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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, Safety

New Study Supports Boston Hazmat Ban

A new study has concluded that Boston should ban the transport of nearly all nonradioactive hazardous materials through the downtown and North End areas to protect the public.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 20, 2011

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Business, Safety, Autonomous

Volvo’s April North American Deliveries More Than Double

Volvo AB’s North American truck deliveries more than doubled in April from a year ago, while worldwide sales heavy-duty sales improved 77% the company said Tuesday.

May 17, 2011
Safety

Far Too Much Is Made of Fatigue’s Role in Truck Crashes, Forum Speakers Say

Government and industry should shift their driver-safety focus away from regulation and toward more supportive measures, speakers at a National Transportation Safety Board forum said last week.

May 16, 2011
Business, Safety, Government

I-40 Lanes Reopen in Arkansas

The westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in eastern Arkansas that were closed due to flooding over the weekend have reopened, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department said Wednesday.

May 11, 2011
Government, Safety

Trucking Safety Has Improved, But Challenges Remain, Industry Tells NTSB Forum

WASHINGTON — The trucking industry has made great strides in truck safety over the past decade, but numerous challenges remain as motor carriers and truck drivers cope with an increasingly tough regulatory environment, industry executives told the National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 10, 2011
Government, Business, Safety

Costly Fees, Red Tape Discourage Drivers from Getting Hazmat Credentials, Hill Told

Multiple security background checks and costly fees have caused the population of truck drivers with Transportation Security Administration hazardous materials endorsements to decline by roughly 1.2 million since 2004, a top American Trucking Associations official told a congressional subcommittee last week.

May 9, 2011
Safety

Drivers’ Seat Belt Use Rising, FMCSA Says

Seat belt use among drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles rose to 78% last year, from 74% in 2009, the fourth straight annual increase, according to a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration study.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 3, 2011
Business, Safety, Government

Chicago Manufacturing Index Slips in April

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region slipped in April from March, but showed continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.

April 29, 2011
Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Equipment, Autonomous

Opinion: Sleep Apnea and the Regulatory Agenda

The country’s recent economic climate certainly illustrates how essential and strong the transportation component is to our way of life, but trucking has needed to navigate regulatory challenges as well.

April 29, 2011
Government, Safety

Truck-Related Accident Injuries Drop 18%

The number of injuries in U.S. truck related accidents declined by 18% in 2009, according to new statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2011