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, Safety, Logistics

Tornado Derails 43 BNSF Train Cars in North Dakota

STEELE, N.D. — Strong winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

August 29, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Trucking Reacts to DEA Proposal to Downgrade Marijuana

A DEA proposal to downgrade marijuana from the most serious category of federal drug offenses to a lesser category has drawn more than 43,000 comments from groups and individuals.

August 29, 2024
Business, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100

Truck Driver Pay Drops 7.4% in Q2 as Freight Keeps Slumping, Reports Say

The trucking industry continued to experience a decline in driver compensation during the second quarter, with much of that led by lackluster starting pay.

August 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NTSB Update Highlights Questions About Remote-Control Trains

The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.

August 29, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

States Boost CDL Training to Tackle Local Driver Shortages

A handful of states are taking varied approaches to bolster the ranks of commercial truck drivers in the nation.

August 28, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Questions Grow About Safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’

Driver experiences and crashes involving Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" system have drawn the attention of federal regulators.

August 28, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

FRA Report Says BNSF Safety Held Back by Industry Issues

BNSF is generally striving to improve safety, but that message doesn’t always reach workers who often don’t feel comfortable reporting safety concerns, according to an assessment.

August 28, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Key Bridge Insurer Pays Maryland Agency $350 Million

The Maryland Transportation Authority received a $350 million insurance payout from Chubb, the Key Bridge’s insurer, to be applied to cleanup and rebuilding the span that collapsed in March.

August 27, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety, Breaking News

FedEx Freight’s Jackie Reed Named NTDC 2024 Grand Champion

INDIANAPOLIS — Jackie Reed, a FedEx Freight tank truck driver from Mississippi, outlasted the field to be named grand champion at the 87th National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 24.

August 24, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety

2024 NTDC Awards Gallery

Photos from the 2024 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Championships Awards Banquet at the JW Marriott Grand Ballroom in Indianapolis on Aug. 24.

August 24, 2024