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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

FMCSA Targets Falsified ELD Records in New Approach

A fatal December 2022 crash in Virginia put a fresh spotlight on fraud, when a truck driver falsified ELD records to exceed the 11-hour driving limit.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 2, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Helene Leaves Flooded Farms, Fouled Rivers, Dozens Dead

As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological crisis of staggering scope.

October 2, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety

Chip Firms Monitor Quartz Supplies After Hurricane Hits Mines

Global semiconductor makers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines.

October 2, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Stellantis Recalls 200,000 Plug-in Jeeps Over Fire Risk

This recall is the latest setback for Stellantis, which has been grappling with declining sales, a falling stock price and unrest among dealers and unions.

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
September 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla Clears Hurdle in Suit Over Self-Driving Tech

Tesla is embroiled in numerous lawsuits over the Full Self-Driving feature, including from Tesla investors who claim they were misled.

Rachel Graf | Bloomberg News
September 30, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Supplies Rushed to Communities Isolated by Helene

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A crisis unfolded in western North Carolina as officials rushed to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cell service Sept. 30. 

September 30, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Helene Lashes the South With Wind and Sheets of Rain

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in Florida, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers. 

September 27, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

Lithium Battery Fire Halts Work at L.A., Long Beach Ports

Several terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are closed Sept. 27 after a big rig overturned on a vital roadway and the lithium batteries it was carrying caught fire.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
September 27, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety

Truckstop Rolls Out Automated Risk System for Brokers

Truckstop has introduced a risk assessment system that offers freight brokers automated tools to help address the growing challenge of sophisticated fraud.

September 26, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Baltimore Longshoremen Sue Over Bridge Collapse Fallout

BALTIMORE — A group of Baltimore longshoremen has sued the owner and manager of the Dali, the containership that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Lea Skene | Associated Press
September 26, 2024