Upcoming Events:
- March 19th, 2025 (Reschedule) – Drug & Alcohol Training for Safety Supervisors Seminar
- April 2nd, 2025 – Southern Utah Trucking Association Charitable Golf Tournament
- April 14th – 18th, 2025 – CSS/CDS Fleet Safety Certification Courses
- April 18th, 2025 – Spring WarmUp Sporting Clay Tournament
- April 28th – 29th, 2025 – ZERO FATALITIES SAFETY SUMMIT
- May 7th – 9th, 2025 – Utah Trucking Association Management Conference & Trucking Expo
- June 6th – 7th, 2025 – Utah Trucking Association Truck Driving Championship
Announcements
Events:
Drug & Alcohol Seminar (March 19th, 2025) – RESCHEDULED
19th Annual SUTA Charity Golf Tournament (April 2nd, 2025)
2025 NATMI CSS/CDS Fleet Safety Certification Courses (April 14th – 18th, 2025)
Utah Trucking Association / North American Trailer 2025 Spring WarmUp Sporting Clay Tournament ( April 18th, 2025)
2025 Management Conference & Trucking Expo (May 7th – 9th, 2025)
2025 Utah Trucking Association Truck Driving Championship (June 6th – 7th, 2025)
ZERO FATALITIES SAFETY SUMMIT
You’re invited to join traffic safety officials and advocates for the 2025 Zero Fatalities Safety Summit, April 28-29, at the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah. The summit will include presentations and sessions on topics that are related to traffic safety, pedestrian and bike safety, enforcement, engineering, driver education, child passenger safety, occupant
protection, trucking, DEI, and other topics related to reaching our goal of Zero Fatalities.
The 2025 Safety Summit is an opportunity for traffic safety officials and advocates to share experiences, opportunities, and successes to improve safety in our communities.
Register before March 7 for early bird pricing.
Resources:
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News:
Trump Tariffs: ATA Issues Warning
The American Trucking Association issued a statement regarding its position on the new tariffs.
How Sean Duffy’s DOT is Already Reshaping Trucking
In his first weeks, the new secretary started to disassemble fuel efficiency standards, electric vehicle charging funding, and state congestion pricing. Even without approved administrators for FMCSA or NHTSA, Duffy’s influence over 57,000 employees and 13 agencies is already changing trucking’s regulatory landscape.
What Is CVSA Focus For 2025 Roadcheck Inspection Blitz-May 13-15?
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its annual International Roadcheck commercial vehicle inspection blitz May 13-15, focusing on tires and truck driver hours of service.
$755 million truck parking legislation introduced in U.S. House
Trucking organizations are praising a bipartisan bill introduced in the House Thursday that allocates $755 million to increase much needed truck parking. The bill calls for awarding funds on a competitive basis and applicants would be required to submit detailed proposals to Department of Transportation. The primary focus would be to construct new truck parking facilities and convert existing weigh stations and rest areas into parking spaces for truck drivers.
How AI is Transforming Fleet Management: Insights from Penske
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing everything from search engines to robotics, and trucking is no exception. AI is helping managers at heavy-duty trucking fleets make smarter decisions, reduce downtime, and improve efficiency in areas ranging from predictive maintenance to route optimization. But AI can be overwhelming, even scary. What exactly does it do? How can it help your trucking company? Is it something you should be concerned about?
Stakeholders Urge Congress to Take Action on Cargo Theft
A stakeholder representing American Trucking Associations on Feb. 27 shared with a Senate panel ongoing industry concerns associated with an increase in cargo theft afflicting the nation’s supply chain.
FMCSA Acting Administrator Appointed
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Friday, March 7 that Adrienne Camire has been appointed to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as acting administrator. Camire possesses more than 20 years of legal, regulatory and compliance experience within the private and academic sectors.
EPA Aims to Roll Back Emissions Regulations
Administrator Lee Zeldin unleashed a list of environmental rollbacks, targeting trucking’s GHG3, heavy-duty NOx, and more. He suggested EPA plans to dismantle greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act in their entirety.
ATA’s Chris Spear Steers Trucking Through Uncertain Atmosphere
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he is staying focused on the issues that matter to trucking amid the unsettled political and economic atmosphere in Washington.
Top 5 Legal Issues Facing Trucking
As the Truckload Carriers Association and other industry organizations continue to push for change in federal laws and regulations, trucking stakeholders hope for improvements in the legal arena.
How Sean Duffy’s DOT is Already Reshaping Trucking
In his first weeks, the new secretary started to disassemble fuel efficiency standards, electric vehicle charging funding, and state congestion pricing. Even without approved administrators for FMCSA or NHTSA, Duffy’s influence over 57,000 employees and 13 agencies is already changing trucking’s regulatory landscape.
