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.

GovernmentBusinessSafety

Nebraska DOT Unveils Omaha Transportation Study

The Nebraska Department of Transportation released the Metro Area Travel Improvement Study, which is meant to guide road improvements in the Omaha area for the next few decades.

February 14, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Daimler to Recall 298,000 Mercedes-Benz Cars

Daimler AG is recalling almost 300,000 of its Mercedes-Benz cars because of fire hazards.

February 14, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Airbus Presses Boeing Rivalry With Jet Deal, Production Ramp-Up

Airbus SE pledged to churn out more aircraft than ever and consolidated its ownership of the A220 jetliner, pressing home its advantage over Boeing Co. and its grounded 737 Max in the growing narrow-body market.

February 13, 2020
GovernmentTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Federal Policymakers to Draft Self-Driving Vehicles Bill

WASHINGTON — Policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are aiming to draft a bipartisan measure that would guarantee the deployment of lifesaving technologies in self-driving vehicles, the chairman of a key committee said Feb. 11.

February 11, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

TMC Annual Meeting Aims to Advance, Enrich Careers

When the trucking industry’s equipment and technology professionals gather in Atlanta this month for the annual meeting of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council, they’ll probe maintenance issues and discover opportunities for collaboration.

February 11, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing Monthly Orders Fall to Zero for Second Time in Max Crisis

Boeing Co. failed to sell any commercial planes in January, extending a slump that has strained the company’s finances since two deadly crashes grounded the best-selling 737 Max last year.

February 11, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Five Plead Guilty to Staging Truck Crashes in New Orleans Area

Five individuals accused of participating in a two-year conspiracy to stage accidents with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges.

February 11, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Fiscal 2021 Budget Proposal Offers Increase for Two FMCSA Programs

Programs managed by federal trucking regulators would see a funding boost under a fiscal 2021 budget request the Trump White House sent to Congress on Feb. 10.

February 10, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Kansas Turnpike Authority Raises Bridges to Improve Truck Clearance

The Kansas Turnpike Authority is continuing the process of elevating bridges that pass over the turnpike to improve clearance for large freight vehicles.

February 10, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Georgia DOT to Expand Connected Vehicle Technology in Atlanta

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to hear from the private sector about ways to use connected vehicle technology on roadways in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

February 10, 2020