Trucking Industry Safety News

After sitting out 2023 over a technical disqualification, XPO 3-axle driver Wilbert Vano returned to competition triumphantly at the New Jersey Truck Driving Championships.

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WASHINGTON — A transportation bill approved June 27 by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee includes $200 million for truck parking operations nationwide.

A bill to help advance commercial waterway infrastructure projects and promote supply chain efficiency was recently approved by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Federal trucking regulators held a second public listening session seeking comment on a possible major revision to the motor carrier Safety Fitness Determination method.

Congressional Democrats on the transportation committees are pressing for approval of rail safety legislation after an investigation of a high-profile freight train derailment in Ohio.

Vinn White, who already leads the Department of Transportation’s artificial intelligence effort, has been named acting leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Norfolk Southern tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment.

General Motors on June 25 named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise.

Legislation designed to enhance the federal government’s efforts to combat human trafficking was recently introduced in the Senate.