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

Driver Recruitment Success Hinges on Freight Turnaround

Experts are having a difficult time predicting the demand for professional truck drivers this year, saying it ultimately will hinge on an anticipated freight market turnaround. 

January 2, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

PMTA Leads Innovative Pennsylvania Truck Parking Report

Pennsylvania transportation planners broke new ground to identify concrete steps and priority locations for new truck parking spots in a report spearheaded by the state’s top trucking group.

December 21, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Carmakers Fight Air Bag Recall That May Cost $10 Billion

Carmakers like General Motors and Ford are lobbying against an extraordinary push by U.S. regulators to force a recall of as many as 52 million air bag inflators.

December 20, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

LNG Shipping Rates Dip on Lower Demand Despite Red Sea Chaos

It’s getting cheaper — at least for now — to rent a liquefied natural gas tanker despite turmoil in the Red Sea that is forcing some vessels to take longer and more costly routes.

December 20, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

California Pollution Rule Aimed at Logistics Upheld by Judge

A judge has denied a challenge to the South Coast Air Quality Management District's landmark rule intended to clear Southern California skies of exhaust tied to the logistics industry.

December 20, 2023
Government, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Research Shows Tesla’s Autopilot Tech Fix May Also Be Flawed

Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use Autopilot pay closer attention to the road — relies on tech that research shows may not work as intended.

December 20, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Toyota Unit Daihatsu Suspends Shipments Over Safety Cheating

Toyota Motor Corp. said Dec. 20 its subsidiary Daihatsu will suspend shipments of all its vehicles in a safety scandal after an investigation found improper testing involving 64 models.

December 20, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Red Sea Chaos Has Shippers Bracing for Weeks Without Route

The global shipping industry is bracing for the prospect of living without its most important trade route for weeks.

December 19, 2023
Business, Safety

Driver Recruitment Rolls On Amid 2023 Freight Downturn

The demand for professional truck drivers continued to show signs of activity this year despite an overall slowdown in the freight market.

December 19, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Sails South of Africa to Avoid Red Sea Conflict Area

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S will redirect its vessels to sail south of Africa to avoid the Red Sea conflict area where Houthi militants have attacked several ships.

December 19, 2023