Victoria Sheehan, president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, said technology made an important difference in state transportation departments’ pandemic operations.
March 22, 2021Trucking 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.
New Jersey DOT Announces $30.1 Million for Local Freight Improvements
The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced $30.1 million has been awarded to counties and municipalities for projects meant to facilitate the safe movement of heavy truck traffic.
March 19, 2021FMCSA Begins Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors Study
Federal trucking regulators are progressing on plans for a $30 million Large-Truck Crash Causal Factors study intended to gather new critical information and data in an effort to reduce crashes nationwide.
March 18, 2021Wisconsin DOT Issues Funds to Support County Forest Roads
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently distributed funds to improve public roads that run through county forests.
March 16, 2021NHTSA to Investigate Tesla Crash With Tractor-Trailer
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer.
March 16, 2021Senators Introduce Trucking Workforce Legislation
Legislation aimed at training drivers younger than 21 to drive trucks across state lines was recently unveiled by a group of senators.
March 15, 2021Carriers Use Pre-Planning to Help Drivers Secure Truck Parking
Trucking companies are addressing the parking shortage in multiple ways, including advance planning, using technology to access real-time information on parking availability, or even embracing paid reservations for parking spaces or hotel rooms to make it easier for drivers to shut down for the night.
March 15, 2021Amazon Closes Canadian Facility Hit by COVID
Amazon .com Inc. has been ordered to close a facility outside Toronto for two weeks as public health officials worry about rising COVID-19 cases inside the complex.
March 12, 2021U.S. Xpress Details Safety Initiatives It Has Deployed
U.S. Xpress Enterprises detailed road safety practices it has deployed in a report released March 10.
March 12, 2021Officials Call $202,000 Towing Bill a Textbook Example of a Scam
A Wisconsin motor carrier got a big surprise when one of its tractor-trailers hauling a truckload of cheese had to be pulled from a ditch on I-64 in central Virginia: A $202,000 removal and towing bill.
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