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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, Technology, Safety

Vigillo Founder Steve Bryan's New Tech Company Measures Carrier Reputations

A new data service aims to help motor carriers improve and maintain their reputations as safe operators before they ever have to face a plaintiff attorney’s wrath in a courtroom.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2021
Government, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

DOT Issues Further Allowances for Haulers in States Affected by Colonial Pipeline Attack

Government agencies at the federal and state levels have taken measures — including steps to facilitate truck movement — as a response to the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 12, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

ATA's Chris Spear Calls on Congress to Advance Surface Transportation Bill This Year

The adoption of legislation designed to improve connectivity across commercial corridors and ensure long-term funding for highway programs would benefit the country’s freight supply chain, the leader of the group representing the trucking sector told a Senate panel May 11.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety

Trucking Students Learn to Watch for Human Trafficking

TIFTON, Ga. — Before a commercial truck driver graduates from Southern Regional Technical College, the student must prove that they are ready to handle the demands of driving a commercial vehicle. One lesson, however, has little to do with operating a tractor-trailer, and everything to do with making the country safer for some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

May 11, 2021
Business, Safety

Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association Names 2020 Driver of Year

The Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association announced last month that Alyn Jones has been selected as its 2020 Driver of the Year.

May 11, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

UPS Foundation Commits to Spending $1 Million to Fight COVID-19 in India

The UPS Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to fight the COVID-19 surge in India. The combination of emergency funding, in-kind transportation movements and technical expertise is intended to provide urgent relief, as well as strategic support.

May 11, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

New Jersey DOT Distributes Over $47 Million for Local Bridges

The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced $47.3 million in grant funding has been awarded to local government agencies to assist with bridge maintenance projects.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 7, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Engineer Says Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot Capability

One of Tesla Inc.’s engineers told California authorities that CEO Elon Musk overstated the capability of Autopilot, the company’s driver-assistance system, early this year.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
May 7, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Senate Bill Calls for Removing Personal Information From International Moving Shipping Manifests

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would require scrubbing such personal information as social security and passport numbers on shipping manifests for military and government personnel moving to the U.S. from overseas before the information is sold to data brokers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 6, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Protect Seafarers

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
May 6, 2021