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.

BusinessTechnologySafety

Samsara Harnesses AI to Enhance Fleet Operations

Fleet technology supplier Samsara is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities with a plethora of new products and enhancements for its connected operations platform.

June 25, 2025
GovernmentEquipmentSafety

New FMCSA Rule Institutes Electronic Medical Certificates

Federal trucking regulators have implemented a rulemaking that creates a new digitalized system to replace outdated medical examiner paper documents.

June 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

NHTSA Eyes Tesla Robotaxis After Errors in Test

NHTSA is looking into Tesla鈥檚 robotaxis after videos of its test runs showed them going straight through an intersection from a turning lane and driving down the wrong side of the road.

June 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Senators Push Fix for Dry Bulk Trucking Penalties

Federal lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill June 18 that would give dry bulk haulers a 10% axle weight variance, aiming to ease penalties tied to load shifting during transport.

June 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

NYC Expands Crackdown on BQE Overweight Trucks

New York City has started ticketing overweight trucks headed toward Staten Island on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, expanding its automated enforcement program.

June 24, 2025
GovernmentSafety

Trucking Backs English Tests as Enforcement Begins

The trucking industry voices its support for the directive to place drivers out of service if they fail to demonstrate proficiency of the English language during roadside inspections.

June 24, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsGlobal Freight

EV-Carrying Ship Sinks in Pacific Ocean After Catching Fire

A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was carrying about 3,000 vehicles, of which about 800 were EVs.

June 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Waymo Robotaxis Hit Streets in Atlanta Today

Waymo鈥檚 robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on June 24 in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin, Texas.

June 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Canada and EU Sign Security Pact as Carney Shifts From US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is advancing his pledge to pivot Canada away from its security reliance on the U.S., where it currently spends the vast majority of its defense dollars.

June 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Closing the Strait of Hormuz Could Backfire on Iran

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world鈥檚 most important oil chokepoint.

June 23, 2025