American Trucking Associations

All you want to know about American Trucking Associations

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) was founded in 1933 by a national affiliation of state trucking organizations. Their purpose is to influence state and federal laws, and to improve the image and profitability of the trucking industry.

ATA website

v • d • e Trucking industry in the United States

Regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Regulations	Commercial driver's license · Hours of service · Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula · Electronic on-board recorder · Motor carrier safety rating · Motor Carrier Act of 1980

Manufacturers	Trucks / Autocar · Freightliner · International · Kenworth · Mack · Peterbilt · Sterling · Volvo · Western Star · White Engines / Caterpillar · Cummins · Detroit Diesel · Mercedes-Benz · Navistar

Motor Carriers	Truckload carriers / Covenant · England · J.B. Hunt · PAM Transport · Schneider · Swift · USA Truck · Werner · Knight LTL and parcel carriers / ABF · Con-way · FedEx · UPS · Yellow Moving companies / Allied · Atlas · Bekins · Gentle Giant Moving Company · Global · Mayflower · North American · United

Truck Stops	Bosselman · Flying J · Iowa 80 · Petro · Pilot · Road Ranger · TravelCenters

People	Reginald Denny · Jimmy Hoffa · Fred Smith · John B. Hunt · Kelly Reno · Iyman Faris

Organizations	Teamsters Union · Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association · American Trucking Associations · SmartWay Transport Partnership

Glossary	List of trucking industry terms in the United States

Popular Culture	Film / Black Dog · Convoy · Duel · F.I.S.T. · Maximum Overdrive · The Gang's All Here · Smokey and the Bandit (series) · They Drive by Night · White Line Fever Television / B.J. and the Bear · Ice Road Truckers · Movin' On · Trick My Truck Music / Convoy · Six Days on the Road · Teddy Bear Other / Open Road · The Rolling Memorial