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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Demand for Virtual Training Accelerates During Pandemic

The pandemic is accelerating the transition to virtual learning for truck technicians, and the industry might never turn back.

July 17, 2020
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Study: Training Helps Younger Drivers Stay as Safe as Those Retiring

A study commissioned by FMCSA found "no safety-based reason not to use younger drivers" to help fill the void left by retiring older drivers.

July 16, 2020
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6 Ways to Maximize Weigh Station Bypass Service

Whether you currently use weigh station bypassing or not, now is a great time to consider all of the extended value the service offers. With depressed freight levels and rates due to COVID-19, plus the other usual delays, you’ll learn about additional ways to maximize driver hours and save money.

July 16, 2020
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House Transportation Panel Advances Water Infrastructure Bill

Legislation that would advance construction of certain freight projects and promote resilience across myriad water systems was easily approved July 15 by the transportation committee at the U.S. House of Representatives.

July 16, 2020
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FAA’s Failure to Cull Bad Pilots Cited in Fatal Atlas Crash

The fatal crash of a cargo plane last year was caused in part by the failure of the U.S. federal government to establish a reliable system of weeding out unqualified airline pilots, investigators concluded.

July 14, 2020
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Trucking Freight Increases 3% Year-Over-Year, ATA Report Says

The trucking industry collectively moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in 2019, according to American Trucking Associations’ annual data compendium — ATA American Trucking Trends 2020 — which was released July 13. That figure is a 3% year-over-year increase from 2018’s 11.49 tons of freight.

July 14, 2020
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Boeing Loses 60 Max Jet Orders in June With Virus Crimping Buyers

Boeing Co.’s order stockpile shrank further last month as airlines and lessors backed out of commitments for the grounded 737 Max jetliner in a market devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 14, 2020
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FMCSA Extends Emergency Relief Declaration to Aug. 14

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration again extended its emergency relief declaration for truckers directly assisting with coronavirus-related efforts, this time to Aug. 14.

July 13, 2020
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DTNA, Navistar Announce Voluntary Safety Recalls

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported it administered almost 900 safety recalls in 2019, affecting more than 38 million vehicles. Two recent voluntary safety recalls illustrate the kinds of issues truck makers are adjusting to and how the agency is overseeing those efforts.

July 13, 2020
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Some Chinese Ports Are Jammed Again on Food Testing

Intensive testing of meat, seafood and other products for the coronavirus has tripled customs clearance times at some major Chinese ports, raising concerns the delays could ensnare global trade flows.

July 13, 2020