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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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TMC-Fullbay Report: Repair Shop Sales, Labor Rates Rise

NEW ORLEANS 鈥 Heavy-duty repair shops continued to grow their sales last year as labor rates climbed, according to a report from TMC and Fullbay, a provider of repair shop management software.

March 5, 2024
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Ohio Debuts Warning Signs to Deter Rear-End Highway Crashes

Ohio is putting wrong-way driver technology to use in a new 鈥渆nd-of-queue鈥 warning sign system to deter deadly rear-end crashes at 13 dangerous highway areas.

March 5, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

Orlando鈥檚 Self-Driving Shuttle Restarts

Sidelined for four months following a crash, Orlando鈥檚 self-driving bus downtown planned a restart of its test runs March 5.

March 5, 2024
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Houthi Missile Damages MSC Containership in Gulf of Aden

Houthi militants attacked and damaged a Swiss-owned container vessel on March 4 in the Gulf of Aden, as the Iran-backed group continues to roil shipping in the region.

March 5, 2024
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P.S.I. Enhances Data Portal, Supports Goodyear TPMS

NEW ORLEANS 鈥 P.S.I. executive Craig Smith calls Goodyear鈥檚 TPMS Plus tire management technology featuring TireView, P.S.I.'s TPMS, "a complete tire management program.鈥

March 4, 2024
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Three Red Sea Underwater Data Cables Have Been Cut

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates 鈥 Three Red Sea cables providing internet and telecommunications around the world have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels.

March 4, 2024
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NTSB Probes Norfolk Southern Derailment in Pennsylvania

Three Norfolk Southern trains were involved in a collision and derailment the morning of March 2 in Lower Saucon Township, Pa.

March 4, 2024
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Serjon Warns of Cybersecurity Risks for Motor Carriers

NEW ORLEANS 鈥 Motor carriers must take cybersecurity threats seriously or run the risk of being put out of business, a cybersecurity expert told industry reporters.

March 3, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Phillips Industries to Launch Trailer Backup Camera Rear-Vu

NEW ORLEANS 鈥 Phillips Industries soon will begin offering a rear-facing trailer backup camera that the company鈥檚 top executive said will be its biggest-ever product launch.

March 3, 2024
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Waymo Granted OK to Expand Service in California

SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 California regulators on March 1 authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco.

March 3, 2024

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