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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

Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.6% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 6.8% last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

July 19, 2012

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Safety

E&MU: EGR Cooling Issues Vex Fleets

The coolers at the heart of exhaust gas recirculation systems that have been present on diesel truck engines since 2002 have been failing at a worrisome rate, according to several fleet managers.

July 16, 2012
Business, Safety

Sensors Credited for Reducing Wash. State Truck Crashes

Electronic sensors and enforcement are being credited as reducing the number of truck related crashes in Washington State, the Associated Press reported.

July 16, 2012
Government, Business, Safety

Two DOT Agencies Pressured to Synchronize Online Databases for Carrier Hazmat Loads

The Transportation Intermediaries Association has renewed its bid to force the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to display more information in its database for consistency with another federal agency.

July 9, 2012
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

J.D. Power: Buyer Satisfaction Declines Under Burden of 2010 Emissions Rules

Satisfaction with model-year 2011 trucks suffered as a result of technology added to comply with 2010 federal emissions regulations, which resulted in customers’ reporting more problems with the trucks, a recent J.D. Power and Associates’ survey found.

July 9, 2012
Safety

Costs May Force Fleets to Cut Health Coverage

Some trucking companies may stop offering health insurance plans as President Obama’s health-care overhaul takes effect, some experts said, citing the increasing costs of insurance compared with the penalty for not offering plans.

July 9, 2012
Government, Safety

FMCSA Shuts Down Tennessee Carrier

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it ordered Lebanon, Tenn.-based trucking company Three Angels Farms shut down for safety violations.

July 3, 2012
Business, Safety

Research Cites ‘Driver-Related Factors’ With Third of Truckers in Fatal Crashes

Roughly one-third of the 3,446 truck drivers involved in fatal accidents in 2010 were cited in police accident reports for such contributing “driver-related factors” as speeding, fatigue and inattention, a senior federal transportation researcher said.

July 2, 2012
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Border Plan Starts Second Year; Participation Remains Low

A year after U.S. officials agreed to allow Mexican trucks into the country, only four Mexican carriers are participating, far below the number the United States has said would be needed to judge the safety of Mexican trucks.

July 2, 2012
Safety

Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law

The Supreme Court Thursday upheld President Obama’s healthcare law that expands insurance to millions of Americans, Bloomberg reported.

June 28, 2012