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.

Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Transportation Leaders Call for GAO Study on 5.9 GHz Spectrum

The leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review the safety implications stemming from the possibility of sharing the 5.9 GHz spectrum band.

November 6, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Mississippi DOT Cautions Drivers About Log Trucks

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has issued a notice reminding drivers to stay alert for log trucks, especially as people on the road adjust to the end of daylight saving time.

November 6, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

New Orleans Attorney Indicted in Staged-Accident Scam

A previously unidentified New Orleans attorney alleged to be a co-conspirator in a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with tractor-trailers was named in a Nov. 5 federal indictment for his alleged role in the conspiracy.

November 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety

Lower Your Fleet Insurance Costs with Video Telematics

In its latest survey on the top issues confronting trucking, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), identified rising insurance as an emerging issue. Since 2013, per ATRI data, fleets surveyed have been walloped by insurance premium costs that have jumped over 17%.

November 5, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

CVSA Issues Bulletin to Mitigate False Inspection Violations From ELD Data Transfers

Technical issues that have been causing problems with the transfer of data from electronic logging devices to equipment used by roadside inspectors to check drivers’ hours-of-service records are the subject of a bulletin issued by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and are being studied by a pair of industry vendors.

November 5, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Arkansas Approves Sales Tax; Rideshare Drivers Score Win in California

Although the next occupant of the White House remained unclear the day after the election, certain transportation-related issues were definitively settled at the state level Nov. 3.

November 4, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

ELD Vendors Update Software to Match Modified HOS Rules

Before the federal government’s revised hours-of-service rules went into effect Sept. 29, suppliers of electronic logging devices were busy updating their software.

November 3, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Virginia Launches $3.8 Billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Project

Virginia leaders recently gathered to break ground on expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the largest infrastructure project in the state’s history.

November 2, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Waymo Looks to Calm Doubts About Driverless Cars With Data Release

The voluntary disclosure comes less than a month after Waymo announced that it would begin offering fully driverless service to customers in Arizona and days before an election that could usher in a much tougher regulatory regime.

October 30, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Zeta, Now Tropical Storm, Leaves Trail of Blackouts Across South

Tropical Storm Zeta is spinning across the U.S. South after walloping New Orleans, blacking out 1.9 million homes and businesses and leaving a trail of wreckage from Louisiana to North Carolina.

October 29, 2020