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Research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence said its data indicated final July net trailer orders reached 13,400 units, falling 29% when compared to June's number.
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ATA’s Spear Cites Washington Policy Gains
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ATA's Chris Spear">ATA's Chris Spear
">NASHVILLE, TN – Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, says Washington is hearing the voice of the trucking industry.
In a keynote address that offered praise for the Trump Administration, Spear told the 2017 In.Sight user conference about several policy wins that have been secured.
Spear spoke about the removal of the proposed speed-limiter regulation from the revised short-term agenda, calling the law as it was written abysmal, and cited the ATA's continued efforts around the regulation that remains on the government's long-term agenda.
“We are willing to engage on thoughtful, inclusive, transparent, dialogue on this issue, because it's needed and it's warranted,” he said, stressing that such a law has to be rewritten with more clarity.
Spear made similar comments about proposed sleep apnea screening regulations, which were also removed from the agenda because of Trump's executive order requiring federal regulators to eliminate two regulations for every one new one that is passed.
Spear said it was clear the research done on the proposed sleep apnea testing regulation wasn't answering all the questions being asked, so it was pulled off the books.
“We're seeing a lot less regulatory headwind because we're asking these tough questions,” he said. “But that does not mean we do not support good, thoughtful regulations.”
Spear said the electronic logging device mandate that will go into effect in December is one of those good regulations.
“[The ELD rule] is not some wild-eyed regulation proposed by the Obama administration."
“This is not some wild-eyed regulation proposed by the Obama administration,” he said, noting the new law was mandated by a Republican-majority congress. “It's been litigated, it's been debated, it's been regulated, and the force and effect of the law comes December 18, 2017.”
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