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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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FMCSA Researchers Outline Safety Studies, Data Collection

Plans for significant rulemaking proposals, future technology research and crash data collections were among topics of discussion at FMCSA's Analysis, Research and Technology Forum.

April 29, 2024
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NHTSA Investigates Ford Crashes Involving Blue Cruise

DETROIT — Two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators.

April 29, 2024
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BNSF Signs On to Federal Safety Hotline for Some Workers

OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.

April 26, 2024
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NHTSA Investigates Whether Tesla Autopilot Recall Did Enough

DETROIT— The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road.

April 26, 2024
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NTSB Nominee 91ÊÓÆµndy on Senate Panel’s Agenda

A vote on the nomination of Jennifer 91ÊÓÆµndy to continue her term as chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board is on a Senate panel’s calendar.

April 25, 2024
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First Ship Leaves Port of Baltimore via Deeper Channel

The first of 11 ships trapped for a month behind the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge left the Port of Baltimore April 25 using an alternate shipping channel that had just opened.

April 25, 2024
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Norfolk Southern Reports Lower Earnings After Settlement

Norfolk Southern’s first-quarter earnings report gave the railroad the opportunity to publicly defend CEO Alan Shaw’s strategy again before investors decide on May 9 whether to back him.

April 24, 2024
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Buttigieg Announces Infrastructure Funds

Assuring the country about the Biden administration’s efforts to improve connectivity along mobility corridors is atop Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s spring agenda.

April 24, 2024
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Truck Body Repair Collaborations Help Streamline Planning

Repairing the body on a Class 8 truck is a process of handling moving parts while performing a proper assessment and eventually restoring the unit to a safe, roadworthy state as quickly as possible.

April 23, 2024
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Baltimore Port to Open Deeper Channel

Officials plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to access the Port of Baltimore starting April 25, marking a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub.

April 23, 2024

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