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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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Electric Vehicles Rank Low in Consumer Reports Reliability Study

Electric vehicles fare poorly in the latest reliability study from Consumer Reports, with Tesla Inc. and its battery-powered lineup finishing second-to-last for the second straight year. Only Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln division was worse, the publisher said Nov. 18.

November 18, 2021
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ATA Presses Congress on Workforce Development Amid Supply Chain Woes

Policies aimed at boosting the trucking industry’s workforce would play a major role in addressing supply chain woes around the country, the leader of American Trucking Associations told the U.S. House of Representatives’ transportation panel Nov. 17.

November 17, 2021
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Storm of the Century Stalls Canada’s Biggest Port, Idles Freight

Traffic at Canada’s largest port has been cut off by what local officials are calling the storm of the century, the latest snag to hit the North American supply chain.

November 17, 2021
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Cincinnati Court Chosen to Consider Biden Vaccine Mandate

Challenges to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

November 16, 2021
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Analyzing the Industry's Most Critical Concerns

At the American Trucking Associations' 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released their annual report "Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry." For the fifth year in a row, the driver shortage led the list of top industry concerns.

November 16, 2021
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Winter Preparedness for Fleets Starts Long Before the Cold Arrives

As preparedness is the best defense against the rough elements, winterizing vehicles is an essential part of maintenance and safety.

November 15, 2021
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Appellate Court Strikes Down GHG Rule for Trailers

A divided federal appeals court has thrown out portions of the 2016 Phase 2 greenhouse gas emissions rule that would have required heavy- and medium-duty trailers for the first time ever to adopt some combination of fuel-saving technologies.

November 12, 2021
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J.B. Hunt Execs Say Mandate Issues Extend Beyond Drivers

The question of how a federal vaccine mandate might affect transportation workers other than truck drivers must be considered amid broader discussion of the proposal, an industry executive said at a recent event.

November 12, 2021
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Werner CEO Voices Concern Over Vaccine Mandate

Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers during a recent event said that while his company is encouraging staff to get a COVID-19 vaccination, he noted the nature of the work in trucking — and of the workforce itself — suggests a vaccination mandate is not an ideal path.

November 12, 2021
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Industry Recruiters Express Concern Over Truck Driver Shortage, Lack of Candidates

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trucking recruiters and industry officials at the Recruitment and Retention Conference addressed concerns about the tight labor market, ongoing driver shortage and the growing number of drivers who have had positive drug or alcohol tests and not begun the process for reinstatement.

November 10, 2021