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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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TIA Targets Freight Fraud 鈥楥risis鈥

Fighting back against rampant fraud in the freight transportation industry was the prevailing theme at the Transportation Intermediaries Association's Capital Ideas Conference.

April 11, 2025
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Cleanup of Keystone Pipeline Spill Underway in North Dakota

Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland, but it remains unclear when oil will again start flowing to refineries.

April 11, 2025
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ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, 鈥楥abotage鈥

The federation in an April 10 letter outlined entry-level driver training, English language proficiency and drivers entering the U.S. from Mexico and overstaying their visa.

April 10, 2025
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ATRI Study Looks at Ways to Expand Public Truck Parking

Although truck parking is mostly located at private truck stops, states are looking to expand public parking to address the critical parking shortage, according to a new ATRI study.

April 10, 2025
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Trucking Groups Voice Support for Staged Accident Bill

Two trucking associations have voiced their support for a bill introduced in Congress that would make it a federal crime to stage a crash with a commercial motor vehicle.

April 10, 2025
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Amazon Equips Some Drivers in Europe With Defibrillators

Amazon.com Inc. equipped some delivery vans in Europe with defibrillators to see if drivers crisscrossing residential areas could speed up aid to heart attack victims.

April 10, 2025
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Trump Orders Musk鈥檚 DOGE to Help Overhaul Navy Shipbuilding

President Donald Trump's executive order is intended to blunt China鈥檚 maritime dominance by offering new funding streams to support U.S. shipbuilding, according to an official.

April 10, 2025
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EPA to Reduce HQ Footprint, Save $18 Million

鈥淓PA will consolidate staff currently in the Ronald Reagan Building into the agency鈥檚 remaining headquarters facilities in Federal Triangle,鈥 an EPA spokesperson said April 8.

April 9, 2025
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US-China Trade War Intensifies With No End in Sight

On April 9, Trump ratcheted up pressure on China, raising the import duty to 125%, even as he announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for dozens of other trade partners.

April 9, 2025
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Ohio Truckers Land Wins in $11 Billion Transportation Budget

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a transportation bill allocating a two-year, $11 billion budget, including funds championed by the state trucking association, for new truck parking spaces.

April 9, 2025

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