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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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IFTA Streamlining Use of Mileage Data Collected by Fleets鈥 In-Cab Technology

Fleets and technology providers alike are optimistic about coming changes to International Fuel Tax Agreement record-keeping and audit procedures, saying the revisions will streamline carrier record-keeping requirements, accommodate advances in onboard technology and clarify specifications for states鈥 acceptance of data captured by electronic devices.

September 16, 2016
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Managing CSA

Despite the removal of Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores from public view late last year, many shippers and third-party logistics providers remain eager to track carriers鈥 safety performance, and technology providers are helping to fill that void.

September 16, 2016
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Making the Right Turn

It鈥檚 a dire warning for a truck driver who has taken a wrong turn 鈥 a banner hanging over the roadway reading, 鈥淚f you hit this sign you will hit that bridge.鈥

September 16, 2016
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Bendix Spicer Offering Air Disc Brake Engineered for Trailers

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake said its first air disc brake engineered specifically for trailers is now available in the commercial vehicle market.

September 16, 2016
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Tech Firms Prepared for IFTA Changes, See Benefits for Fleets

Technology firms that develop or support onboard fleet-management and telematics systems say they are prepared for upcoming changes to the International Fuel Tax Agreement鈥檚 auditing procedures and see benefits for their fleet customers.

September 16, 2016
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In Ohio, Large Trucks Get the Blame, but Car Drivers Cause Majority of Wrecks

Nationwide, fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses have dropped for decades. But with more trucks and more small cars on the road, the number of truck-involved crashes on Ohio roads has been rising in recent years.

September 13, 2016
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Opinion: It鈥檚 Always Time to Appreciate Our Truck Drivers

One thing we鈥檒l start to hear more about in the coming months is the next administration鈥檚 first 100 days in the Oval Office. It鈥檚 an opportunity to articulate a vision and begin executing new goals. As ATA鈥檚 new president and CEO, I鈥檓 nearing the end of my first hundred days in office and it has been an exciting time for me and our leadership team. There have been meetings to take and calls to make and all that goes into starting a new job, but we鈥檝e hit the ground running to start securing victories for the trucking industry.

September 12, 2016
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Rail Customer Group Plans to Lobby Congress About Rail Competition

The Rail Customer Coalition, which includes 48 trade groups representing shippers, plans a lobbying effort on Capitol Hill to dramatize its view that a Surface Transportation Board regulatory proceeding evaluating increased rail competition needs to be finalized.

September 9, 2016
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FMCSA Seeking Comment on Medical Review Board's Diabetes Recommendations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a slate of guidelines recommended by the agency鈥檚 medical experts for drivers with diabetes to operate commercial motor vehicles.

September 8, 2016
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DTNA鈥檚 Daum Cautious on Speed Limiters, Autonomous Expectations

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. 鈥 The growing importance of fleets being able to regulate the speed of individual trucks through remote, over-the-air engine updates should be taken into account as the federal government considers a mandate requiring heavy-duty vehicles to utilize speed limiters, the president of Daimler Trucks North America said.

September 6, 2016

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