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, Autonomous

Volvo’s North American Deliveries Rise 21%

Volvo Group’s North American heavy-duty truck deliveries rose 21% in July from the same month last year, the company reported Aug. 21.

August 21, 2014
Business, Safety

Jobless Claims Decline by 14,000 Last Week

Fewer Americans than forecast applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the U.S. job market is making progress as the world’s largest economy grows.

August 21, 2014
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Video: Graves, ATA Staff Respond to ALS #IceBucketChallenge

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves accepted an #IceBucketChallenge Aug. 20, rallying about 16 ATA staffers to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to show support and awareness for ALS.

August 20, 2014
Safety

Trucker Hailed as Hero for Assisting Crash Victims

Video of trucker's rescue efforts in fiery wreck on Mississippi interstate goes viral.

August 20, 2014
Business, Government, Safety

Ontario Becomes First Province to Allow TrailerTail Attachments

Ontario has become the first province to authorize use of aerodynamic TrailerTail attachments after Canada’s transportation department amended the law, according to ATDynamics.

August 20, 2014
Safety

2014 NTDC

Video coverage of the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships from the floor of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.

August 16, 2014
Government, Business, Safety

DOT Announces Grants to States for Hazmat Training

The Department of Transportation announced this week it will award states grants to help them respond to crude oil railroad spills.

August 15, 2014
Business, Safety

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 3.2% to 266,153 Units

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 3.2% in the week ended Aug. 9 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 15, 2014
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Plant

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said its Huntington, Indiana, brake shoe plant has undergone a $3.2 million expansion.

August 15, 2014
Business, Safety

Traffic Deaths Drop 4% in First 6 Months, National Safety Council Estimates

About 16,180 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first six months of 2014, a 4% decline from the same period last year, the National Safety Council said.

August 14, 2014