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.

Perspective, Government, Business, Safety

Opinion: The Real Cost of Regulations for Small Carriers

Economists often speak of a “regulatory drag” on our economy related to the costs associated with the many regulations passed over the years.

October 24, 2016
Government, Safety, Business

Appeals Court Rejects Obese Driver’s Claim That He Needn’t Submit to Sleep Apnea Test

An appeals court has rejected claims by an obese truck driver that he should not have been required by his employer to submit to a sleep study to determine if he had obstructive sleep apnea.

October 24, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Fuel

EIV Capital Invests $20 Million in Gazelle Transportation

Houston-based investment firm EIV Capital has invested $20 million in Gazelle Transportation, a company based in Bakersfield, California, that provides crude oil transportation, water and waste hauling and portable storage tank rentals primarily within California.

October 20, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Natso Joins R.I. Trucking Association in Fight Against Truck-Only Tolls

The Rhode Island Trucking Association has a new ally, the National Association of Truck Stop Operators, in its ongoing battle against Gov. Gina Raimondo’s trucks-only tolling plan.

October 18, 2016
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

FMCSA Grants Bendix Video Camera Permanent Exemption

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced the video camera component of its Wingman Fusion collision mitigation technology and AutoVue lane departure warning system will remain compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules, following an exemption that was recently made permanent.

October 17, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Editorial

Editorial: The Speed Limiter Debate

It looks as if the comments on the speed-limiter proposal for heavy trucks will give the federal government plenty of reading material this winter.

October 17, 2016
Government, Safety, Business

Appeals Court Rejects Driver's Claim That High BMI Should Not Require Sleep Apnea Study

An appeals court has rejected claims by an obese truck driver that he should not have been required by his employer to submit to a sleep study to determine if he had sleep apnea.

October 14, 2016
Government, Business, Safety

DOT Awards CVSA Hazmat Safety Grant

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and another nonprofit a grant designed to help improve the response to hazardous materials transportation accidents around the country. 

October 12, 2016
Business, Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

European Package Carrier Expands in US With Purchase of Golden State Overnight

General Logistics Systems B.V., a parcel delivery firm based in Amsterdam and with operations throughout Europe, is expanding in the United States with the purchase of Golden State Overnight for $90 million.

October 12, 2016
Government, Business, Safety

Transportation Groups Urge Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump to Ensure Long-Term Highway Funding

The next president of the United States must press ahead with a plan that ensures the long-term sustainability of the Highway Trust Fund, nearly three dozen transportation groups wrote to the nominees of the two major parties last week.

October 11, 2016