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

ATA Reaffirms Opposition to Side Underride Guard Legislation

Legislation that would require the installation of side underride guards on heavy trucks is not based on sufficient science, data or demonstrated overall effectiveness, American Trucking Associations wrote to congressional transportation leaders.

July 18, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Earthquake Damage Adds to Infrastructure Woes at Port of Alaska

The primary users of Anchorage’s beleaguered port want city officials to delay the first major rehabilitation work at the port in years while port leaders continue to discover earthquake damage to critical infrastructure.

July 18, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Panel Takes Steps to Revise Obsolete Medical Examiners Handbook

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s update to its Medical Examiners Handbook is a step closer to completion. The handbook serves as a guideline for physicians who use it to assess truck driver health.

July 18, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Proposes Two-Year Delay of Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Due to IT Glitches

Federal trucking regulators have proposed a two-year delay for compliance with certain provisions in the Entry Level Driver Training rule to allow more time for development of the secure electronic transfer of information to the certified training provider registry and state driver licensing agencies.

July 17, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Transportation Investment Bills Can Succeed With Officials’ Support, Experts Say

WASHINGTON — Support from state and local officials is vital for the success of transportation funding measures, according to road building experts.

July 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Peloton to Develop System for Driverless Following Truck in Platooning

Peloton Technology Inc. announced it is expanding its vision for truck platooning and driver productivity.

July 17, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Federal Inactivity Drives State Creativity With Infrastructure Funding

In the absence of a strong federal partner, states clamoring for infrastructure funds have taken financing measures into their own hands.

July 17, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Imposes Lifetime Ban on Truckers Convicted of Human Trafficking

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a final rule that permanently bans commercial motor vehicle drivers who have been convicted of human trafficking.

July 16, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

ARTBA Chairman Bob Alger Calls on Congress to Restore Highway Trust Fund

Congress needs to restore a federal highway account headed toward insolvency to provide funding certainty across the infrastructure construction sector, the leader of a national transportation advocacy group told lawmakers July 16.

July 16, 2019
Business, Safety

Boeing 737 Max Groundings to Affect 2020 Results, Ryanair Says

The extended grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max plane forced Ryanair Holdings to scale back growth plans for next summer, putting the airline industry on notice that the crisis is starting to affect longer-term plans.

July 16, 2019