ATA’s move into new offices marks a return to Washington, D.C.

 After leaving Washington in 1984, the American Trucking Associations is asserting that it has totally moved into its new D.C. headquarters constructing, inside strolling distance to the U.S. Division of Transportation and Capitol Hill.

“ATA’s advocacy efforts are finest served by being near the place selections are made,” mentioned ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. “We’re wanting ahead to welcoming our members and decision-makers to our new house and sharing the numerous contributions our business makes to each American each day.”

Along with internet hosting workspaces for almost 150 of ATA’s skilled employees, the brand new workplace at 80 M Road SE contains a cutting-edge broadcast studio, a multi-purpose convention space, and a commercial-grade kitchen. Guests to ATA are welcomed by imagery representing the trucking business together with an precise truck within the eighth ground foyer donated by Ruan Transportation.

A longtime ATA member and supporter of the Federation, ATA’s Capitol Hill Workplace was beforehand named the Ruan Transportation Heart in 1997 and the truck honors Ruan’s legacy of help for the affiliation. 

A time-lapse video of the truck’s meeting within the ATA foyer could be seen right here.

“We’re proud to have our truck as a centerpiece of the foyer to welcome individuals to ATA’s headquarters,” mentioned ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine, Ruan president and COO. “As our business transports items to each nook of the nation, this truck is a visible illustration of the important position our business performs, and the numerous tales like Ruan’s, that hold our financial system shifting on daily basis.”