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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.

Business, Safety, Autonomous

Cargo Thieves Feast on Thanksgiving Week; More Than $8.2 Million Stolen Since 2012

Thanksgiving traditionally is a time to spend with family, but it’s also a holiday when cargo thefts spike as criminals resort to sophisticated and coordinated strikes against the trucking and warehouse industry, experts say.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
November 14, 2016
Business, Safety, Equipment, Autonomous

Heavy Cancellations Reduce October Net Orders to Fewer Than 14,000 North American Trucks

Net preliminary Class 8 truck orders in October fell below 14,000, but cancellations of previous orders that were removed from the books last month complicated the picture, analysts said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
November 14, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

For-Hire Trucking Adds 3,000 Positions

For-hire trucking followed the nation as a whole, adding jobs in October, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
November 14, 2016
Government, Business, Safety

Analysis: GOP's Senate Victory Sets Stage for Trump Agenda in Congress

Republicans shocked Democrats by keeping control of the Senate, setting the stage for President-elect Donald Trump to enact a broad conservative agenda and ensure a Republican Supreme Court for a generation. That’s provided he can work with a GOP establishment he spent most of the campaign attacking.

November 9, 2016
Editorial, Business, Safety, Government

Editorial: What’s at Stake in the Election

There’s a lot riding on the U.S. presidential election this week, and it’s not just the choice between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton that will make a difference for the freight transportation industry.

November 7, 2016
Business, Safety

Hair Testing Concerns Linger; Experts Urge More Research

Scientific and technical experts on drug testing hair concluded that additional research is needed before regulators adopt a federal standard for commercial vehicle drivers, according to a group report.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 7, 2016
Business, Equipment, Technology, Safety

Commercial Vehicle Group Results Fall Amid Lower Class 8 Production

Cab-related products and systems supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported net income and revenue fell in the third quarter amid significantly lower heavy-duty truck production in North America.

November 4, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Police Organization Urges Regulators to Refine Speed-Limiter Proposal

The National Fraternal Order of Police called on federal transportation regulators to gather additional information and refine a speed-limiter proposal for trucks.

November 3, 2016
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Launches Driver Control Module Production at Mexican Plant

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said it has begun to produce driver control modules, or DCMs, built for Navistar Inc. on an advanced new assembly line at its Acuña, Mexico, manufacturing campus, in which it recently invested $4.6 million.

October 31, 2016
Business, Safety

ATA Safety Management Council Honors Top Driver, Safety Director

American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council saluted its National Truck Driver of the Year and National Safety Director of the Year on Oct. 26 at its Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition in Oklahoma City.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
October 28, 2016