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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, Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Obama Issues Stricter Auto Efficiency Rules

The Obama administration last week announced stricter requirements for automobile fuel efficiency and a first-ever national greenhouse gas reduction standard for cars and light trucks. Though heavy trucks are not immediately affected, an industry official suggested similar changes could be coming within the next decade.

May 25, 2009

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Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Equipment

Fleets See Longer Tire Life with Monitoring Systems

Trucking fleets and tire makers said increased use of tire-pressure monitoring systems and automatic inflation systems is saving lives and money.

May 25, 2009
Business, Safety, Government

LaHood Says No Decision Yet on Truck Weights

WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation has yet to make a decision on whether to back increased federal truck weight limits, Secretary Ray LaHood said.

Sean McNally | Staff Reporter
May 22, 2009
Government, Business, Safety

Virginia Scales Back Plan To Close Rest Stops

The Virginia Department of Transportation said it will propose closing 19 of the state's 41 highway rest areas, scaling back its original proposal to close 25.

May 22, 2009
Business, Safety, Government

Knight Boosting Dividend

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation said it will boost its quarterly dividend to 5 cents per share, from 4 cents.

May 22, 2009
Business, Safety, Government

U.S. May Reopen Roads to Mexican Trucks by June, LaHood Says

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the United States could reopen its roads to Mexican trucks as soon as next month, Bloomberg reported.

May 21, 2009
Business, Safety

Intermodal, Rail Traffic Fall for Week

Intermodal rail traffic fell 19.4% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

May 21, 2009
Business, Safety

Intermodal, Rail Traffic Fall for Week

Intermodal rail traffic fell 19.4% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

May 21, 2009
Business, Safety

Memorial Day Driving to Increase, AAA Says

Reversing the recent trend of declining holiday travel, 1.5% more Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home during Memorial Day weekend than did last year, the motorist group AAA estimated.

May 20, 2009
Government, Business, Safety

ATA Files Appeal in SoCal Ports Case

American Trucking Associations has filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, claiming that a lower court did not follow the circuit court's directions in granting an injunction in its continuing fight with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported.

May 19, 2009