Trucking Industry Safety News

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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.

BusinessSafetyGovernment

DOT Freight Transport Index Rises

The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index rose 1.9% in August from the same month a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.

October 8, 2008
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Letters to the Editor: Fed Bailout; Training, Turnover

Do you see anything in 鈥淭he Bailout Plan鈥 that indicates whether there will be fines and prosecutions for board members, chief executive officers (i.e., the big guys who walk away with millions of dollars per year in bonuses and the people who worked the deals) and the oversight committees who monitor our financial markets?

October 8, 2008
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Sends Rules on Chassis, New Carriers to White House

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sent regulations aimed at strengthening oversight of new trucking companies and of intermodal chassis equipment to the White House for review, putting the regulations on pace to be published before the end of the year.

October 8, 2008
BusinessSafetyGovernment

ATA Expands Highway Safety Agenda

American Trucking Associations said its board of directors has voted to expand ATA鈥檚 safety agenda with the goal of further reducing the number of highway-related fatalities.

October 8, 2008
BusinessSafety

America鈥檚 Road Team Driver Tony Sifford Dies in Crash

Tony Sifford, 41, an America鈥檚 Road Team captain since 2007, died Sept. 24 near Ruston, La., from injuries sustained in a highway accident that day.

October 7, 2008
BusinessSafety

Freight Demand Likely to Decline Into 鈥09, Analyst Says

Freight demand for U.S. trucking companies is likely to decline as credit stays tight, a Wachovia Corp. economist said at American Trucking Associations鈥 annual meeting in New Orleans, Bloomberg reported.

October 7, 2008
BusinessSafety

ATA Says Infrastructure Is Top Priority in Year Ahead

New legislation to boost U.S. infrastructure 鈥 roads, highways and bridges 鈥 will be American Trucking Associations鈥 top priority in the coming year,聽聽the Associated Press reported.

October 7, 2008
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

TransCore Introduces New Transponder To Work With Electronic Toll Systems

TransCore, a provider of radio-frequency identification devices, introduced a new transponder that is compatible with multiple electronic toll-collection systems.

October 6, 2008
BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics

Accellos Acquires Prophesy Software

Accellos Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo., a provider of warehousing and logistics management software, said it acquired Prophesy Transportation Software of Bloomfield, Conn., for an undisclosed amount.

October 6, 2008
FuelBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Qualcomm Offers In-Cab Scanning

Qualcomm Inc. added an in-cab scanning service to its mobile computing system, and launched a new reporting module designed to help carriers monitor how much fuel their drivers are burning, the company said last week.

October 6, 2008