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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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Coronavirus Prompts Some State Groups to Postpone Truck Driving Championships

As they evaluate the implications of the coronavirus, some state trucking associations have adjusted the schedules of their truck driving championships.

March 16, 2020
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House Transportation Leader Urges Trump to Work With Congress

President Donald Trump invokes the Stafford Act, which allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 16, 2020
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VW Faces Production Snarls as Virus Pandemic Hits Car Factories

Volkswagen AG鈥檚 sprawling operations in Europe are starting to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, as the German carmaker joined peers such as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in winding down output at some of its factories.

March 16, 2020
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USMCA Moves Closer to Implementation as Canada Gives Its OK

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement has moved one step closer to being ratified by all three nations.

March 14, 2020
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FMCSA Issues HOS Relief for Coronavirus Assistance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relaxed certain hours-of-service regulations for motor carriers involved in coronavirus-related relief efforts.

March 14, 2020
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FMCSA Postpones Truck Safety Summit Over Coronavirus

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is postponing its Truck Safety Summit due to coronavirus-related concerns.

March 13, 2020
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Enhanced Bendix System Available in Kenworth Models

Bendix Commercial Vehicle System鈥檚 advanced driver assistance system is available for new heavy- and medium-duty Kenworth trucks, the company announced March 13.

March 13, 2020
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Trump Declares National Emergency to Speed Virus Response

WASHINGTON 鈥 President Donald Trump on March 13 declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak.

March 13, 2020
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Fleets Can Support Drivers鈥 Mental Health Through Awareness, Communication

Truck drivers sometimes bear the image of being 鈥渢ough鈥 and impervious to emotional stresses, a perception that doesn鈥檛 always lend itself to open discussions about mental health. But truckers and their employers are working to change that image.

March 13, 2020
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Trucking Not Immune From Worries Over COVID-19

For fleets, COVID-19 portends worse news in a freight market that already was slowing, executives said, as businesses urge their staff to work from home and consumers withdraw from daily activities.

March 12, 2020