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.

Business, Technology, Safety

Some Fleets Turn to Cameras to Help Mitigate Rising Insurance Costs

Many trucking companies have installed cameras in their vehicles as a way to coach drivers and avoid protracted litigation, but onboard video also can help address rising insurance costs in the transportation industry.

May 5, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Detroit Automakers Look to Restart North America Plants May 18

Major U.S. automakers are planning to reopen North American factories within two weeks, potentially putting thousands of workers back on the assembly line as part of a gradual return to normality.

May 5, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Northeast States Agree to Form Regional Supply Chain for Medical Equipment

Leaders representing seven Northeastern states have partnered to develop a regional supply chain for personal protective equipment, medical gear and testing kits amid the coronavirus pandemic.

May 4, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Meatpackers Cautiously Reopen Plants Amid Coronavirus Fears

A South Dakota pork processing plant took its first steps toward reopening May 4 after being shuttered for more than two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected more than 800 employees.

May 4, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Mississippi DOT Starts Work on Highway Construction Project

The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently began a construction project to extend state Route 76 as part of a regional highway development effort.

May 1, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Railroads on Track to Meet PTC Deadline, GAO Reports

A sense of optimism about the ability to fully implement automatic braking systems prior to a Dec. 31 deadline is shared by the country’s rail operators, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

May 1, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Bus Industry Seeks More Recovery Relief

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers allocated $61 billion to airlines, $25 billion to transit and $1 billion for Amtrak in the roughly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, but the motorcoach industry, which includes charter buses, private transit buses and passenger buses, said it has been largely ignored.

May 1, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Detroit Divided Over What It’ll Take to Make Cars Again

The safety measures that Ford Motor Co. has spent weeks preparing to resume North American production fell short of assuaging the United Auto Workers union, which could stand in the way of much of the industry’s plans to reopen.

April 30, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Distributes 1 Million Masks to Truckers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is distributing 1 million protective masks to commercial truck drivers to enhance safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 30, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Meatpackers Welcome Trump Order; Others Question Virus Risks

Big meatpacking companies that have struggled to keep plants running during the coronavirus crisis said April 29 that they welcomed President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring them to stay open, but unions, some employees and Democrats questioned whether workers could be kept safe.

April 30, 2020