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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Lower your insurance rates and CSA scores

Insurance premiums are now one of the top 10 operating expenses for trucking fleets, but increasing your emphasis on safety throughout your organization will likely make you eligible for insurance company discounts or reduced rates.

October 1, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Kodiak Robotics Introduces Next-Gen Autonomous Truck

Kodiak Robotics has unveiled its fourth-generation autonomous truck, which is set to hit the roads during the fourth quarter.

October 1, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

FMCSA Advised to Give Drivers 90 Days to Replace Recalled CPAP Devices

A medical advisory board to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has recommended that medical examiners be permitted to offer truck drivers alternative treatment options to sleep apnea machines that are subject to a massive recall.

September 30, 2021
GovernmentSafety

Colorado’s Central 70 Project Receives Federal Boost

A highway project vital to the flow of freight and commuters in Colorado will receive additional federal backing, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced recently.

September 28, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyFuel

Pandemic Shopping Spree Fuels Rebound in Shipping Emissions

The pandemic-driven shopping spree is having at least one unintended consequence: Emissions from shipping are on the rise again.

September 28, 2021
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Trucker Visa Move to Get Gas Flowing in UK Called Inadequate

Boris Johnson caved in to industry demands to issue visas to foreign truck drivers, as a crisis that has led to panic-buying at gas stations and empty supermarket shelves threatens to undermine his government.

September 27, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafety

Vocational Segment Increases Adoption of Advanced Safety System Technology

As the rate of adoption of driver-assist safety technology continues to rise with over-the-road fleets, the vocational truck market — fleets consisting of dump trucks, utility trucks and public transit vehicles — is also experiencing the increase of such industry applications.

September 27, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

House Vote on Infrastructure Pushed to Sept. 30

WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden’s broad domestic agenda at risk of collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sept. 26 vowed that Democrats will pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill this week and push ahead on the bigger $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate change bill while acknowledging the total amount will drop.

September 27, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Pass the Test and Tesla Owners Might Get Full Self-Driving Beta Access

The wait is almost over for some Tesla Inc. customers to get access to driver-assistance technology the company has marketed in controversial ways — as long as they’re on their best behavior.

September 24, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Port of Houston Fended Off Hacking Attempt

The Port of Houston issued a statement Sept. 23 saying it had successfully defended against an attempted hack in August and “no operational data or systems were impacted.â€

September 24, 2021