Trucking Industry Safety News

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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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Amerit Acquires Emergency Vehicle Upfitter Derotic

Derotic outfits fire, police, utility and other government vehicles. Its work includes designing and installing advanced lighting, communications and safety systems.

September 9, 2025
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Dual Efforts Steer Arizona Crackdown on Lawsuit Financing

The legislation is particularly significant for Arizona's trucking industry, which faces an increasing number of lawsuits often backed by third-party funding.

September 9, 2025
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Attorney: Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Were in US Legally

A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory says many of those rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for specialized work.

September 9, 2025
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MicroVision Taps New CEO, Unveils MOVIA-S Lidar Sensor

Glen De Vos says the next-generation sensors are scheduled for launch in 2028 with a price of $200-$300, making them more accessible for mass adoption.

September 8, 2025
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Uber Returns to Bond Market With Investment-Grade Sale

The sale represents Uber鈥檚 second as a blue-chip company after it聽tapped聽investors for $4 billion around a year ago. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

September 8, 2025
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Hesai Launches $497 Million Hong Kong IPO Plan

Hesai, which raised $192 million in its U.S. initial public offering in 2023, was聽added聽to a Pentagon blacklist of companies linked to China鈥檚 military last year.

September 8, 2025
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Hyundai Raid Spurs Trump Plan to Train US Battery Workforce

The crackdown has rattled South Korea and raised questions about the country鈥檚 willingness and ability to deliver promises it made to the Trump administration to invest in the U.S.聽

September 8, 2025
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UAW Presses Lutnick to Slap Tough Tariffs on Truck Imports

Tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act are already in place for steel and aluminum and have compelled truck makers to increase their prices.

September 5, 2025
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475 Workers Detained in Hyundai Georgia Plant Raid

The raid focused on the battery plant construction site and agencies are investigating allegations of unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes.

September 5, 2025
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Enhancing Fleet Security and Productivity in an Increasingly Digital World

Program Aired: September 4, 2 p.m. ET聽Bob Gottschalk, technical sales manager at Irdeto, and Lawrence Bader, principal at Advanced Transportation Technology LLC, join Seth Clevenger for an enlightening conversation about their experience guiding fleets through technology transitions and the tangible benefits that digital innovations can offer fleets of all sizes.

September 4, 2025