The association was founded in 1960 by truckstop operators as a means of managing credit information on their mutual customers. National Private Truck Council NPTC is a national trade association dedicated exclusively to representing private motor carrier fleets. Such fleets also include food, retail, wholesale, construction and service companies that provide utility, communications and various other services to consumers and business customers. Consequently, private fleets comprise the largest segment of the trucking industry. NSTA works with Federal and state legislatures, Federal agencies, the public sector, and other interested parties to bring about industry-wide improvements in all areas of pupil transportation.
NSTA membership reflects the great diversity in the industry today.
The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association was founded in 1973 and is the national trade association representing the views and interests of professional truckers in all 50 states and Canada. Our national headquarters is located near Kansas City in Grain Valley, Missouri and is staffed with more than 100 full time employees. Transportation Intermediaries Assn. As a condition of membership, all TIA members are required to sign a strict, national Code of Ethics. The Ethics Committee of TIA arbitrates and ensures that members adhere to the Code of Ethics.