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.

Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking, Logistics Firms Assess Florence-Related Relief Needs

In response to Florence, which has claimed at least 32 lives, trucking companies and logistics groups are fielding requests for supplies and mapping out routes to deliver aid.

September 18, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Drops Exemption Process for Insulin-Treated Diabetic Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule that will allow certificated medical examiners to decide whether truck drivers with stable diabetes are qualified to drive, eliminating a requirement that the drivers seek an exemption from the agency before being allowed to get behind the wheel.

September 18, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety

New Mercedes-Benz Actros Showcases Daimler鈥檚 Next-Gen Safety Technologies

HANOVER, Germany 鈥 Touting technology that is as 鈥渆asy to use as a smartphone,鈥 Daimler AG on Sept. 18 showcased safety systems on the next generation of its global highway tractor that it said points the way forward for connectivity in the commercial sector.

September 18, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 17: 鈥業ggy,鈥 the Doctor of Truckology, Fondly Remembered

Chris Ignowski left a lasting impression at FedEx and the National Truck Driving Championships as a safety proponent whose knowledge of the industry's rules and regulations was unmatched.

September 17, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Florence Flooding Spreads as Storm Heads Northeast

WILMINGTON, N.C. 鈥 With Wilmington cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters from Florence, officials plan to airlift food and water to the city of nearly 120,000 people as rescuers elsewhere pull inland residents from homes swamped by swollen rivers.

September 17, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Perspective

Opinion: A Sensible Way to Lower the CDL Age Requirement

For interstate carriers, allowing younger drivers to earn a CDL would vastly widen the pool of drivers and limit the loss of candidates to other careers. And that鈥檚 why some legislators are seeking a solution.

September 17, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Uber to Invest More Than $150 Million in Toronto Driverless Car Hub

Uber Technologies Inc. will spend more than $150 million in Toronto to support driverless car research.

September 14, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Senate Still Reviewing FAA Bill That Contains Trucking-Related Issues as Deadline Nears

Proponents of a bill that includes language to ensure nationwide uniformity of meal-and-rest-break rules for truck drivers are racing against the clock to advance the measure before a funding deadline, but face resistance from some Democratic senators.

September 13, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

France Mulls Autonomous Trains

As billions go into building driverless everything 鈥 from cars to buses and airplanes 鈥 France is taking a cheaper shortcut to autonomous transport.

September 12, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Simulators Provide Virtual Scenarios for Real-World Autonomous Driving

Self-driving cars virtually have made every mistake imaginable inside the office of Applied Intuition. But that's a good thing, according to the autonomous technology company.

September 12, 2018