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Tesla Reports Another Fatality Involving Automated Driving

Tesla Inc. disclosed to U.S. regulators another fatal crash involving automated driver-assist systems, bringing its total to 17 since June 2021.

April 17, 2023

Inward-Facing Cameras Rate Low With Drivers

With an approval rating of 2.2 on a 10-point scale in an American Transportation Research Institute study, it’s clear that truck drivers do not hold driver-facing cameras in high regard.

April 17, 2023

Rep. Rick Larsen’s Agenda Includes Truck Parking, Workforce

Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the transportation committee in the U.S. House, says parking and workforce concerns remain leading issues across the trucking sector.

April 14, 2023

FMCSA Forum Outlines Agency’s Current, Future Research

Plans for significant rulemaking proposals, in-depth studies and data collections were the topics of discussion at FMCSA's annual Analysis, Research and Technology Forum.

April 13, 2023

FMCSA Expands List on Crash Preventability Program

FMCSA is adding four types of crashes to its program that omits carrier fault for certain types of crashes when calculating the carrier’s safety measurement profile.

April 12, 2023

Leverage Is Key to Winning Accident Litigation, Lawyer Says

MINNEAPOLIS — A winning strategy for a trucking company in any accident litigation often centers on gaining leverage on a plaintiff’s attorney early on, according to a trucking attorney.

April 11, 2023

Drug Expert Weighs In on Safety of Alcohol Versus Marijuana

MINNEAPOLIS — To drug expert Todd Simo, the statement that the use of marijuana is just like alcohol, but safer, isn’t exactly accurate.

April 11, 2023

Regulators Say Railroads Must Examine How They Build Trains

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators said April 7 that railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains after a string of derailments in recent years.

April 10, 2023

Cases Pour In Before New Florida Lawsuit Abuse Law Takes Effect

Attorneys filed 80,000 to 100,000 new court cases that could seek damages from businesses a few days before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enacted a law to quash lawsuit abuse.

April 7, 2023

Reports of Double-Brokering Increase

Double-brokering — when a carrier accepts a load and then illegally re-brokers it to another carrier — is on the rise, costing brokers and carriers millions of dollars.

April 10, 2023