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.

EquipmentSafety

60 Seconds: Lighting System for Truckers Parked Precariously Alongside Highways

Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic, sometimes requiring them to walk precipitously in the often narrow space between the trailer and the highway as traffic whizzes by. 

August 2, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

NTSB Wants to Replace Weak Railroad Tank Cars

The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the NTSB has been trying to get off the tracks for decades.

August 2, 2024
BusinessSafety

10 Tactics to Reduce Towable Accidents by 80%

Ex-Guard monitors the damage and towable accidents of numerous major fleets across the United States. This white paper highlights the 10 specific practices they use that can lead to dramatic decreases in towable accidents – by as much as 80%.

August 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Port Houston Gets USDA OK to Directly Handle Cold Treatment Cargo

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted authority to Port Houston to handle cold treatment cargo, creating an opportunity for drayage companies in the region.

August 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Biden’s ‘Infrastructure Decade’ Becoming More Concrete

A bipartisan infrastructure law topping $1 trillion is fueling a wave of freight and passenger mobility projects nationwide this summer.

August 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Senate Panel Approves TSA Clearance Bill for Truckers

A committee in the U.S. Senate recently approved a bill that would facilitate commercial drivers’ applications for security credentials.

July 31, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Text Message Scammers Seek Fake Toll Fees in Multiple States

The FBI and tolling operators across the nation are issuing warnings about “smishing” text message scams asking people to pay fake toll charges on fraudulent websites.

July 31, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla in Fatal Washington Crash Was Using Self-Driving System

DETROIT — Authorities in Washington have determined that a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self Driving” system.

July 31, 2024
GovernmentSafety

US Lawmakers Push for Safer Roads as Recess Begins

Before leaving Washington for their August recess, congressional transportation leaders renewed calls for improving safety along the country’s mobility corridors.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Delaware Bridge Tolls to Rise 20% on Sept. 1

Tolls on Delaware bridges will increase by 20% for all types of vehicles starting Sept. 1 — the first such increase in 13 years — as the state seeks funding to pay for infrastructure improvements.

July 30, 2024