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, Equipment, Safety

Senators Introduce Catalytic Converter Theft Bill

Legislation aimed at reducing the theft of catalytic converters was introduced in the U.S. Senate this month.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
February 6, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Carriers Hoping to See Relief After Years of Insurance Premium Increases

Carriers have weathered years of insurance premium increases and may see slight relief in 2023, but insurance providers continue to face inflation, economic pressures and larger verdicts in both average loss and nuclear verdicts.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
February 3, 2023
Government, Safety

DOT Updates Safety Initiative After First Year

The Department of Transportation over the past year has undertaken a variety of actions related to guidance and rulemakings that officials say will lay the groundwork for reducing the number of fatal crashes on U.S. roadways.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 3, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

GM’s Self-Driving Expansion Faces Challenges in San Francisco

General Motors-owned Cruise is working to expand its paid service to all of San Francisco and run it 24 hours a day.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
February 3, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Iowa Extends Overweight Limits for Agricultural Transport

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has extended through Feb. 19 the harvest time proclamation for weight limits and the transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
February 3, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety

Ready for the Future

However different and complex these issues that face the truckling industry may be, there’s one common thread that ties many of them together: the known unknown.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
February 3, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Brakes, Telematics Center Stage at Upcoming TMC Annual Meeting

Brakes and telematics will take center stage at two important technical sessions during TMC’s 2023 Annual Meeting & Technology Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27-March 2.

February 3, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Democrats Tout Biden’s Big Infrastructure Implementation

The leader of the U.S. Senate is among senior Democrats praising the Biden White House’s management of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure law amid renewed calls for oversight from congressional Republicans.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
February 2, 2023
Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

ATA President Chris Spear Presses House Panel on IIJA Oversight, Freight Workforce

WASHINGTON — Advancing supply chain connectivity programs and promoting the freight workforce are priorities American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear called on Congress to pursue over the next two years.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
February 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Daimler Automation Head Says Collaboration Key to Tech’s Success

LAS VEGAS — The leader of Daimler Truck North America’s autonomous technology division said the path to self-driving trucking will advance through partnerships like those her company has forged, and believes the outcome of such collaborations will ultimately benefit motor carriers.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
February 1, 2023