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.

Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

US House Democrats Edge Closer to $3.5 Trillion Budget With Transportation Bill Approval

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moved closer to realizing President Joe Bidens domestic agenda after they advanced transit and climate change proposals in a transportation budget bill.

September 15, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Intermodal Freight Industry Ponders Investment in Resilience

LONG BEACH, Calif. The intermodal freight industry is debating how much it should invest in infrastructure and other expenditures to build resiliency in the face of disruptive shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 14, 2021
Business, Safety, Fuel

Storms Blackouts Sever Texas Fuel Shipments to East Coast

The largest gasoline pipeline in North America halted most shipments of fuel from Texas to the East Coast after Hurricane Nicholas winds knocked out power to almost half a million homes and businesses.

September 14, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Goodyear Boosts Automated Tire Inspection Tech With New Leasing Options

CLEVELAND The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is adding customized leasing options for its automated tire inspection device, the company announced Sept. 14.

September 14, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Probe Leads NHTSA to Request Documents From 12 Carmakers

The top U.S. auto safety regulator sent letters to 12 automakers as part of its investigation into Tesla Inc.s Autopilot system and a dozen collisions at crash scenes involving first-responder vehicles.

September 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

NTSB Chair Jennifer 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy Calls for a Shift in Safety Focus

U.S. highways could be as safe as the nations skies if road transportation embraced the safe system approach that helps the aviation industry annually report zero fatalities, the new National Transportation Safety Board leader said.

September 14, 2021
Business, Safety, Logistics

Storms From Texas to China Set to Worsen Global Ship Snarls

Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by another disruptive force: Mother Nature.

September 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

ATA President Chris Spear Optimistic About Infrastructure Bill

CLEVELAND American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear expressed optimism that the sweeping infrastructure package circulating on Capitol Hill will win approval, and praised the trucking industrys response to the coronavirus pandemic.

September 14, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Sensata Stresses Radar, Telematics After Acquisitions

CLEVELAND Sensata Technologies discussed its business outlook and progress in the wake of its acquisitions of Xirgo Technologies and PRECO Electronics during a Sept. 12 press event.

September 13, 2021
Government, Safety

FMCSA Awards $76 Million in CMV Safety Grants

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded more than $76 million in grants to states and educational institutions to enhance commercial motor vehicle safety.

September 13, 2021