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US House Transportation Panel Approves $547 Billion Highway Bill

The transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that seeks to modernize much of the country’s highway systems.

June 10, 2021

House Lawmakers Introduce Speed Limiters Bill

A bill to require speed limiters on heavy commercial trucks was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

June 7, 2021

C.H. Robinson Petitions Supreme Court to Hear Negligent Hiring Case

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court decision involving a personal injury suit accusing the freight broker of negligent hiring.

June 4, 2021

Detroit Adds New Features to Suite of Safety Systems

Detroit announced it added new features to its Detroit Assurance suite of safety systems for the Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 49X models spec’d with a Detroit powertrain.

June 4, 2021

Drivers, Fleets Become More Comfortable With Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Advanced driver assistance systems initially encountered driver resistance, but over time have become a more widely accepted and even embraced trend as drivers realize their benefits.

June 7, 2021

Pete Buttigieg Cites Importance of I-40 Bridge Repair

Phase 2 of the two-part effort to repair the Interstate 40 bridge is underway, according to transportation officials.

June 4, 2021

NHTSA: Truck-Involved Fatalities Down 2%

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported fatalities in large truck-related crashes were down 2% in 2020 from 2019, but overall the number of on-road fatalities rose 7%.

June 4, 2021

Trucking Notches Wins in Lawsuit Abuse Legislation

As legislators in many states close out their sessions and head home, trucking association leaders are reporting noteworthy progress this year in attacking state laws they say too often enable plaintiff attorneys to seek inflated jury verdicts in truck-involved accident litigation.

June 2, 2021

JBS Poised to Reopen Most Meat Plants Hobbled by Cyberattack

JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack that hit its global operations and will have the “vast majority” of its plants operational June 2.

June 2, 2021

Meat Plant Shutdowns Spreading After Cyberattack on JBS

A cyberattack on JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, has forced the shutdown of some of the largest slaughterhouses globally, and there are signs that the closures are spreading.

June 1, 2021