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States Waive HOS for Fuel Deliveries Amid Severe Weather

Governors from several states have issued emergency proclamations waiving federal hours-of-service requirements for truckers carrying fuel, to prevent shortages in extreme weather.

January 18, 2024

Car Safety Systems Less Effective in Detecting Trucks

Better front crash prevention technology in passenger cars could prevent 5,500 rear-end accidents with medium and heavy trucks, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

January 17, 2024

Shipping CEOs See No Short-Term End to Red Sea Disruptions

The CEOs of two leading freight carriers said they expect Red Sea threats to disrupt shipping for weeks or months longer.

January 17, 2024

US Calls Houthi Shipping Threat an ‘All Hands on Deck’ Issue

The U.S. launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis on Jan. 16, hitting anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed group in recent days, the U.S. military said.

January 16, 2024

How the Red Sea Conflict Is Crimping Global Trade

The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels have rerouted most of the trade normally flowing through the crucial maritime artery for consumer goods and energy supplies.

January 12, 2024

Buttigieg Emphasizes Transportation Safety at TRB

WASHINGTON — At an annual gathering of the nation’s transportation intelligentsia, Secretary Pete Buttigieg pressed stakeholders to remain hyperfocused on safety while urging Congress to avert a government shutdown.

January 11, 2024

Social Engineering Cyberattacks on the Rise

WASHINGTON — More government transportation offices are experiencing cyberattacks by would-be intruders trying to psychologically manipulate employees and contractors.

January 11, 2024

Truck Parking Front and Center at TRB

WASHINGTON — Transportation officials meeting at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting heard several proposals to solve the truck parking shortage.

January 9, 2024

US Trucking Faces Downstream Effects From Suez Canal Attacks

A militant group that is attacking container vessels along the Suez Canal in Egypt is causing shipment disruptions that threaten to inflict downstream effects on the U.S. trucking sector.

January 9, 2024