American Trucking Associations (ATA)

04-09-2026 by Mindy Long Trucking’s Long Slump Gives Way to a Painful, But Promising Recovery

The trucking industry’s long downturn is finally easing after a years-long freight recession, but the recovery is being driven by decreased availability of capacity rather than increased freight.

Fleets and drivers are leaving the industry, and new truck purchases are running below replacement levels, gradually tightening capacity in what American Trucking Associations Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Bob Costello called a “supply-side cycle.”

“I’m going to let you decide if the glass is half full or half empty. I’m going to go with it being half full,” Costello said while speaking during NATSO Connect 2026 in late February.

Fuel & Trucking

04-09-2026

09-21-2022 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman Federal Court Blocks Rhode Island Toll Scheme; Victory for NATSO Members

Marking a major victory for NATSO members in the longstanding fight against tolling existing Interstate highways, a Federal judge ruled that Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling system known as “RhodeWorks” is unconstitutional and ordered the state to stop charging tolls on tractor trailers within 48 hours.

09-21-2022

06-17-2021 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman Senate Commerce Committee Advances Safety Title of Highway Bill

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously advanced its “Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021” in May.

06-17-2021

03-04-2021 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman NATSO, Trucking Groups Urge Centers for Disease Control to Designate Truckstops As Mobile Vaccine Sites

NATSO along with a coalition representing trucking fleets and truck drivers in need, urged the Centers for Disease Control to designate truckstops and travel plazas as mobile vaccination sites to leverage existing truckstop locations for the distribution of vaccines to professional truck drivers and truckstop employees.

COVID-19

03-04-2021

02-26-2021 by NATSO Foundation NATSO, Coalition Urge CDC to Designate Truckstops as Mobile Vaccine Sites

NATSO, along with a coalition representing trucking fleets and truck drivers in need urged the Centers for Disease Control to designate truckstops and travel plazas as mobile vaccination sites to leverage existing truckstop locations for the distribution of vaccines to professional truck drivers and truckstop employees.

COVID-19

02-26-2021

06-10-2020 by NATSO Foundation House Transportation Committee Examines Effects of COVID-19 on Transportation Employees

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led by Chairman Pete DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (D-OR), held a hearing June 9 to examine the effects of COVID-19 on transportation workers. The hearing sought to examine the main challenges transportation workers are facing as a result of the pandemic, and discuss what measures Congress should take in response.

COVID-19

06-10-2020

06-04-2020 by NATSO Foundation Senate Committee Examines Effects of COVID-19 on Transportation

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, led by Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA), held a hearing June examining the effects of COVID-19 on the state of transportation and critical infrastructure. The hearing sought to examine the main challenges the transportation industry is facing as a result of the pandemic, and discuss what the congressional response should be.

COVID-19

06-04-2020

05-18-2020 by NATSO Foundation NATSO Analysis: FMCSA Issues Final Hours-of-Service Rule for Drivers

The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized new regulations governing commercial truck drivers’ rest breaks on May 14, extending truck driver’s work days while still capping the hours they spend on the road.

05-18-2020

03-30-2020 by Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman NATSO, ATA Urge State and Local Governments to Ensure Commercial Drivers, Emergency Relief Supplies Aren’t Delayed

NATSO and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) today urged state and local governments to carefully consider the operational differences of essential businesses when implementing social distancing guidelines to ensure that truckstops and travel plazas can safely serve commercial drivers without delaying the delivery of critical emergency relief supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19

03-30-2020

03-29-2019 by NATSO ATA Appeals Dismissal of Challenge to Unconstitutional Truck Toll Program

The American Trucking Associations along with three motor carriers representing the industry on March 28 appealed the recent decision by the federal district court in Rhode Island to dismiss their challenge to Rhode Island’s RhodeWorks truck-only toll scheme, on procedural grounds.

03-29-2019

12-20-2018 by NATSO RIDOT to Add 10 More Truck-Only Toll Gantries

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) said Dec. 20 that it would construct another 10 truck-only tolling gantries on Interstate 95 after the Federal Highway Administration reviewed its environmental assessment and issued a “Finding of No Significant Impact.”

12-20-2018