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, Safety, Autonomous

Does Tesla Probe Signal a Get-Tough Era at NHTSA?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation into a possible defect involving Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot may signal a more activist approach by the Biden administration to regulating technology that is crucial to the auto industry’s future.

August 17, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

UCR Plan Officials Looking to Collect Fees From Unregistered Carriers

The board of directors for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan has approved an aggressive three-pronged strategy to identify and contact unregistered motor carriers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 17, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Americans Spent Less in July as COVID-19 Cases Surged

NEW YORK — Americans cut back on their spending in July as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores.

Joseph Pisani | Associated Press
August 17, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Interstate 70 in Colorado Partially Reopens

A portion of the heavily traveled Interstate 70 in Colorado that was damaged by mudslides is now open to traffic.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 16, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

US Opens Formal Probe Into Tesla Autopilot System

DETROIT — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
August 16, 2021
Government, Safety

NYC Leaders’ Plan for Expressway Aims to Toughen Truck Enforcement

New York City officials have unveiled a plan to extend the life of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway cantilever that includes a goal of reducing truck traffic on the corridor.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 13, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety

Ram Pickups Recalled

DETROIT — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel into the cabin.

August 13, 2021
Government, Safety

Senate Confirms NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy

Jennifer Homendy was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the National Transportation Safety Board’s chairwoman.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 12, 2021
Government, Safety

FMCSA Asks 14,000 Medical Examiners to Post Missing Results

Six months after a critical DOT inspector general audit, federal regulators are asking an estimated 14,000 medical examiners to submit the missing results of truck driver exams they conducted during the seven months the National Registry was offline.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 12, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Industry Applauds Senate Passage of $1 Trillion Bill to Modernize US Transportation

Legislation aimed at modernizing the country’s mobility networks, freight corridors and transit systems gained approval in the U.S. Senate on Aug. 10.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 10, 2021