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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, Autonomous

Truck Tonnage Rises Again, Gaining 5.7% in January

U.S. truck tonnage rose 5.7% in January from the same month last year, the second straight year-over-year increase following more than a year of comparable declines, American Trucking Associations said.

February 25, 2010

Daily Briefings from Transport Topics

Transport Topics has partnered with Spoken Layer to make one-minute daily briefings available on all your smart devices. Simply say “Alexa, play Transport Topics” or “Okay Google, talk to Transport Topics” to get the day’s biggest trucking headlines.

Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Mullen’s Fourth-Quarter Income Improves

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group said its fourth-quarter profit grew 56.3% to C$11.1 million or 14 cents per share, from C$7.1 million, or 9 cents per share, a year ago.

February 25, 2010
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Opinion: ‘Spoliation of Evidence’ in Accident Litigation

For any trucking company that becomes the target of a personal injury action, “spoliation of evidence” may become a hidden danger that a defendant will need to avoid to be successful.

February 25, 2010
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Big Snowstorm Hits Texas, Tracks Toward Northeast

A winter storm that caused multiple traffic collisions in Texas on Tuesday is heading toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where it could dump a half-foot of snow on the already snow-drenched region, news services reported.

February 24, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Ferro Defends FMCSA’s Position on Texting and Driving

WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told trucking industry leaders Tuesday the agency was within its rights to ban texting by commercial drivers through a reinterpretation of existing rules, but that more explicit bans were on the way.

February 23, 2010
Government, Business, Safety

DOT Issues Sample Texting-While-Driving Legislation

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has unveiled sample legislation designed to help states write bans against texting while driving.

February 23, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Tankers Seen as Potential Terrorist Threat, Report Says

Tank trucks filled with gasoline could be the favored surface transportation weapon for terrorists seeking to attack U.S. targets, according to a new study of potential terrorist uses of highway-borne hazardous materials.

February 23, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

EPA Moving Forward with Emissions-Cap Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency has not yet said how it intends to require heavy trucks to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but a report on the agency’s Web site projects that an advanced notice of rulemaking could be posted as early as June.

February 23, 2010
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Hill Gridlock Changes ATA Focus to Regulatory Issues, Graves Says

A year into the Obama administration, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said the trucking industry’s challenges are primarily regulatory, rather than legislative, because of the gridlock that has enveloped Congress since last year.

February 22, 2010
Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous

Letters: Truck Weight, IdleAire, Truck Driving Schools, CSA 2010, Classifying Drivers

The letter from [an official] of Road Safe America that appeared in the Feb. 1 edition contained a number of misstatements and misunderstandings.

February 22, 2010