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, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Trucking Leaders Discuss Industry Trends, Key Concerns

PHOENIX — Stakeholders shared the latest information on issues affecting the trucking industry during ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.

May 14, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

NHTSA Investigates Waymo Self-Driving Tech After Crashes

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles.

May 14, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Collapsed Baltimore Bridge Span Comes Down With a Boom

BALTIMORE — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives May 13 to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

May 14, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Smarter Vehicles Could Mean Big Changes for Traffic Lights

As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.

May 13, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

NHTSA Probes Zoox After Two Autonomous SUV Crashes

NHTSA has opened an investigation into Zoox, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., after two incidents in which its SUVs suddenly braked and were rear-ended.

May 13, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Two Charged in 2020 Murder of Fellow Staged Accident Scammer

Federal authorities have indicted two individuals in the 2020 murder of Cornelius Garrison, a fellow participant in staged accidents with tractor-trailers who was cooperating with the FBI.

May 9, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

Tornadoes Destroy Michigan FedEx Facility but Workers Safe

PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two reported tornadoes struck a Michigan city and the surrounding area May 7, destroying homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility.

May 8, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

New Idaho Law OKs Truck Idling for Resting Drivers

A new Idaho law takes effect July 1 allowing commercial vehicles to idle when drivers are resting inside and also when perishable goods are being delivered.

May 7, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

NHTSA Seeks Information From Tesla on Autopilot Fix

DETROIT — Federal highway safety officials want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles equipped with the company’s Autopilot system.

May 7, 2024
Government, Safety

Most CMV Drivers Killed in 2022 Crashes Weren't Buckled Up

Safety experts and regulators have for years been alerting truck drivers about the dangers of not wearing seat belts, and the results have been tragic for those who did not heed the warnings.

May 7, 2024