{"id":210,"date":"2026-02-17T07:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/?p=210"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:25:27","slug":"ata-secures-major-win-for-trucking-as-pima-county-withdraws-illegal-and-ill-advised-ordinance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/ata-secures-major-win-for-trucking-as-pima-county-withdraws-illegal-and-ill-advised-ordinance\/","title":{"rendered":"ATA Secures Major Win for Trucking as Pima County Withdraws Illegal and Ill-advised Ordinance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tolleson, AZ \u2014 The Arizona Trucking Association (ATA) announced that Pima County has removed its proposed ordinance from the Board of Supervisors\u2019 agenda<\/a>, marking a significant victory for Arizona\u2019s trucking industry and the principle of lawful, reasonable truck access.<\/p>\n

The proposed ordinance would have imposed a 75-trip daily limit on commercial vehicles using certain unpaved roads and required special permits for truck access\u2014restrictions that ATA\u2019s legal analysis found violated both federal and state standards governing reasonable access for commercial vehicles.<\/a><\/p>\n

The ordinance emerged amid the Board of Supervisors\u2019 ongoing opposition to mining operations that would have been directly impacted by the proposed truck restrictions. Rather than pursuing actual dust mitigation strategies, Pima County attempted to weaponize truck access restrictions to achieve an unrelated goal\u2014stopping mining operations by cutting off their ability to move materials\u2014placing Arizona\u2019s trucking industry in the middle of a political dispute that had nothing to do with trucking.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law matters, especially when it comes to access and commerce,\u201d said Tony Bradley, President and CEO of the Arizona Trucking Association. \u201cThis ordinance conflicted with established federal standards under 23 CFR 658.19 requiring reasonable access for commercial vehicles. ATA submitted detailed legal analysis to the Board of Supervisors and engaged directly with stakeholders to demonstrate why arbitrary trip caps and additional permit schemes violate both federal and state law.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ATA emphasized that the outcome reflects the value of strong, proactive advocacy backed by clear legal standards. By engaging early and providing comprehensive analysis, ATA ensured that trucking interests\u2014and the legal requirements protecting them\u2014were clearly understood.<\/p>\n

\u201cATA\u2019s mission is clear: promote, advocate for, and defend our members against unlawful overreach,\u201d said Parker Hancock, Chairman of the ATA Board of Directors. \u201cWe will not stand by and allow local governments to violate federal and state law, no matter how well-intentioned their goals may be. We\u2019ve seen this playbook before\u2014jurisdictions using access restrictions as a backdoor to shut down legitimate commercial operations. This victory shows what happens when the industry speaks with one voice and prevents a precedent that could have spread statewide. This is exactly why engagement and membership matter.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the ordinance was framed around dust mitigation on unpaved roads, ATA made clear that Arizona\u2019s trucking industry supports lawful, data-driven environmental strategies. However, those solutions must comply with federal and state law\u2014not circumvent it through arbitrary access restrictions that undermine supply chains and economic activity.<\/p>\n

ATA considers the withdrawal of the ordinance a definitive end to this proposal but will continue monitoring Pima County and other jurisdictions to ensure similar unlawful measures are not reintroduced.<\/p>\n

\u201cVictories like this are possible only when the industry stands together,\u201d Bradley added. \u201cATA will continue defending reasonable access and working collaboratively with local governments on solutions that respect both the law and Arizona\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the Arizona Trucking Association<\/strong>
\nThe Arizona Trucking Association defends and advances the interests of Arizona\u2019s trucking industry through proactive advocacy, legal analysis, and policy leadership. ATA ensures its members can operate under lawful regulations while safely and efficiently moving the goods essential to Arizona\u2019s economy and quality of life.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tolleson, AZ \u2014 The Arizona Trucking Association (ATA) announced that Pima County has removed its proposed ordinance from the Board of Supervisors\u2019 agenda, marking a significant victory for Arizona\u2019s trucking industry and the principle of lawful, reasonable truck access. The proposed ordinance would have imposed a 75-trip daily limit on commercial vehicles using certain unpaved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvs.arizonatrucking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}