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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Navistar Says EPA Favored SCR by Setting Guideline Illegally

Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. last week leveled new allegations against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accusing the federal regulator of privately and illegally giving its competitors the green light to deploy a selective catalyst reduction emission control technology that could be implemented only with an 鈥渋llegal relaxation鈥 of EPA鈥檚 2010 nitrogen oxide emission standard.

June 15, 2009
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Industry Supports Selection of Ferro to Lead FMCSA

Trucking industry groups closed ranks in support of Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after the Teamsters union and a handful of advocacy groups said they opposed her nomination.

June 15, 2009
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Intermodal, Rail Traffic Decline

Intermodal rail traffic fell 20.1% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

June 12, 2009
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Oil Rises Over $72 a Barrel

Oil rose past $72 a barrel in after-hours trading Wednesday for the first time in seven months, Bloomberg reported.

June 11, 2009
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Echo Acquires Raytrans Distribution

Echo Global Logistics said that it has acquired Raytrans Distribution Services, a transportation brokerage firm.

June 10, 2009
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DOT Freight Index Falls 8.5% in April

The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index fell 8.5% in April from a year earlier to its lowest level in seven years.

June 10, 2009
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Obama to Nominate Hersman as NTSB Chairman

President Obama will nominate Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, to be the board's chairman, the White House said.

June 10, 2009
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ATA Outlines Safety Agenda

American Trucking Associations Tuesday announced a new safety agenda that the group said will reduce crashes while saving lives and money.

June 9, 2009
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Opinion: Even on Foot, Trucking Is Risky Business

The overall health of the trucking industry is vital to our economy, but research shows it鈥檚 still plagued by higher death and injury rates than many other industries 鈥 and not just as the result of highway collisions. Truckers need to be as careful on foot as they are behind the wheel.

June 9, 2009
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Canada Considering EOBR Standard

A Canadian government panel has asked the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators to develop a federal standard for use of electronic onboard recorders, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.

June 9, 2009