Anti Trucker Association – Pleased With Announcement of New US-Mexico Trucking Agreement

TweetWho would have thought any differently?
I can’t figure ATA out, one day they are on the ball to helping the industry out.
Then the very next day they rejoin the ranks of the “ignorant” people in Washington – again.
It is very irritating to see them flip-flop back and forth like they do.
The American [...]

What is the Women In Trucking Association? by Ellen Voie

TweetThe IRS defines association as “a group of persons banded together for a specific purpose.” The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) separates associations into two groups, trade or professional. According to the ASAE, a trade association is made up of business competitors. Businesses – not individuals – join trade associations.
The American Trucking Associations [...]

Truck Drivers the Time For Action is Now

TweetCongressman Peter DeFazio (OR) is asking his fellow lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to sign their names to a letter that calls for the Obama Administration to renegotiate NAFTA trucking provisions with Mexico.
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Truckers say the U.S. must challenge Mexico’s tariff bullying

TweetAlmost one year after their implementation, U.S. trade officials have yet to question the legitimacy of politically targeted tariffs levied by Mexico on U.S. exports.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is calling upon the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to immediately challenge the legality of the tariffs so that the debate regarding cross-border [...]

Truckers fret over NAFTA “renegotiation” talk

TweetIs the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dying? Both Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama have made campaign promises to “renegotiate” the 14-year-old trade agreement that generally has resulted in a boom for U.S. trucking and railroad interests.
Since NAFTA was adopted in 1994 under the first Clinton administration, it basically created open trade, free of [...]