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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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Experts: Trucking Companies Should Use Data Collected to Improve Margins, Decrease Downtime

ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Trucking companies that effectively mine the data generated by their operations can free up time and capital to invest in other areas of their businesses, experts said at an industry meeting here.

June 27, 2019
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Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards Tackle Latest Challenges

ARLINGTON, Va. 鈥 Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards emerged nearly 50 years ago and are used by many different organizations across the trucking industry, but there are aspects of them that deserve more attention, experts said.

June 27, 2019
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Autonomous Transportation Technologies Touted by Senators

WASHINGTON 鈥 Trucks and cars equipped with automated features have the potential to enhance safety along the country鈥檚 freight and commuter corridors, facilitate the movement of freight and provide access to mobility for disabled individuals, members of the Senate Commerce Committee said recently.

June 27, 2019
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PGT Trucking Expands Operations, Expects to Create Jobs

Pennsylvania-based flatbed transportation company PGT Trucking will expand operations, creating 25 jobs in the process.

June 27, 2019
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Philadelphia Refinery Wrecked by Fire Set to Close

The biggest refinery on the East Coast will shut down, after a massive explosion and fire crippled operations at a site that has helped fuel the region for 153 years.

June 26, 2019
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Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Bill Advances in US House

Funding for highway safety programs and grants for infrastructure projects nationwide advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 25.

June 26, 2019
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Federal Drug Officials Weigh Whether to Add Testing for Fentanyl

For the second time in about four years, Congress has asked drug agencies if federal workers, including truck drivers, should be tested for fentanyl, which is used legally for pain and illegally for its high.

June 26, 2019
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Formerly of Alaska, Becky Nelson Scorches Record Florida Field to Win Grand Champion Title

This year鈥檚 Florida Truck Driving Championships welcomed a record 279 competitors. Grand Champion Rebecca 鈥淏ecky鈥 Nelson of FedEx Express outdrove them all.

June 26, 2019
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Rookie Competitor Eric Stein Had All the Ingredients to Win Nebraska's Grand Champion Title

In his first year of competing, Eric Stein dominated the field at the Nebraska Truck Driving Championships, winning the Rookie of the Year Award, the 3-Axle division, the Grand Champion Award and the Professional Excellence Award for the highest score on the written test.

June 26, 2019
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Cargo Theft Cases Rise in 1Q

During the first quarter of this year, cargo thefts in the United States rose 25% to 144 reported incidents, with the average loss for each occurrence rising 1% to $116,717, according to a report from the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.

June 26, 2019