1st Quarter - Report — AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS (2015)

Firm

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

Client

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS

Income

—

Expenses

$500,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Roads/Highway ROD

Highway Funding Issues; Highway Infrastructure Issues; Motor Carrier Issues; Tax Issues; Public Private Partnerships; Hours of Service; Truck Productivity; Tolling; Devolution

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Transportation TRA

Motor Carrier Safety Issues; Hazardous Materials Issues; Government Traffic Issues; Highway Reauthorization; Hours of Service; Electronic Onboard Recorders; Public Private Partnerships; Tolling; Devolution; Speed Governors; Real ID Act; National Infrastructure Protection Plan; Highway Funding Issues; Transportation Worker ID Issues; Fuel Supply and Cost Issues; Economic Issues; Compliance, Safety and Accountability; Productivity; Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse; Collision Mitigation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Issues; Motor Carrier Tax Issues; Highway Reauthorization Issues; Transportation Appropriations; Pension Reform; Highway Funding Issues; Fuel Tax Issues; Independent Contractor; Tolling; Devolution; Heavy Vehicle Use Tax; Bonus Depreciation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Small Business SMB

Truck Driver Training Issues; Hazardous Materials Issues; Border Security and Safety Issues; Transportation Security Issues; Homeland Security Issues; Trucking/Motor Carrier Issues; Tax Issues; Fuel Issues; Independent Contractor; Hours of Service

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Motor Carrier Safety Issues; Hazardous Materials Issues; Government Traffic Issues; Highway Reauthorization; Hours of Service; Electronic Onboard Recorders; Public Private Partnerships; Tolling; Devolution; Background Check Issues; Speed Governors; National Infrastructure Protection Plan; Highway Funding Issues; Transportation Worker ID Issues; Trucking Specific Issues; Fuel Supply and Cost Issues; Economic Issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Hazardous Materials; Transportation Security Improvement Act; Air Quality Issues; Diesel Engine Issues(Retrofits); Fuel Efficiency Issues; Motor Carrier Issues; Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel; EPA Smart-Way Voluntary Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Transportation; Housing and Urban Development Appropriations; Transportation Security Issues; Homeland Security Appropriations Issues; Transportation Security Administration Issues; Pension Reform Issues; Fuel Surcharge; Environmental Issues; Hours of Service; Motor Carrier Safety Issues; Productivity; Tolling; Devolution; Highway Trust Fund

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Independent Contractor Issues; Truck Driver Shortages; Veterans Employment Training Act; Cross Border Issues; Workplace Issues; Fair Labor Standards Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE NIELSON DECKER	—
CATHERINE A EVANS	—
BILL GRAVES	—
HENRY O. HANSCOM	—
JOSEPH M HART	—
JACKIE MATTHEW KELLY	—
JONATHAN SAMSON	—
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SPEAR	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Affiliated organisations

Organisation	Location
CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Fort Mill, SC, US
HUB GROUP	Oakbrook, IL, US
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.	Cudahy, WI, US

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.