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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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Perimeter Solutions Acquires Idaho-Based Fire Response and Transportation Firms

Perimeter Solutions, a St. Louis company that produces fire retardants and provides services to firefighting agencies, has purchased a group of companies in Post Falls, Idaho, that includes First Response Fire Rescue, River City Fabrication and H&S Transport.

March 27, 2019
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Canadian Company Aims to Add Sobriety Tests to Steering Wheels

A Canadian company that makes alcohol-detection devices attached to steering wheels of school buses hopes to expand to North American trucking companies.

March 27, 2019
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Louisiana Driver Competition Kicks Off Road to NTDC

The road to the National Truck Driving Championships is about to get underway as Louisiana kicks off the five-month season March 29.

March 27, 2019
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Truck Parking Data Systems Top ATRI鈥檚 Research Priorities List

The American Transportation Research Institute鈥檚 recently unveiled list of research priorities for 2019 covers an array of topical issues, ranging from truck parking to tolls.

March 26, 2019
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Construction, Business Stakeholders Renew Push for Infrastructure Bill

Groups representing the construction and business sectors are ramping up their calls for congressional action on an infrastructure measure this year.

March 26, 2019
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Midwest Floods Deliver Another Economic Blow to Farmers

Chad Korth鈥檚 Nebraska farm mostly was unscathed from the catastrophic floods that inundated nearby fields thanks to being positioned atop a hill. But as the waters recede, he鈥檚 not expecting to be spared the financial blow that鈥檚 hitting the region.

March 26, 2019
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U.S. Chamber (Again) Pledges to Support Hill Proponents of Fuel Tax Increase

To those members of Congress who support raising the federal fuel tax, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants them to know they have its support. Here's your Capitol Agenda look ahead at the week for trucking on Capitol Hill.

March 25, 2019
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Volvo Unveils Parameter Plus Updates

Volvo Trucks announced its Parameter Plus package, which allows for up to 50 parameter updates over-the-air annually per covered vehicle.

March 25, 2019
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Cooper Launches Pro Series Steer Tire

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced a longhaul steer tire as part of its Pro Series product line. The tire joins the Pro Series longhaul drive tire it introduced last year.

March 25, 2019
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Bendix Launches Program to Retrofit Safety Systems

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced that several of its safety technologies are for the first time available through retrofits.

March 25, 2019

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