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> The trucking industry exclusively serves 80 percent of all communities in the U.S. for the products and goods they receive.
> In 2006, commercial trucks consumed nearly 54 billion gallons of diesel fuel and gasoline.
> By 2018, the trucking industry will haul 70 percent of total U.S. freight tonnage.
More About Trucking...
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| Card Check | | 
With card check legislation looming on the Congressional horizon, the American Trucking Associations wants to highlight the broad implications the so-called Employee Free Choice Act could have on the business community. First, the legislation rewrites laws regarding the process workers use to elect union representation. Article Continued...
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| Hours of Service Final Rule Allows Continued Safety Improvements | |
 ATA welcomes the FMCSA reaffirmation of the Hours of Service rules that have been in place since January 2004. While operating under these rules for the last five years, the trucking industry’s safety performance has dramatically improved. Article continued. |
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| Out with the Old... Not Yet | |
 While the Nation and the trucking industry consider the impact of a new Administration and a new Congress, the current Administration remains in place until Jan. 20, 2009, and with it the fate of several important rulemakings and industry petitions. By law, federal regulatory agencies cannot reveal the timing and content of final rules or petition decisions before their publication in the Federal Register, ATA anticipates action in the near term on several issues. Article Continued...
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