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.

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Amazon Bringing Its Delivery Efficiency to Disaster Relief

Disaster Relief by Amazon is made up of a group of Amazon employees who are tasked with using the company’s resources to help communities after disasters strike.

September 11, 2023
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Federal Railroad Inspectors Find Defects at Union Pacific

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal inspectors said they found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at its railyard in western Nebraska this summer.

September 11, 2023
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Nikola Truck Catches Fire During Testing

Nikola Corp. says one of its battery-electric big rigs experienced a “thermal incident” Sept. 8 during a test on the cause of recent fires that prompted a recall.

September 11, 2023
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Truck Drivers Saluted in Weeklong Celebration

The 35th Annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs Sept. 10-16, providing an opportunity to give special recognition to the country's 3.5 million-plus truck drivers.

September 8, 2023
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Card Skimming at Truck Stops Is a Huge Problem for Fleets

Many of us have had to deal with the unfor­tunate prob­lem of credit card fraud. You look at your monthly card statement and your eyes get wide after seeing the total.

September 8, 2023
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Trucking Trade Groups Generally Support AEB Proposal

Organizations representing heavy trucks were generally supportive of a joint proposed rule to require automatic emergency braking technologies on heavy trucks — with caveats.

September 7, 2023
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FMCSA Plans Study on Vehicle Maintenance Impact on Safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a plan to conduct a survey and study that focuses on how vehicle maintenance requirements impact overall motor carrier safety.

September 5, 2023
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Commerce Grant to Help Fund CDL Training at Georgia College

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded $742,180 to help a Georgia technical college pay for a concrete practice driving area for commercial driver license candidates.

September 5, 2023
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Driverless Trucks Face Regulatory Opposition in California

If California's Assembly Bill 316 becomes law, driverless trucks won’t be able to drive down state highways without a human driver present until at least 2031.

September 1, 2023
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Florida Starts to Recover as Idalia Rain Hits North Carolina

Florida has started to dig out from the aftermath of Idalia, which weakened to a tropical storm even as it brought heavy rain across Georgia and the Carolinas.

August 31, 2023