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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.

Business, Safety

Oregon Champ Shamrell Excited to Make Familiar Trek

After winning his 10th Oregon grand championship, FedEx Freight 3-axle driver Dan Shamrell is preparing to compete in his 18th NTDC.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
June 3, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Full Port of Baltimore Channel Set to Open by June 10

The Army Corps of Engineers now expects to have the full Federal Channel into Port of Baltimore open by June 10 at the latest, a slightly later target than their original timeline of late May.

June 3, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Ships Diverted From Red Sea Send Ripple Effects Across Globe

Nearly six months into the Houthis’ relentless campaign to protest Israel’s war in Gaza, the economic fallout is widening.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
June 3, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

ATRI Announces Research Projects for 2024

The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved a diverse set of 2024 research priorities designed to address some of the trucking industry’s most critical issues.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Johns Hopkins Team Assessing Nation’s Bridges

BALTIMORE — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges to determine the likelihood of a disaster like the one that collapsed the Key Bridge.

Lea Skene | Associated Press
May 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Cargo Thefts Remained Unusually High in First Quarter

The trucking industry struggled through an unusually high number of cargo thefts during the first quarter, according to Verisk Analytics’ CargoNet report.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

ATA Critical of Proposed Federal Downgrade of Marijuana

American Trucking Associations has expressed safety concerns over a Drug Enforcement Agency proposal to downgrade the classification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Senator Promotes Emerging Transportation Technologies

The adoption of emerging technologies contributes to safety improvements throughout the nation’s transportation network, federal lawmakers and stakeholders said.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Settles Fatal Crash Suit Ahead of California Trial

Tesla reached a deal to resolve a lawsuit over the death of a Model S passenger in a 2016 crash, marking the second time in two months it has avoided a jury trial in California over a fatal wreck.

Rachel Graf | Bloomberg News
May 28, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Clarience Tech and ZF Forge Data-Sharing Alliance

Clarience Technologies and ZF launched a strategic alliance to share telematics data to improve the performance of fleet customers, the company announced May 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 28, 2024