Registration for the 2021 ATA Golf Classic is now open! We recently announced that we're moving the Classic to Tuesday, April 20 at the Robert Trent Jones – Capitol Hill in Prattville, Ala. to better ensure the safety of attendees amid social distancing orders from the ongoing pandemic. If you missed that announcement, click here.

The Classic is vital to the mission of our organization, and we need the Alabama Trucking family's full support to ensure it continues to crush records for participation and fundraising. This year's tournament committee, led by Chris Cooper of Boyd Bros. Transportation, is already reaching out to the ATA family to boost support. If you'd like to go ahead and make a sponsorship commitment, please click the button below.

ATRI's annual Top Truck Bottleneck List measures how intense freight congestion is in more than 300 locations on the U.S. highway system. The list is based on GPS data gathered from more than one million trucks in 2020. Read more

Some truckers are thriving as companies reset supply chains

A slice of the trucking industry critical to retail and industrial supply chains is on a roll as the pandemic-driven boom in online shopping reshapes U.S. distribution maps. Read more

Professional drivers face a multitude of potential risks every minute their trucks are out on the road. In an era of nuclear verdicts, fleets are finding it essential to maintain an effective risk management strategy to help protect the safety of their employees and the motoring public while also shielding their businesses from liability. Read more

One of the most significant trucking regulatory imprints of the Trump administration was the revamped hours of service (HOS) rules that redefined short hauls, break requirements, sleeper berth provisions, and broadened the adverse driving conditions exceptions. Like Donald Trump, who came to Washington, D.C. with his party in control of Congress, Joe Biden and the Democrats have slim majorities in Congress that could push through a cascade of regulations that affect the trucking, transportation, and freight industries. Read more

While vaccination rates increase across the U.S., truck and trailer suppliers fear massive supply chain kinks on the horizon as truck utilization is near capacity and manufacturing components are getting hard to find. Read more

By 2040, the entire FedEx parcel pickup and delivery fleet will be zero-emission electric vehicles, FedEx officials pledged. Read more

Make plans to join us on March 22nd in Pelham, Ala. when we announce winners of the SMMC Fleet Safety Awards for the calendar year 2020. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will begin promptly at 6 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $50. Please know that this is a socially distanced event, and space is limited. Also, all attendees MUST wear a mask and follow CDC-recommended guidelines. For more information, contact Brandie Norcross at bnorcross@alabamatrucking.org. Click here to register for the event.

Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good April 9, 2021. Read more

The Alabama House on Tuesday passed a bill that would ensure some businesses can’t be closed during states of emergency while their competitors remain open. Read more

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill that says businesses and churches can stay open during a state of emergency caused by a pandemic if they follow the rules and requirements allowing others to stay open. Read more

Rep. Kirk Hatcher won election to the State Senate on Tuesday night, defeating former city councilman William Green in a special election for Senate District 26. ATA TRUK PAC contributed to Kirk Hatcher in the special election primary. Read more

Do you know what fuels sex trafficking? What creates the need for victims who can be exploited? It’s demand! Do you know what factors feed demand and how to control them? Join us and Truckers Against Trafficking for Facebook Watch Party on Addressing Demand from 2-3 p.m. (CST) on March 18, to watch Truckers Against Trafficking's informative video addressing the demand for commercial sex and how it relates to human trafficking. The video will be followed by an open discussion, moderated by Louie Greek, TAT training specialist, and Alan Smyth, executive director of Saving Innocence. Learn more about how men can play a critical role in bringing an end to human trafficking. To receive information and a link to participate in this upcoming event, please fill out the form here.

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The Energy Information Administration reports that the national average retail price for on-highway diesel now stands at $3.072. Read more