Hendrickson launched its new Watchman advanced wheel-end sensor system, which the company says will assist fleets in predictive maintenance.
March 18, 2026Trucking Industry Safety News
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.
Stolen Target Trailer Leads Police to Huge Retail Crime Cache
Investigators tracking a stolen cargo trailer with Target merchandise in Illinois discovered a Chicago-area warehouse with $3 million in looted goods.
March 18, 2026Iran Exports Millions of Barrels of Oil Despite War
Iran has threatened it won't allow聽鈥渆ven a single liter of oil鈥澛燿estined for the U.S., Israel and their allies to pass through Strait of Hormuz.
March 18, 2026Trump Team Moves to Open Venezuela Oil Sector Wider
The moves include issuing more individual licenses allowing foreign companies to work in Venezuela without violating U.S. sanctions.
March 17, 2026Trump Postpones Summit With Xi as Iran War Rages On
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March 17, 2026Hormuz Reopening Looks Unlikely Without a Ceasefire
Iran鈥檚 attacks on vessels and the threat of mines have cut traffic in the vital waterway to聽a trickle, effectively putting Tehran in charge of the flow.
March 17, 2026Oregon Permanently Ends Issuing Non鈥慏omiciled CDLs, CLPs
Oregon has permanently stopped issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and learner's permits in a move that will impact 900 drivers.
March 17, 2026Lawmakers Push Plan for Screened Military Freight Carriers
Federal lawmakers are proposing FMCSA create a registry of authorized motor carriers that have been screened to carry U.S. military freight.
March 17, 2026Cummins, Tesla and More Showcase Trucks, Tech Outside TMC
For a second straight year, Tesla brought one of its battery-electric Semis to TMC, this time showcasing a model with a lower roof fairing.
March 17, 2026Aperia Extends Halo Automatic Inflation to Steer Tires
By adapting the self-powered Halo device to install on steer axles and hubs, Aperia鈥檚 technology now covers all wheel positions on trucks and trailers.
March 17, 2026