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Driving Legislation Fails To Account For Medical Cannabis Legalization, A Report Finds
Friday, June 9, 2023 - 2:16pm | 784The Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) calls for an urgent review of driving legislation in response to the legalization of medical cannabis. According to the CIC, current driving legislation is deemed potentially discriminatory and outdated. About The Report The report titled 'Cannabis &...
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Study Shows That Cannabis Legalization May Reduce Heavy Truck Crash Rates, Here's Why
Monday, July 11, 2022 - 3:36pm | 492A recent study conducted at state Universities of Tennessee, Arkansas and Iowa showed that U.S. recreational cannabis legalization reduced the number of heavy truck accidents by 11% in the eight states studied. The researchers looked at a state-level panel of...
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COVID-19 Study Finds Disaster Plan Readiness Linked To Fleet Size
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 3:53pm | 641Fleet size directly correlates with whether a carrier has a disaster plan in place to deal with emergencies such as a long-term pandemic, according to a new trucking industry study. The study, released Tuesday by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Owner-Operator...
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ATRI, OOIDA Want Fast Responses To Survey On COVID-19 Trucking Impacts
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 4:42pm | 517The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) Foundation are fielding a fast-turn coronavirus pandemic survey, hoping to learn how the trucking industry is coping and what it would do differently next time. The 20-question...