ATA Hires Michael Cammisa as Vice President of Safety Policy & Connectivity

Industry Veteran to Direct Trucking Group's Safety and Autonomous Vehicle Efforts

News provided by

Dec 05, 2016, 08:30 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear announced that the nation's leading trucking industry group has hired Michael Cammisa as ATA's new vice president of safety policy and connectivity.

"Mike has decades of experience as a leader in highway and vehicle safety," Spear said. "His understanding of the emerging issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, the regulatory process and his connections within the safety community will be invaluable to ATA and its members and we are pleased to have him join our team."

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight.Trucking Moves America Forward.

Prior to coming to ATA, Cammisa spent 16 years at the Association of Global Automakers, most recently as senior director of safety and connected vehicles, working with state and federal officials and automakers to shape the regulatory framework for connected and automated vehicles.

Cammisa has also worked as a researcher at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and as an engineering and management consultant.

"Trucks play a vital role in our economy and I'm looking forward to working with ATA members to improve on this industry's already strong safety record," Cammisa said. "New technologies are setting the groundwork for an exciting future for trucking and I'm pleased to be joining an organization that will play a large role in shaping that future."

Cammisa holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia, a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University.

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140523/90962

SOURCE American Trucking Associations