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.

Business, Safety

2019 Delaware Truck Driving Championships

Photos from the 2019 Delaware Truck Driving Championships May 18 in Harrington, Del. (Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

May 20, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

TuSimple Self-Driving Trucks to Haul Mail for Postal Service in Two-Week Pilot

Self-driving trucks operated by startup TuSimple will haul mail and packages across the Southwest in a two-week pilot program with the U.S. Postal Service.

May 20, 2019
Business, Safety

2019 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships

Drivers conduct pre-trip inspections and compete on the course during the 2019 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships.

May 18, 2019
Business, Safety

Walmart’s Robert Benton Crowned Grand Champion in Delaware

HARRINGTON, Del. — Robert Benton, a Walmart Transportation driver based in Delaware, will be heading to the National Truck Driving Championships for the third year in a row.

May 18, 2019
Business, Safety

2019 Ohio Truck Driving Championships

Photos from the Ohio Truck Driving Championships in Sandusky, Ohio, May 17-18, 2019. (Marissa Gamache/Transport Topics)

May 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

NTSB: Autopilot Was in Use Before Tesla Hit Semitrailer

DETROIT — A Tesla Model 3 involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida on March 1 was operating on the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system, federal investigators have determined.

May 17, 2019
Business, Safety

Ohio Competition Gets Underway With Scott Woodrome Favored to Win

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Defending national Grand Champion Scott Woodrome of FedEx Freight is back at the Ohio TDC beginning his quest to repeat.

May 17, 2019
Government, Safety

Committee Against Human Trafficking Reviews Draft of Final Report

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking is one step closer to submitting the final version of its capstone report.

May 17, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Unmanned Truck Operates on Public Road in Sweden

An unmanned, self-driving truck now is hauling cargo on a short stretch of public road in Sweden.

May 17, 2019
Business, Safety

Tennessee Native Punches First Ticket to Nationals

FedEx Freight driver Gary Luster is looking to capitalize on his first Grand Champion win that he picked up April 27 at the Tennessee Truck Driving Championships.

May 16, 2019