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Think you're the best driver in your fleet? Interested in proving it? Signup to participate in the 9th Annual Truck Driving Championship. Drivers can compete in in one of four categories. The winners of each category are invited to compete in the National Truck Driving Championship in Houston, TX August 19th - 23rd. For more information click here.
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To Commercial Vehicle operators (buses, Hazmat, etc):
It is time to reopen the International Airport Road grade crossing. The first train the railroad has scheduled is April 25. Please pass this message along to anyone that may be using this route. This is the final reminder. Last year we had a very successful opening; we’d like to see it go as smooth again this year.
Thanks again for supporting safe operations. Dan
Dan Breeden, Director
DOT&PF / MSCVE
907-365-1210
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The Alaska Trucking Association has partnered with the Division of Motor Vehicles.
We can now process all your titling, registration and driving record needs right here in our office. For more information click here.
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Upcoming Training Events:
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Welcome to the Alaska Trucking Association’s web site! Please send comments and suggestions about our site to info@aktrucks.org. We need your input and suggestions.
ATA has been serving the needs of the state's trucking industry for 49 years. ATA is one of the few organizations promoting and protecting the interests of the transportation industry before the legislature, administrative agencies and courts. ATA has partnered with the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide titling, registration, driving records and many other DMV services without the long wait time of going to the DMV. Our Association also provides many services which improve the efficiency of our member’s operations. Visit our services page for more information about how ATA can help your company.
Our members cover all ends of the spectrum, from suppliers to owner-operators to carriers that run millions of miles a year. If you aren't currently a member, complete and mail in a membership application today!
Mission Statement: The mission of the Alaska Trucking Association is to
- to foster and promote the interest of the trucking industry in Alaska
- to positively influence government and regulatory agencies
- to promote highway and driver safety
- to assist member companies in managing change
- to provide education through seminars and conferences
Strength in numbers
- Active involvement with legislation and regulations
- As a member, your participation enhances and strengthens the industry position
Expert advice
- Staff that answers members questions
- Timely and accurate information
- If you are not a member, you do not have access to this resource and are paying too much for compliance advice
Increased profitability
- Safety and Compliance seminars to keep you informed
- Discount transportation supplies through our supply center
- Endorsed and Benefit Partner programs offered exclusively to members
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| What's Happening in the Alaska Trucking Industry
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*Fuel Facts* -Fleet Advisor The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this month that the national average price of retail on-highway diesel surged 10.4 cents to an all-time high of $4.59 per gallon. The national average is $1.18 higher than during the same week in 2007. Nationwide, the average price of a gallon of ultra-low sulfur diesel jumped 10.3 cents to $4.69. Diesel prices are most expensive on the West Coast, averaging $4.18 per gallon, and lowest in the Gulf Coast region, averaging $4.00 per gallon. - A one penny increase in the price of diesel annualized over an entire year costs the trucking industry an additional $391 million a year.
- At the current price, compared with five years earlier, it costs 164%, or $765, more to fuel up a typical tractor-trailer. Compared with 10 years earlier, it costs 281%, or $898, more to fuel up a typical tractor-trailer.
- Rising fuel costs are having a huge impact on the trucking industry. For many motor carriers, fuel is now equal to labor as the highest expense; and for some carriers, fuel has likely surpassed labor as their largest expense.
- Because trucks haul 70% of all freight tonnage, and 80% of communities receive their goods exclusively by truck, rising fuel costs have the potential to increase the cost of everything Americans consume that comes by truck.
- The trucking industry spent more than $112 billion on fuel in 2007, and we’re on pace to spend $114.5 billion in 2008 – a record high. That’s up form $106 billion in 2006. In 2007, the industry’s diesel expenditures were about equal to the entire New Zealand economy. Additionally, at $112.6 billion, the industry’s diesel bill was 9% larger than the entire Kuwaiti economy, the sixth largest oil exporter in the world.
- The higher prices at the pump are being driven by two main factors: surging crude oil prices and increased global demand for diesel fuel. Demand is not falling. There is increased demand both in the U.S. and internationally, particularly in China, India, and Europe.
- The longer oil prices stay above $100 per barrel, the less we can expect significant price reductions for diesel. There is a strong correlation between crude oil prices and diesel prices. More than 60% of what we pay at the pump is due to the cost of crude. The same is true for gasoline.
- Commercial trucks consume 53.9 billion gallons of fuel each year. About 39 billion gallons, or 73% is diesel. The remaining 27% is gasoline
- The EIA recently predicted that diesel will average $3.62 per gallon this year, 26% higher than the 2007 average. So far in 2008, diesel prices have risen more than 21%.
- There are 42 gallons of oil in a barrel of crude oil. A barrel of crude oil, when refined, yields about 20 gallons of gasoline and seven gallons of diesel, as well as other petroleum products (heating oil, jet fuel, etc).
- In 2006, Canada was the top oil supplier to the U.S., accounting for 18% of U.S. crude oil imports.
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