Trucking Industry Safety News
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.
Nebraska, Iowa Issue Hours-of-Service Waivers Related to Fuel
The governors of Nebraska and Iowa temporarily waived federal mandates for truck drivers amid greater fuel demand for harvest season and diesel shortages.
Public Comments Point to Confusion Over Sleep Apnea Proposal
The long-simmering controversy over how medical examiners decide when they should send truck drivers at risk for obstructive sleep apnea to undergo costly lab sleep studies is heating up again.
Korean Air to Check Airbus A330 Fleet After Runway Overshoot
Korean Air Lines Co. will inspect the remaining 24 Airbus SE A330 aircraft in its fleet after one overshot a runway in the Philippines last month, the carrier’s president said Nov. 2.
USDOT Dedicates $700 Million for Port Improvement Projects
Additional funding for the country’s ports was recently announced as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to facilitate the movement of freight along key supply chains.
Nevada’s Revamped 511 Travel Information System Features ‘Trucker Mode’
Aware of the needs of thousands of commercial drivers daily moving freight on Nevada roadways, state transportation officials unveiled a revamped 511 state travel information system featuring a special “Trucker Mode.”
New ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine: ‘Create a Vision, Empower the People’
DES MOINES, Iowa — Can a leader working in a high-pressure job as an executive for a billion-dollar trucking and logistics company be a nice guy — even humble — despite his incredible success?
Perspective: Prioritizing Our People
New ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine writes, "As incoming chairman of American Trucking Associations, I am honored for the opportunity to represent so many incredible individuals who form this amazing industry."
NTDC Champ Roland Bolduc Honored at MCE 2022
SAN DIEGO — National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion Roland Bolduc celebrated drivers’ contributions to the country at American Trucking Associations’ 2022 Management Conference & Exhibition.
NTDC Champ Roland Bolduc Already Eyeing 2023
Video: Honored at MCE 2022, NTDC 2022 Grand Champion Roland Bolduc talks about already setting his sights on another title in 2023.
October 31, 2022Hero Daniel Harmon: Helping Kentucky Flood Victims Whose Homes Washed Away
Daniel Harmon understood what people in Kentucky were confronting when flooding overwhelmed parts of the state in July. The West Virginia native has experienced it, and when he saw it happening to neighboring Kentucky, he wanted to help.