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

Port of Toledo Tonnage Falls 30% in 2015 as Commodities Slump

A slumping steel industry led to declines in several key commodities across the Port of Toledo’s docks last year that accounted for most of a nearly 30% plunge in cargo tonnage.

January 19, 2016
Business, Safety

Truck-Crash Deaths Down

The rate and total number of fatalities involving trucks weighing at least 10,000 pounds declined in 2014 from the prior year, according to newly released federal data.

January 18, 2016
Business, Government, Safety

Minimal Mention of Transportation in Obama’s Final State of the Union

President Obama’s much-anticipated State of the Union Address on Jan. 12 focused little on infrastructure and freight transportation concerns, surprising stakeholders still praising last month’s enactment of a five-year highway law that had been six years in the making.

January 18, 2016
Technology, Business, Safety

Choosing Safe Carriers Via Technology

Technology goes beyond helping carriers and shippers find the best rates and routes; it also can help them monitor fleet safety ratings.

January 15, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Technology

Obama Fiscal 2017 Budget to Request $4 Billion for Vehicle Automation

President Obama’s fiscal 2017 budget request will include nearly $4 billion over a decade for the development of automated vehicles, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Jan. 14.

January 14, 2016
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Rep. Ken Buck Seeks to Authorize Twin 33s Nationwide

Twin 33-foot trailers would be authorized nationwide under legislation Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) introduced this month.

January 14, 2016
Government, Safety

Driver Fatigue Makes NTSB’s 2016 Top Issues List

WASHINGTON — Policymakers and industry stakeholders need to put in place programs designed to reduce fatigue among truckers on the roads and other commercial operators while on duty, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Jan. 13.

January 13, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

40 Trucks, Cars Involved in Pileup on Snowy I-74

Six people were injured and Interstate 74 near the Indiana-Ohio border was shut down for 10 hours Jan. 12 when more than 40 vehicles were involved in two separate crashes following a snow squall. See photos, videos.

January 12, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Researcher Says Truck Driver Health on the Decline

WASHINGTON — Longhaul and over-the-road truck drivers increasingly are unhealthy, a University of Utah occupational epidemiologist told researchers attending a Jan. 11 session at the 2016 Transportation Research Board.

January 12, 2016
Business, Safety, Government

Baltimore Transport Hub Project Rebranded as Tradepoint Atlantic

A Baltimore project to create a transportation hub on the 3,100-acre site of a former steel mill has been rebranded as Tradepoint Atlantic in an effort to stress potential for international trade and cargo development and attract development.

January 12, 2016