Safety
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.
Self-Driving Car Pioneers Are Slowing Down After Crashes
A series of high-profile accidents involving self-driving cars is slowing the mad rush into the autonomous-vehicle business, according to a report issued May 2.
Autonomous Cars’ Shortcomings Revealed in California DMV Reports
A demand from the California DMV of eight companies testing self-driving cars has highlighted a number of areas where the technology falls short of being safe to operate with no human backup.
Deaf Washington Man Finally Can Follow in Grandfather’s Footsteps as a Truck Driver
Justin Brooks has dreamed of the open road since he was a young child, riding along in the front seat of his grandfather’s truck on shipping routes.
FedEx Office Imposes Photo ID Policy in Response to Austin Bombings
FedEx Office has started asking customers to show photo identification when mailing packages from one of its 1,900 stores.
Fleets Implementing Tracking Technology to Fairly Reward Fuel-Efficient Drivers
Advances in tracking technology are enabling fleets to better assess driver performance and fairly reward them for fuel-efficient driving.
Trucker Wanders Oregon Woods for Four Days Because of GPS Fail
LA GRANDE, Ore. — A trucker who was missing for four days in a snow-covered part of Oregon after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road walked 36 miles and emerged safely from a remote and rugged region of the state.
April 30, 2018HDA Truck Pride Adds Turbo Solutions to Network
HDA Truck Pride announced Turbo Solutions has joined its distribution network as a provider of remanufactured turbochargers.
April 30, 2018Nevada Champion Gragg Wilson Goes About Winning in a Humble Way
LAS VEGAS — Consistency paid off, again, for FedEx Freight’s Gragg Wilson, who earned his fifth state grand champion title on April 28 en route to his 13th trip to the National Truck Driving Championships.
FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne Takes Home Mississippi’s Grand Champion Prize
Grand Champion honors at Mississippi’s annual truck driving championships April 27-28 went to FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne, competing in the tanker class.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs Law for Fee to Stabilize Highway Patrol Funding
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law April 25 that would allow the director of the Arizona Department of Transportation to levy another fee on vehicles.