Transportation

Trucking Industry

American Trucking Associations: ATA represents the trucking industry in Washington, D.C. Provides technical assistance and training. Includes Transport Topics Trucking and Freight Transportation News.

The Truckers Report: Complete Guide to Trucker Resources: Online resources for truckers, including regulatory compliance guides, information on road conditions and fuel prices, guides to trucker codes and slang, resources for female truckers, and historical information.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Federal agency responsible for the issuance, administration, and enforcement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the Hazardous Materials Regulations, and drug and alcohol testing requirements. Focuses on high risk areas through detailed data analyses and provides technical assistance and training to States and local governments, and public safety information to the driving public.

Freight Transportation Resources: Factoring Safety into Trucking: Checklists and guidelines related to safety for truckers and others who work in the trucking industry.

Intermodal Association of North America: Intermodal freight refers to systems that move cargo via more than one mode of transport. For example, a cargo container might be moved by sea, then by rail, then delivered to its final destination by truck.
Share the Road: Share the Road is a highway safety program of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). For the past 20 years, the Share the Road program has been teaching the public how to share the road with large trucks. Million-mile accident free professional truck drivers deliver specific life-saving safety tips to the public, the media, and our public officials through television, radio, the web and in print.
Share the Road Safely: The Share the Road Safely program strives to improve the knowledge of all highway users to minimize the likelihood of a crash with a large truck, and reduce the consequences of those that do occur. Explore this site to learn what you can do to stay safe, and keep your family safe, on the highway.

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