Trucking Industry Safety News

About Safety News...

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.

GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

May Classes 4-7 Retail Sales Drop Below 17,000

U.S. Classes 4-7 retail sales in May sank 16.3% compared with a year earlier to just below 17,000, Wards Intelligence reported.

June 14, 2022
SafetySpecial Coverage

XPO’s Vano Wins Big in Garden State

For New Jersey truck driving champion Wilbert Vano, the extra time put in was well worth it.

June 13, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FHWA Opens Applications for $2.36 Billion to Upgrade Bridges

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a $2.36 billion funding notice to open applications for states and local officials to apply for money to improve bridge projects across the nation.

June 10, 2022
BusinessSafety

13 Steps to Get Drivers Onboard with In-Cab Cameras

Program Aired: June 9, 2022. Are you waiting to install fleet safety cameras because of driver push back?   Titan Freight implemented cameras and reduced distracted driving by 96% while losing 0 drivers. And they aren’t the only fleet who has pulled this off. How?

June 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

NHTSA Upgrades Probe of Teslas Running Into Emergency Vehicles

DETROIT — A U.S. investigation into Teslas operating on partially automated driving systems that have crashed into parked emergency vehicles has moved a step closer to a recall.

June 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Missouri Groups Team to Spur Improvements on Interstate 70

Groups in Kansas City and St. Louis are bringing industry and state transportation leaders together to accelerate funds to improve Interstate 70’s freight corridor in Missouri and beyond.

June 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

House Transportation Leaders Call for Truck Parking Funding

The leaders of the transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives called on the nation’s top transportation officer to increase resources for the expansion of parking facilities for truck drivers.

June 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

De-Mining Ukraine’s Ports May Take Months

Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers still are stranded in the region after Russia’s invasion of the country, according to the United Nations agency responsible for shipping safety.

June 9, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

GXO Enhances Security With Ground, Air Robotics System

GXO Logistics Inc. has deployed a new robotics system for air and ground security at one of its major distribution centers in Clayton, Ind., the company announced June 8.

June 8, 2022
GovernmentSafety

Senators Introduce TSA Threat Assessment Enrollment Bill

Legislation designed to expedite the application process for commercial drivers seeking certain security credentials was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

June 7, 2022