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.

Government, Business, Safety

Policymakers in Congress Introduce Cargo Theft Bill

Legislation designed to respond to industry concerns associated with an increase in cargo theft was recently introduced on Capitol Hill.

April 15, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Wisconsin Adds I-41 Weigh Station to State Patrol HQ

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is shifting the location of an I-41 weigh station in Wrightstown to be part of a $16 million regional State Patrol headquarters under construction.

April 14, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

Minnesota Alerts Truckers to New Proofs for CDLs

Minnesota is making truckers aware that as of March 20 they must provide proof they have both legal U.S. domicile and state residency to renew a commercial driver license.

April 14, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

FMCSA Removes Two Chiropractors for Deficient Driver Exams

Regulators are removing two Houston chiropractors from the register of medical examiners for failure to adequately perform physical qualification exams on commercial vehicle drivers.

April 14, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

NYC Rolls Out Pilot to Add 45 Metered Truck Parking Spaces

New York City has launched a one-year experiment offering 45 metered truck parking spaces in three outer borough industrial zones to curb illegal parking and give truckers an area to rest.

April 14, 2025
Business, Safety, Logistics

TIA Targets Freight Fraud ‘Crisis’

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
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

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
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

ATA Urges Duffy to Focus on Training, Language, ‘Cabotage’

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
Government, Business, Safety

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
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

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