Safety

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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, Equipment, Safety, TCA

New Mexico Committed to Reversing Trend of Workplace Fatalities

In 2016, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available nationally, 41 individuals were killed in work-related incidents in New Mexico.

Marie C. Baca | Albuquerque Journal
August 27, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Transitions Facilities to New Quality Standards

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced each has completed all audits successfully, ensuring full transition to the new standards from the International Automotive Task Force, and the International Organization for Standardizations.

August 27, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Aug. 27: The LeBron James of Trucking

2018 NTDC champion Scott Woodrome and NBA superstar LeBron James have a lot in common. Seriously.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 27, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety

Stoneridge Fills New Chief Technology Officer Post

Commercial vehicle supplier Stoneridge Inc. appointed Laurent Borne chief technology officer, a newly created position.

August 24, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Volkswagen Reportedly Tried to Buy Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora

Volkswagen apparently wants to be more than just friends with Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh.

Aaron Aupperlee | The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
August 24, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Video Insights

Traditional truck telematics systems offer fleet managers a lot of data on the performance of their drivers and vehicles, but integrating onboard cameras can provide valuable information that those systems can’t capture on their own, according to technology suppliers.

Katie Pyzyk | Special to Transport Topics
August 24, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Uber, Airbus Enlist in Japan’s Flying-Car Plan

Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber Technologies Inc. and Boeing Co. in a government-led group to bring airborne vehicles to the country in the next decade.

August 24, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

ELDs: Data-Driven Trucking

The government-mandated use of electronic logging devices hasn’t just replaced paper logbooks; it also has marked a major step forward for technology adoption and the use of data in trucking.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
August 24, 2018
Business, Safety

Ohio's Scott Woodrome of FedEx Freight Reigns as NTDC Grand Champion

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The driver from FedEx Freight whose friends and colleagues often refer to as “the LeBron James of Trucking” earned top honors at the 81st National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 18.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 23, 2018
Business, Safety, Editorial

Editorial: Shining the Spotlight on Safety

The job of the truck driver is not an easy one.

August 23, 2018