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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.

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DOD Rule Fix Gives Movers Flexibility to Store Military Members’ Belongings

Household goods movers have more leeway in putting military service members’ goods into storage if the shipments arrive early, thanks to a federal rule change last month that the industry said will save money and increase available capacity in the moving industry.

February 13, 2012
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Bendix Works to Correct Defect, but Date for Valve Fix Uncertain

Officials of brake manufacturer Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said they are wrestling with the challenge of manufacturing and distributing replacement parts for a defective valve that could cause braking problems, which prompted federal and heavy-duty truck manufacturer recalls.

February 13, 2012
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ATD Selects Kentucky’s Dotson as Truck Dealer of the Year

LAS VEGAS — Terry Dotson never set out to be a truck salesman, but he was so good on the lot selling big rigs that he rose eventually to be chairman and CEO of Worldwide Equipment Enterprises Inc.

February 13, 2012
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ATA Installs 15 More Pavers at Capitol Office; $675,000 Raised So Far to Pay Down HQ Debt

American Trucking Associations installed a batch of 15 rooftop deck pavers at its Capitol Hill office last month, the latest of 46 pavers to be placed at the Washington, D.C., building, the group announced last week.

February 13, 2012
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P.A.M. Turns Fourth-Quarter Profit

Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a fourth-quarter profit after posting a loss in the same quarter last year.

February 9, 2012
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Roadrunner Posts Higher Profit for 4Q, Year

Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported higher fourth-quarter and full-year profits as truckload revenue surged.

February 9, 2012
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Vitran’s Fourth-Quarter Loss Narrows

Vitran Corp. on Wednesday said its losses for the fourth quarter and full year both declined from a year ago.

February 8, 2012
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Indiana Trucking Firm Shut Down by FMCSA for Safety Violations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared U&D Service Inc. an “imminent hazard to public safety” and ordered the Indianapolis-based trucking company to cease operations.

February 8, 2012
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House Panel Drops Big-Truck Plan

Provisions that would have allowed states to permit larger, heavier trucks on interstate highways were voted down last week, just days after the highway reauthorization bill containing the measures was introduced in the House of Representatives.

February 6, 2012
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Stretch of I-75 Closed Following Deadly Weekend Pileup in Fla.

Florida state police were investigating a huge weekend pileup on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, Fla., that killed 10 people as cars and trucks drove into dense fog and smoke, and a section of the highway remained closed Monday, news services reported.

January 30, 2012