Organizations Related to Transportation Law-Comman Ones

Organizations Related to Transportation Law

• American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)The American Association of Port Authorities is a trade association which represents more than 160 public port authorities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America
• American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)Over 1,600 ATSSA members provide the majority of features, services and devices used to make our nation's roadways safer.
• American Trucking Association (ATA)The mission of the American Trucking Associations, Inc., is: to serve and represent the interests of the trucking industry with one united voice; to influence in a positive manner Federal and State governmental actions; to advance the trucking industry’s image, efficiency, competitiveness, and profitability; to provide educational programs and industry research; to promote safety and security on our nation’s highways and among our drivers; and to strive for a healthy business environment.
• Community Transportation Association of AmericaA society that now includes a growing population of seniors needs new and expanded community transportation alternatives. Communities with staggering air quality problems and ground congestion need improved public and community transportation alternatives. Areas and communities that have been abandoned or which are in decline need public and community transportation options as part of their renewal efforts.
• National Industrial Transportation LeagueThe National Industrial Transportation League was established in 1907 to represent shippers in their dealings with various regulatory bodies.
• National Safety Council (NCS)Mission: To educate and influence people to prevent accidental injury and death.
• Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration OfficeThe Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) is the Federal safety authority for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous materials (hazmat) by air, rail, highway, and water, with the exception of bulk transportation of hazmat by vessel. OHMS promulgates a national safety program to minimize the risks to life and property inherent in commercial transportation of hazardous materials.
• Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) SystemThe Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System offers company safety data to industry and the public over the internet. Access is provided free of charge to the Company Snapshot, a concise electronic record of a company’s identification, size, commodity information, and safety record, including the safety rating (if any), a roadside out-of-service inspection summary, and crash information. The company snapshot is available via an ad-hoc query (one carrier at a time).
• Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)The Transportation Association of Canada is a national association with a mission to promote the provision of safe, secure, efficient, effective and environmentally and financially sustainable transportation services in support of Canada's social and economic goals.