leadership and corporate responsibility.
  • The Partnership currently has nearly 4,000 Partners including shipper, logistics companies, truck, rail, barge, and multimodal carriers.
  • Range Logistics is headquartered in St. Louis MO and is a leader in third party logistics (3PL) and supply chain consultation.

Good Greek Moving & Storage Named National Mover of the Year

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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JUPITER, Fla., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Greek Moving & Storage, a company fueled by a mission to bring integrity back to the moving industry, is honored to be named Mover of the Year for 2024 by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). This prestigious national award, presented today at the ATA's Moving and Storage Annual Conference in New Orleans, celebrates Good Greek's significant contributions to innovation, excellence in customer service, and its role in elevating the moving industry. "Receiving the Mover of the Year award is a tremendous honor, but the true reward lies in exceeding our customers' expectations and upholding the highest ethical standards," said Spero Georgedakis, founder and CEO of Good Greek Moving & Storage and Good Greek Relocation Systems. "We are incredibly grateful for this recognition, which is a direct reflection of our dedicated team and their commitment to doing business The Good Greek Way – a philosophy built on faith, honor, strength, and courage." 

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  • "Receiving the Mover of the Year award is a tremendous honor, but the true reward lies in exceeding our customers' expectations and upholding the highest ethical standards," said Spero Georgedakis, founder and CEO of Good Greek Moving & Storage and Good Greek Relocation Systems.
  • With more than 25 years of experience in the moving business, "The Good Greek" Spero Georgedakis, company founder and a former North Miami Police SWAT team member, has grown Good Greek Moving & Storage into Florida's Largest Independent Mover and the state's Most Referred Moving Company.
  • Applauding their exceptional contributions, Ryan Bowley, Executive Director of the ATA Moving and Storage Conference, shared his praise: "Congratulations to Spero and the entire team at Good Greek on behind named the American Trucking Associations' Moving & Storage Conference Independent Mover of the Year for 2024.
  • South Florida Business Journal recently named Good Greek among the Fastest Growing Companies and Top 100 Private Companies.

My Guys Moving Rebrands to MG Moving Services

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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STERLING, Va., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "The My Guys Brand has served the company extremely well and customer familiarity with the Kilroy logos on our trucks is amazing," says CEO Steve Kuhn, "but part of being a rapidly growing company is recognizing the right time when change is necessary to achieve a new objective." (www.mgmoving.com)

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  • Well-known East Coast-based moving company rebranding itself as new CEO Steve Kuhn and Owner Brett Burks chart growth path of multiple-market specialty and commercial moving divisions spawning from residential successes.
  • ( www.mgmoving.com )
    Rebranded after being purchased as Two Guys and a Truck by current Owner Brett Burks, My Guys Moving has grown into a 20-million-dollar enterprise whose success Burks lays solely on the efforts of outstanding employees.
  • "Without the foundational support of steadfast employees, it would not have been possible for us to take this giant step forward as a company," says Burks, "and constructing the dynamic management team to take MG Moving Services to the next level is exciting."
  • Owner Brett Burks reflects with mixed emotions upon his time at MG Moving and the brand's current crossroads, considering the eventual disappearance of the Kilroy logos that helped establish the company.