Trucking Industry Safety News

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Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.

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California Ports Deploying Air Pollution Capture for Ships

Long Beach, Calif.-based startup Stax Engineering has deployed pollution-capturing tech at multiple ports for the first time, servicing ships at the ports of L.A., Long Beach and Oakland.

February 12, 2024
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Buttigieg, Shipping Stakeholders Discuss Red Sea Tensions

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held two private meetings with stakeholders to discuss shipping, regional navigation and supply chain issues in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

February 9, 2024
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Coalition Sues CARB Over Emission Report Mandates

California is being sued over its new emission laws mandating that companies there and out of state report their supply chain emissions and mitigation efforts.

February 8, 2024
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Congressional Democrats Push Rail Safety Bills

To mark the anniversary of a freight train derailment in Ohio, policymakers renewed calls for approving a legislative response as the industry highlights safety improvements.

February 8, 2024
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Planned Savannah Private Port Terminal Stokes Traffic Fears

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The planned SeaPoint marine terminal east of downtown Savannah is spurring concerns about port-related traffic overwhelming the streets and rail tracks in the area.

February 8, 2024
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Shipping Officials: Supply Chain Equipped to Deal With Attacks

The world’s critical shipping lanes are facing a group of modern-day “Barbary pirates” with the recent violence in the Red Sea, according to Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel.

February 8, 2024
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Maersk Warns of Slowdown Once Freight Boost Fades

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares plunged after the company said it expects renewed gloom in the industry this year when the current boost to freight rates from the Red Sea conflict evaporates.

February 8, 2024
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FMCSA Releases New Medical Examiner’s Handbook

More than eight years in the making, federal trucking regulators have finally approved a new — albeit scaled down — version of the 2024 Medical Examiner’s Handbook.

February 7, 2024
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EPA Tightens Standards for Soot From Tailpipes, Smokestacks

The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from industrial sources could prevent thousands of deaths a year.

February 7, 2024
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San Clemente Landslide Forces San Diego Rail to Halt Again

Freight trains to and from the Port of San Diego were suspended again the night of Feb. 6 by a slow-moving landslide that threatens the tracks at San Clemente, Calif.

February 7, 2024