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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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Averitt Express Orders 264 Volvo VNL 860 Trucks

The new units expand a long-running supplier relationship at a scale that signals how big fleets are renewing equipment to strengthen operations and keep experienced drivers in the seats.

August 21, 2025
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NHTSA Investigates Tesla Over Delayed Crash Reporting

Delays of "several months or more" were noted in reporting crashes involving driver-assistance technology.

August 21, 2025
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FMCSA's Elison Touts NTDC Drivers' Dedication to Safety

鈥淭his event is to celebrate all of you," FMCSA Chief Counsel Jesse Elison told competitors at the 88th annual National Truck Driving Championships. 聽

August 20, 2025
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JFK Airport Expands Truck Parking to 150 Spaces

Officials said the expansion will help manage growth in cargo operations at JFK, where volume reached 1.67 million tons in 2024 鈥 a 25% increase since 2019.

August 20, 2025
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DOT Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Undocumented Driver

An undocumented truck driver who obtained CDLs from two states was involved in a Florida crash that killed three people, prompting a federal investigation.

August 20, 2025
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Lack of Truck Parking Costs $100B a Year, Report Finds

Insufficient truck parking is resulting in $100 billion yearly in lost productivity, according to a new report issued by the Truck Parking Club.

August 19, 2025
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Port of Baltimore Reopens After Explosion Halts Traffic

Officials said no one was injured in the blast the evening of Aug. 18, which prompted a mayday call when it was reported near the site of last year鈥檚聽Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

August 19, 2025
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Peterbilt 567 Adds Front Frame Mounting Package

The provisions add front frame equipment mounting points intended to simplify configuration and give body builders more flexibility across vocational applications.

August 18, 2025
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Fatal Blast at US Steel Plant Raises Questions About Future

Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel acquired the company in June, and vowed that steelmaking would continue in Pennsylvania's Mon Valley.聽

August 18, 2025
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Trucking Fleets Adopt ADAS to Improve Highway Safety

鈥淭here are some that are really taking off,鈥 said Robert Braswell, executive director of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

August 15, 2025