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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Editorial: Keeping Up With the 鈥楬ands鈥 of Time

The notion of being a 鈥渉ands-on鈥 worker still carries weight in professional circles. Increasingly, though, some of the things that once were decidedly 鈥渉ands-on鈥 are becoming much more 鈥渉ands-off鈥 thanks to the march of technological innovation.

April 11, 2019
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Drug Positivity Rate in US General Workforce Hit 14-Year High in 2018

The rate of U.S. general workforce drug positivity hit a 14-year high in 2018, according to a new drug testing analysis released April 11 by Quest Diagnostics.

April 11, 2019
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Prognostics Takes Shape as the Future of Truck Repair

Condition-based maintenance is coming to commercial vehicles, and bringing with it transformative possibilities to expand real-time operational insights, foster an improved warranty process and, perhaps, accelerate sales of replacement parts, experts said.

April 11, 2019
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FHWA Grant Supports Truck Parking Project Along I-10

The Federal Highway Administration has awarded the Texas Department of Transportation nearly $7 million to fund a truck parking availability system along Interstate 10 in four states.

April 10, 2019
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Digital Dashboard Cameras Gaining Truckers' Acceptance

As digital technology in trucking grows, so, too, do the ways it can be combined.

April 10, 2019
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Spring Blizzard Set to Strike Great Plains, Midwest

A potentially record-breaking storm is squeezing the warmth from spring as it brings snow and howling winds across the Great Plains and threatens to flood rivers from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

April 10, 2019
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Boosting Safety a Priority for Next Highway Bill, House Democrats Say

WASHINGTON 鈥 Enhancing safety programs with the goal of reducing roadway and pedestrian fatalities nationwide will be a priority for lawmakers writing the next highway policy bill, the top transportation authorizer in the U.S. House of Representatives said April 9.

April 9, 2019
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ATRI Launches Online Survey on Truck Parking

The American Transportation Research Institute has launched an online survey to collect input from drivers on their preferences regarding data formats and delivery systems of truck parking availability information.

April 9, 2019
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Minnesota DOT Leaders Urge Caution as Construction Season Begins

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials urged freight haulers and motorists to know their routes and allow extra time for trips as the agency starts work on 221 projects this construction season.

April 9, 2019
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CVSA Petitions FMCSA to Drop Rear Underride Guard Label Requirement

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has petitioned federal regulators to eliminate a requirement that manufacturer certification stickers be on truck and trailer rear underride guards.

April 9, 2019