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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Driver Training, Documentation Can Smooth ELD Inspections, Experts Say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Fleets can promote smooth roadside inspections of electronic logs by ensuring that their drivers understand the devices installed in their trucks and keep proper documentation in the cab, enforcement and technology experts said.

March 1, 2018
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Ford is Arriving With a Solution to Miami鈥檚 Terrible Drivers: Eliminate Them

On Feb. 27, Ford announced it had chosen Miami-Dade to be the first large-scale test site of its self-driving vehicle fleet.

February 27, 2018
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Top Transportation Authorizers Headline Feb. 28 AASHTO Briefing

Two weeks after a meeting with President Donald Trump, in which he is said to have endorsed an increase in fuel taxes, the leaders of the transportation policy committees will address the American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials on Feb. 28.

February 27, 2018
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Glitches or Not, Nissan Starts Testing Semi-Autonomous Rides

YOKOHAMA, Japan 鈥 In the future Nissan envisions, driverless cars will pick up children from school and recommend restaurants to tourists in various languages.

February 23, 2018
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ATA鈥檚 Chris Spear Urges Fleets to Plan for Future When Developing Workforce

NASHVILLE, Tenn.鈥 Trucking companies need to 鈥渓ook beyond the hood鈥 when cultivating a workforce, monitoring on the road ahead for issues that will shape their businesses in years to come, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said here.

February 22, 2018
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Thefts Down but Crooks Turning to LTLs

Cargo thefts in the United States dropped 15% last year to 649 incidents while the average value per theft stayed virtually unchanged at about $146,000, according to the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center鈥檚 Cargo Theft Annual Report.

February 22, 2018
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Truckers Against Trafficking Launches 鈥楳an to Man鈥 Awareness Campaign

A nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking, and amplifying industrywide efforts was launched by Truckers Against Trafficking and key partners, the group announced Feb. 21.

February 21, 2018
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Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J. to Dedicate $44 Million to Hudson River Tunnel Project

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey voted on Feb. 15 to dedicate $44 million to the multibillion dollar Hudson River tunnel project.

February 21, 2018
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Trump Infrastructure Pitch Welcomed by House GOP Transportation Leaders

Reps. Jeff Denham and Sam Graves 鈥 Republican chairmen of key authorizing subcommittees in the House 鈥 expressed enthusiasm this week for the Trump White House鈥檚 long-awaited infrastructure proposal, which most Democrats already have rejected.

February 13, 2018
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Court Says Pre-employment Screening Data Lawsuits Must Show 'Concrete Damage'

A federal appeals court has ruled that truck drivers cannot be awarded legal damages merely because there is inaccurate information about their safety violations and crash data listed in the federal Pre-employment Screening Program database.

February 13, 2018