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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.

Special Coverage, Business, Safety

Origo Rolls Out Ignition Interlock System

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Origo displayed its new OrigoSafe ignition interlock system at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.

March 22, 2013

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Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Transports Lead Stock Rise as Indexes Set New Records

Trucking and transportation stock indexes have increased more rapidly over the past six months than those for the broad market, with most of the growth coming since the start of 2013.

March 18, 2013
Government, Fuel, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Maryland Truckers Oppose Plan to Index Fuel Taxes

The Maryland Motor Truck Association will oppose a transportation funding plan put forth by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) that includes a new sales tax on motor fuel and a 5-cent reduction in the gasoline tax but not in the diesel tax.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
March 12, 2013
Government, Safety

DOT, FMCSA on Alert for Fraudulent Tags

Law enforcement officers have recently observed several commercial drivers and vehicles with fraudulent licenses and license plates that purport to be issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Timothy Cama | Staff Reporter
March 12, 2013
Business, Government, Safety

Movers Put Volume First When Eyeing Equipment

When it comes to what relocation companies want in the vehicles they use to move household goods and similar items, fleet managers said two words come to mind — cube, as in cubic feet, and customization.

March 4, 2013
Government, Safety

FMCSA Names Five New Members to Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has appointed five representatives from motor carrier stakeholder groups to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, FMCSA said Friday.

Timothy Cama | Staff Reporter
March 1, 2013
Government, Safety

Vehicle Deaths Rose 5% in 2012, National Safety Council Says

Motor vehicle deaths in the United States increased 5% last year, the first annual increase since 2005, the National Safety Council said in a preliminary analysis it released Tuesday.

Timothy Cama | Staff Reporter
February 19, 2013
Business, Safety

Studies Show Auto Driver Often at Fault in Truck-Involved Crashes, ATA Reports

As many as three of every four crashes involving cars and heavy trucks are caused by automobile “driver factors” such as speeding or failure to stay in a lane, according to a report released last week by American Trucking Associations.

February 18, 2013
Government, Safety

FMCSA Launches Bus Safety Crackdown

In the wake of two West Coast bus crashes that each killed multiple passengers within weeks of each other, federal officials have launched a crackdown on unsafe bus operations, in which officers and auditors will investigate high-risk motorcoach companies.

Timothy Cama | Staff Reporter
February 15, 2013
Safety

Automobile Drivers Often at Fault in Truck-Involved Crashes, ATA Says

The majority of serious crashes involving cars and heavy trucks are caused by driver factors such as speeding or failure to stay in lane by the automobile drivers, according to a report released by American Trucking Associations.

February 12, 2013