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

Nevada State Truck Driving Championships

Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 Nevada Truck Driving Championships on April 28, 2018, in Las Vegas.

May 11, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety

Insurer Kunkel Offers CarriersEdge Courses

Trucking industry insurance broker Kunkel & Associates will offer to its customers more than 70 online driver training courses from CarriersEdge, the provider of safety and compliance courses for the industry.

May 11, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Chief Ray Martinez to Speak at House Transportation Hearing

The country’s top trucking regulator will be among the officials scheduled to update House policymakers during a hearing May 22, several individuals with knowledge of the hearing told Transport Topics.

May 11, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes Additional $125 Billion for N.Y. Infrastructure

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced May 8 that an additional $125 billion will go toward infrastructure investment over the next five years.

May 9, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Driver Pay Rising as Large Carriers Open Their Wallets

Recruiters are working to keep pace as carriers continue to increase compensation as a way of attracting and retaining drivers, a new survey found.

May 9, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Southern Nevada’s Freight Corridor Gets the Vegas Treatment

The $1 billion Project Neon will widen Interstate 15 at the U.S. 95 interchange “Spaghetti Bowl,” commonly known for its bumper-to-bumper traffic — and accidents in Las Vegas.

May 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Uber’s Self-Driving Software Reportedly Decided Not to React Before Fatal Collision

Uber believes its self-driving software that chooses how to react when it detects objects in the roadway is the cause behind a fatal collision between one of its vehicles and a pedestrian.

May 8, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Quest Analysis: Drug Use Among Workers Holds at High Rate

Driven by increases in cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, drug use in 2017 by the general U.S. workforce held steady at its highest rate in more than a decade, according to an analysis by drug test lab Quest Diagnostics.

May 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Nation’s First Self-Driving Car Service for the Public Coming to Texas

FRISCO, Texas — The nation’s first self-driving car service for the public will begin here in July.

May 8, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

Leaving Las Vegas: A Drive to Phoenix on U.S. 93 That Many Drivers Don’t Relish

U.S. 93 out of Las Vegas is among the most dangerous and congested routes for some drivers.

May 8, 2018