Trucking to Play Critical Role in Restarting Economy, ATA’s Chris Spear Says

The trucking industry will play a critical role in the development and implementation of plans to restart the country’s struggling economy, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said.

In an interview with Transport Topics Radio on SiriusXM, Spear discussed how the industry will contribute to a White House commission tasked with advising government officials about critical next steps as the nation works through recovery from the effects of COVID-19.

“On the transportation grouping, trucking is well represented,” said Spear, who is a member of the panel. “It’s got a number of carrier CEOs ... that have a lot of presence around the country, and understand the economy from that perspective — not just as a national, but a regional, state and local level.”