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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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Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.

January 23, 2024
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DOT Panel Examines Maintenance Language in Lease Agreements

A U.S. Department of Transportation leasing task force has begun examining maintenance provisions in lease-purchase agreements.

January 23, 2024
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Pennsylvania Goodwill Promotes CDL Training for Youth

Officials at Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania announced this month they are holding open enrollment for a program aimed at showing young people the benefits of CDL certification.

January 22, 2024
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Daihatsu Sees Long Wait to Resume Business Amid Safety Snafu

TOKYO — Daihatsu Motor Co., a Japanese unit of Toyota Motor Corp. that allegedly cheated on safety tests for decades, said Jan. 22 it doesn’t expect to resume shipping cars any time soon.

January 22, 2024
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Progress in Sensor Technology for Trucks Showcased at CES

LAS VEGAS — Trucking sensors are becoming an increasingly pivotal area of focus as an enabler of automotive technology, with that growing importance demonstrated at CES 2024.

January 19, 2024
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Boeing Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Miami Airport

MIAMI — A witness saw sparks shooting from a cargo plane as it made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff.

January 19, 2024
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Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Food Trade, Risk Higher Grocery Costs

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit — and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers.

January 19, 2024
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FMCSA Leader Robin Hutcheson Is Leaving Agency

Robin Hutcheson will step down as leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 26, the agency said Jan. 19.

January 19, 2024
BusinessSafety

ATA Announces America’s Road Team Captains for 2024-25

American Trucking Associations on Jan. 16 unveiled the 24 professional truck drivers who were selected to be part of the 2024-25 America’s Road Team.

January 18, 2024
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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