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, Government

December Truck Tonnage Rises 1.4%

Truck tonnage in December rose 1.4% from a year ago, American Trucking Associations said in its seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.

January 25, 2008
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Iteris Reports Higher 3Q Income

Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, reported its fiscal third-quarter profit improved from a year ago.

January 25, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Florida Banning Trucks from Left Lane of Turnpike Stretch

Florida officials are banning trucks from the left lane of a 40-mile stretch of the Florida Turnpike in South Florida starting Friday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

January 25, 2008
Business, Safety

Trucking Carried More Than 10 Billion Tons of Freight in ’06, ATA Says

The U.S. trucking industry hauled more goods than ever before in 2006, the American Trucking Associations said Friday.

January 25, 2008
Government, Business, Safety

Court Rebuffs Public Citizen on HOS Rule

A federal court has rejected a request by several advocacy groups, led by Public Citizen, seeking to overturn the interim hours-of-service rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last month.

January 24, 2008
Business, Safety, Government

Covenant Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit

Covenant Transportation Group earned $176,000, or 1 cent per share in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $894,000, or 6 cents, a year earlier.

January 24, 2008
Business, Safety, Government

Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Income Drops

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $13.8 million, or 16 cents a share, from $18.9 million, or 23 cents, a year ago.

January 24, 2008
Business, Safety, Government

Trucking Stocks Rebound Sharply

Trucking and transportation stocks rose sharply Wednesday as the general stock market rebounded, news reports said.

January 24, 2008
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel

Letters to the Editor: HOS, Public Citizen, Fuel Prices, N.J. Turnpike, Fuel in New England

So, we were able to keep two important features of the hours-of-service rules in place — which should have been no surprise to any one.

January 24, 2008
Business, Safety, Government

Railroads, Transport Union Reach Accord

U.S. freight railroads have reached a tentative contract with about 81,000 workers represented by the United Transportation Union, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

January 24, 2008