Safety

OMAHA, Neb. — About 1,000 engineers and conductors who work for Norfolk Southern soon will be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.

The Port of Baltimore for the 15th straight year has received a top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment for its six state-owned, public marine terminals.

Love’s Travel Stops is rolling out a planned $1 billion expansion of its truck stop network this year with new and remodeled stores that expand the offerings available to truck drivers.

Norfolk Southern’s Q4 profit fell 33% due to the ever-growing costs of the cleanup of last year’s derailment in eastern Ohio, but the railroad did deliver 3% more shipments in the quarter.

Federal trucking regulators plan to disqualify more than 15,000 physicians responsible for certifying that truck drivers are healthy enough to get behind the wheel.

SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions.

Some oil tanker earnings have soared above $100,000 a day as the disruption of shipments through the Red Sea persists.

Infrastructure projects aimed at expanding and improving truck drivers’ access to parking are receiving $292 million in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced.

Robin Hutcheson’s exit from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will add to a list of transportation nominations the Senate will be tasked to consider during an election year.

Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently pressed Congress to pass legislation that would strengthen rail safety policies.