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Transportation Agencies Face Safety Challenges, Report Says

A new Department of Transportation Inspector General report has concluded that DOT agencies face a number of challenges in 2024 to meet their ambitious safety goals.

November 9, 2023

Cruise Recalls Cars After Pedestrian Was Dragged

DETROIT — GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in October.

November 8, 2023

Wyoming to Alert Truckers at Risk for Blow-Over Crashes

Wyoming transportation officials are deploying a new roadway messaging system to help truckers avoid dangerous blow-over crashes on interstates as winter's peak accident season nears.

November 7, 2023

Several States Ask DOT for Rail Emergency Transparency Rule

Attorneys General from 13 states signed a letter to the DOT supporting a proposal to require railroads to make information about hazardous materials on trains available to emergency responders.

November 7, 2023

Oklahoma Makes Third-Party Administration of CDL Test Easier

A new Oklahoma law making it easier for written commercial driver license tests to be administered took effect Nov. 1 to help offset the truck driver shortage.

November 6, 2023

House Committee Passes Bill to Protect Moving Privacy

Legislation designed to safeguard certain identifiable information of individuals moving internationally was advanced this month by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

November 6, 2023

EPA Will Review Salmon-Killing Chemical in Vehicle Tires

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in most tires as West Coast Native American tribes petition to have it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean.

November 6, 2023

Perspective: As an Industry, Let's Win the Sale

At a time when our political system has grown so adversarial, I believe trucking threads a needle of common purpose.

November 2, 2023

BNSF Inspection Practices Probed After Colorado Derailment

An investigation into a Colorado train derailment and bridge collapse that killed a truck driver is focused on whether inspection and maintenance practices at BNSF Railway contributed.

November 2, 2023