-
In 1934 Ted rogers signed a code, In 1935 congress passed a law and that started The ICC (interstate Commerce commission
-
In 1940 ATA (American trucking association) got a new head quarters.
-
During the war ATA added four more associations to ATA. Moving, Truckload carriers, Tanker trucks, and Distribution carriers.
-
Ata has been hauling for 50 Years.
-
The ata signed the highway act going into the interstate highway bill.
-
In 1960 ATA tried to get a bill signed to increase truck size but was dined.
-
ATA wanted to get a bill passed to increase the weight load so they could get more money.
-
In 1974 the bill to increase truck size and load weight limit was passed.
-
ATA reduced the amount of hours to reduce the amount of crashes.
-
In 1981 each states adopt the gross weight of 80,000 pounds.
-
ATA made this team for people chosen to travel around america to teach people about big truck safety.
-
In 1990 ATA tried to get it where they could travel into Canada and Mexico.
-
1998 the first national trucker week
-
In 1999 the Motor Carrier Safety improvement act is signed. Creating Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to look over the truckers.
-
In 2003 bill graves is the new president of ATA.
-
FMCSA Issued the first update of the hours-of-service since 1939.
-
Tolls started popping up in cities to get money, and truckers where loosing money by paying for tolls.
-
America and Mexico decided to open the borders for truckers,
-
ATA is making their drivers train to drive safe to reduce the truck crashes.
-
in 2011, ATA opens a new capital hill office with new conference facilities.
