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, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Uber Raises $1.2 Billion With Aurora-Linked Bond Deal

The rare structure — bonds that turn into equity in another company if the underlying stock exceeds a set price after a period — offered investors a compelling combination of attributes.

May 20, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

China’s Pony AI Eyes Profitability With Robotaxi Growth

Pony AI’s report on its first full quarter as a publicly traded company will have investors homing in on how a new generation of robotaxis could put the firm on a path to profitability.

May 19, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Aurora Reverses Course, Puts Human Back in Driver’s Seat

Aurora Innovation is putting a human back in front of the wheel of big rigs operating in Texas, reversing course less than three weeks after the company began commercial autonomous service.

May 16, 2025
Government, Safety

FHWA Nominee McMaster Promotes Permitting Reform, Safety

Sean McMaster, nominee to lead the Federal Highway Administration, appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on May 14, the first step of his confirmation process.

May 15, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Ford Recalls 274,000 Navigator, Expedition SUVs

Ford is recalling nearly 274,000 of its Expedition and Lincoln-branded Navigator SUVs due to an issue that may cause a loss of brake function while driving, increasing crash risks.

May 15, 2025
Government, Safety, Logistics

House Panel Weighs Input on Highway Funding Priorities

The transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives recently reviewed proposals from its colleagues as a way to inform an upcoming multiyear highway policy measure.

May 15, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Transportation Secretary Duffy Finalizes 76 Projects

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy finalized 76 infrastructure grants among a backlog of 3,200 projects that had been approved under the Biden administration but left incomplete.

May 14, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FMCSA Revokes 8 ELDs From Approved List

Carriers must replace the revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs from the Registered Devices list before July 11. Those that continue to use them will be considered as operating without an ELD.

May 14, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Steelmaker Nucor Shuts Down Some Output After Cyberattack

Nucor, the biggest steel manufacturer in North America, shut down production at some of its facilities after detecting an unauthorized intrusion into its computer systems.

May 14, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Feds Question Musk, Tesla on Safety of Driverless Taxis

Federal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk and Tesla to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national rollout.

May 13, 2025