Forward Air Corp. opened an expanded support center in Columbus, Ohio, the company announced April 14.
April 14, 2022Trucking Industry Safety News
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.
Forward Air Opens New Support Center in Ohio
Indiana River Port Featured in White House Rural Infrastructure Tour
The Department of Transportation has released $44 billion for rural infrastructure, an announcement that reinforced a White House commitment and aligned with a visit by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to a small Indiana river port.
April 14, 2022Amazon CEO Jassy Wants to Improve Warehouse Safety
In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities.
April 14, 2022Transportation Leader Peter DeFazio Reflects on IIJA Implementation
Over his years in office, Rep. Peter DeFazio has become one of the staunchest proponents for increasing federal dollars to repair and modernize the nation’s infrastructure.
April 13, 2022Texas Ag Commissioner Blasts Governor’s Border Crackdown
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller blasted Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catastrophic” crackdown on cross-border trucking and warned it will lead to food shortages in the second-largest U.S. state.
April 13, 2022Audit Says Hazmat Regulators Need to Meet Timely Reviews of Carriers
Hazardous materials regulators are falling short in performing some required timely reviews of whether hazmat carriers have the “knowledge, capability and performance record” to safely move hazmat, according to a new Department of Transportation inspector general audit.
April 12, 2022AASHTO Raises Concerns Over Infrastructure Law Implementation
A group representing state highways and transportation sent a 30-page document to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking clarification and recommending actions to help implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
April 12, 2022Staged-Accident Convictions in New Orleans Reach 35
Three more individuals have pleaded guilty in connection with a 2016 staged accident with a tractor-trailer in the New Orleans area.
April 12, 2022US House Passes FEMA Recovery Bills
Legislation designed to facilitate recovery efforts for communities and commercial corridors hard-hit by severe-weather events recently advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
April 11, 2022Musk Says Tesla Will Build Vehicle Designed to Be a Robotaxi
AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla will build a vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi, and it will start making three new vehicles next year, CEO Elon Musk told fans at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory.
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