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

Canadian Trucking Alliance Urges Provinces to Adopt ELDs

The Canadian Trucking Alliance has initiated conversations with transportation ministers in an effort to encourage adoption of electronic logging devices at the provincial level.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 7, 2019
Government, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Scrutinized by NHTSA Over Model 3 Safety Claims

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk a cease-and-desist letter last year regarding Model 3 safety claims and has subpoenaed the carmaker for information on several crashes, according to documents posted by a nonprofit advocacy group.

Dana Hull and Ryan Beene | Bloomberg News
August 7, 2019
Safety

Whitepaper Compares Weight Station Bypass Technologies

Trucking companies using weigh station bypass transponders and apps save time and money. However, each system operates differently – what works well for one fleet, may not work for another. A whitepaper from PrePass helps determine which is best for you.

August 7, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Renews Vision Waivers for Commercial Drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agreed to allow 126 drivers to operate trucks along interstates after it provisionally renewed their exemptions from a vision requirement.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 6, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Senate Confirms Robert Sumwalt, Jennifer Homendy to NTSB

Robert Sumwalt and Jennifer Homendy were confirmed by the Senate on Aug. 1 to continue serving on the National Transportation Safety Board.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 5, 2019
Business, Safety

Cancer Survivor’s Road to Recovery Culminates With Trip to NTDC

Kevin Mailand’s biggest challenge en route to winning Grand Champion honors at the 2019 Kansas Truck Driving Championships was getting to Topeka in the first place. Five years earlier, he was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer.

Judd Hanson | News Editor
August 5, 2019
Business, Safety

NTDC Promises Packed Schedule, Tough Course for Top Truckers

Hundreds of top truck drivers soon will descend on Pittsburgh for the 82nd annual National Truck Driving Championships.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 5, 2019
Business, Safety

How One State Brought Its Truck Driving Championship Back to Life

Since 2009, when the Ohio Truck Driving Championships returned to the hands of the Ohio Trucking Association, the competition not only has been a success with drivers, it has turned into a self-sustaining event.

Marissa Gamache | Features Coordinator
August 5, 2019
Business, Safety

CVSA Prepares for Annual Inspectors Championship

As the nation’s top truck drivers prepare to convene in Pittsburgh for the National Truck Driving Championships, another group of safety professionals — law enforcement officers — will meet in the same city for its own competition.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 5, 2019
Business, Safety

Demystifying the NTDC Scoring Process

The National Truck Driving Championships involves a considerable amount of fanfare, including a rousing breakfast, a parade of equipment and a celebratory awards ceremony. However, there’s a less flashy (but no less important) aspect of NTDC that receives little attention: the scoring process.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
August 5, 2019