Safety Practices, Culture Help Carriers Reduce Liability
PHOENIX — When a crash happens, it is a carrier’s policies, procedures and routines that could lead to a nuclear verdict.
May 2, 2024Technology Tools Help Carriers Reduce Risk, Improve Safety
PHOENIX — More actionable data, onboard safety technology and new equipment are helping carriers focus their safety efforts, customize coaching and reduce the risk of a crash.
May 2, 2024Body of Fifth Worker Found After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
BALTIMORE — Authorities said they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge more than a month ago.
May 2, 2024FRA: Union Pacific Undermined Regulators’ Safety Efforts
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high-profile derailment, federal regulators say.
May 1, 2024Buttigieg Calls on Congress to Pass Rail Bill
More than a year after a train derailment in Ohio captured mainstream attention, the nation’s top transportation officer again called on Congress to advance a freight safety bill.
May 1, 2024Safety, HR Professionals Connect at ATA Conference
PHOENIX — More than 450 professionals came together to identify ways to improve the trucking industry at ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.
May 1, 2024Containership Hit Far in Arabian Sea; Houthis Claim Attack
JERUSALEM — A containership came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there.
April 30, 2024New Montana I-90 Rest Area Adds 35 Truck Parking Spots
Montana is progressing on plans to provide more truck parking along its busiest freight route on Interstate 90.
April 30, 2024FMCSA Denies Florida’s CDL Skills Test Petition
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has told a Florida licensing agency that CDL applicants cannot continue taking a skills test after failing the pre-trip inspection.
April 30, 2024US to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles
DETROIT — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States.
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