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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.

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California Passes Similar AV Legislation Vetoed Last Year

For the second straight year, California lawmakers forwarded legislation to the governor that would require drivers to be in the cab during the testing of autonomous heavy trucks in the state.

September 5, 2024
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Buttigieg Announces $1 Billion for Transportation Safety

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced a new wave of funding aimed at improving transportation safety around the country.

September 5, 2024
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Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge

The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.

September 5, 2024
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TMC Heads Back to Raleigh With Revamped Competitions

The event, scheduled for Sept. 15-19, will take place in Raleigh, N.C., a city that鈥檚 hosted a number of TMC gatherings in the past 鈥 most recently in 2019.

September 5, 2024
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Drought Shrivels Mississippi River, Threatening Food Exports

Drought across the central U.S. is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of everything from corn to gasoline.

September 5, 2024
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Houston Receives $3.4M to Study Police-Fire Response

Federal officials announced that Houston would receive $3.4 million for a project to study emergency response times, part of $1 billion aimed at improving street safety nationwide.

September 5, 2024
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Rhode Island Launches Vast WIM System on Washington Bridge

Rhode Island is installing a weigh-in-motion system on the Washington Bridge in Providence, using advanced technology to monitor the structural health of the aging but vital connector.

September 4, 2024
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Montana Building New I-90 Rest Area to Expand Truck Parking

The Montana State Department of Transportation is refurbishing two eastbound and westbound rest areas on Interstate 90 near Billings to increase truck parking and add a new weigh station.

September 3, 2024
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Germany Issues Airfreight Security Alert

BERLIN 鈥 German security authorities are warning of 鈥渦nconventional incendiary devices鈥 being sent via freight service providers after several incidents in which parcels sent by private individuals across Europe caught fire while in transit.

September 3, 2024
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FMCSA Grants $3.5 Million for CDL Training at 27 Schools

Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania are the biggest beneficiaries from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program funding.

September 3, 2024

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