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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.

BusinessTechnologySafetyFuelPerspective

Opinion: Sensing the Future of Fleet Maintenance and Efficiency

Fuel is often one of the first considerations in calculating annual expenses. According to the American Transportation Research Institute鈥檚 2017 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, nearly 40% of operating costs are derived from fuel alone.

August 28, 2018
GovernmentBusinessSafety

South Dakota Approves 35 Grants for Local Bridge Improvements

The South Dakota Transportation Commission has approved 35 bridge improvement grants totaling more than $1.3 million.

August 27, 2018
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New Mexico Committed to Reversing Trend of Workplace Fatalities

In 2016, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available nationally, 41 individuals were killed in work-related incidents in New Mexico.

August 27, 2018
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Bendix Transitions Facilities to New Quality Standards

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced each has completed all audits successfully, ensuring full transition to the new standards from the International Automotive Task Force, and the International Organization for Standardizations.

August 27, 2018
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Aug. 27: The LeBron James of Trucking

2018 NTDC champion Scott Woodrome and NBA superstar LeBron James have a lot in common. Seriously.

August 27, 2018
BusinessTechnologySafety

Stoneridge Fills New Chief Technology Officer Post

Commercial vehicle supplier Stoneridge Inc. appointed Laurent Borne chief technology officer, a newly created position.

August 24, 2018
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

Volkswagen Reportedly Tried to Buy Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora

Volkswagen apparently wants to be more than just friends with Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh.

August 24, 2018
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Video Insights

Traditional truck telematics systems offer fleet managers a lot of data on the performance of their drivers and vehicles, but integrating onboard cameras can provide valuable information that those systems can鈥檛 capture on their own, according to technology suppliers.

August 24, 2018
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Uber, Airbus Enlist in Japan鈥檚 Flying-Car Plan

Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber Technologies Inc. and Boeing Co. in a government-led group to bring airborne vehicles to the country in the next decade.

August 24, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

ELDs: Data-Driven Trucking

The government-mandated use of electronic logging devices hasn鈥檛 just replaced paper logbooks; it also has marked a major step forward for technology adoption and the use of data in trucking.

August 24, 2018

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