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, Autonomous

Industry to Hear From Key Govt. Officials at ATA’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia

Several key lawmakers and regulators are scheduled to address trucking industry leaders gathering at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia this week.

October 12, 2015
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

FMCSA Says Report Supports CSA

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Oct. 8 released a report that the agency said confirms data used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability’s safety measurement system is able to identify truck and bus companies involved in 90% of the more than 100,000 crashes each year.

October 8, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

MyCarDoesWhat Safety Program Also Applies To Trucks

MyCarDoesWhat, the safety technology program unveiled on Oct. 7 in Washington by the Department of Transportation and the National Safety Council, has direct applicability to the trucking industry.

October 7, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Beverly Scott's NTSB Nomination Withdrawn

Beverly Scott’s nomination for the vacancy on the five-member National Transportation Safety Board was withdrawn Oct. 6.

October 6, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

Flood-Ravaged South Carolina Gets $5M in Emergency Road Repair Funds

After severe flooding paralyzed areas in the central part of the state, South Carolina was awarded $5 million in federal funds to fix key roadways and bridges, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 6.

October 6, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

N.J. Transportation Commissioner Resigns

A little over a year after he became New Jersey’s transportation commissioner for the second time, Jamie Fox is leaving on Oct. 9 to return to the private sector.

October 6, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel

ATRI Says Total Fleet Costs Rise; Wages, Equipment Up, Fuel Dips

Motor carrier operating costs rose 1.6% to $1.703 per mile last year, as higher costs for new equipment, driver wages and maintenance wiped out savings from lower fuel prices, the American Transportation Research Institute reported.

October 5, 2015
Business, Government, Safety

McCarthy Pledges Action

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader and likely successor to outgoing Speaker John Boehner, pledged support for long-term highway funding in an interview last week.

October 5, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

PHMSA Taps 11 Universities for Pipeline Safety Research

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on Sept. 30 gave 11 universities almost $2 million to examine pipeline safety.

October 1, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

Driver Restart Data Collection Concluded, FMCSA Says

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Oct. 1 that it has concluded the five-month, data-collection phase of the agency’s study evaluating the effects the hours-of-service restart provision is having on drivers.

October 1, 2015