Most Popular Transportation Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Transportation Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Maryland Could Have Reduced Risk of Key Bridge Collapse: NTSB
Mar 21 2025 // The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is harshly criticizing Maryland officials for failing to conduct a risk assessment of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed a year ago and is recommending that 30...
#2 Nuclear Verdicts: How They Affect Transportation Companies and the Importance of Liability Insurance
Jul 9 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. The transportation industry is filled with risks. Unexpected events can lead to costly legal outcomes called “nuclear verdicts.” These are lawsuit damages...
#3 US Faces Growing Crisis Over High Traffic Deaths, NTSB Chair Says
Nov 20 2024 // The United States must address a growing public-health crisis over traffic deaths that remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said on...
#4 Helicopter Crew in Collision With Plane May Not Have Heard Key Instruction: NTSB
Feb 18 2025 // The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude readings in the moments before the crash,...
#5 After Crash Killed 6 Teens, NTSB Says Marijuana’s Impact on Drivers Underestimated
Jul 23 2024 // A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using...
#6 NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Agency During Derailment Probe
Jun 26 2024 // The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Norfolk Southern threatened the board, sought to manufacture evidence and failed to provide documents during its investigation of a 2023 Ohio derailment. NTSB...
#7 Trucking Firm of Fatigued Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Kept Fake Hours Data: NTSB
Aug 30 2024 // A crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours, a federal report concluded...
#8 Experts Discuss Transportation Insurance Challenges, Opportunities With Captives
Mar 7 2025 // Standard market woes, captive growth and the increased importance of navigating relationships with third-party administrators — insurance experts in the commercial trucking arena have helped their clients traverse a...
#9 NTSB: Turbulence Hit Hawaiian Air Flight Due to Decision to Fly Over Storm Cell
Dec 17 2024 // A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew’s decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the...
#10 NTSB: Chicago Train Operator Had Alcohol in His System During 2023 Crash
Oct 28 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Federal investigators say the operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed almost a year ago had alcohol in his system but it wasn’t a factor in the incident. The Chicago Transit Authority train...
#11 NTSB Investigating Crash of Small Plane That Killed Three in North Carolina
Jul 12 2024 // MARION, N.C. (AP) — Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in western North Carolina, officials said Monday. McDowell County Emergency Management said in a statement that emergency personnel responding to a...
#12 NC News Chopper Crash Likely Caused by Shaky Inspections, Loose Parts, NTSB Finds
May 6 2024 // CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist, according to the...
#13 Deadly Air Show Crash in Texas Caused by Lack of Proper Planning: NTSB
Dec 11 2024 // WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly crash of two vintage military planes at a 2022 air show in Texas was caused by a lack of proper planning to keep aircraft separated and relying instead on a “see-and-avoid...
#14 Maryland Could Have Reduced Risk of Key Bridge Collapse: NTSB
Apr 7 2025 // The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is harshly criticizing Maryland officials for failing to conduct a risk assessment of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed a year ago and is recommending that 30...
#15 NTSB ‘Urgently’ Recommends Alternative Route for Helicopters at DC Airport
Mar 12 2025 // A report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permanently prohibit helicopter operations near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National...
#16 NTSB: Deadly Crashes, Fire in Wyoming Tunnel Started With Pickup Losing Control
Mar 21 2025 // A series of chain-reaction crashes and a fire in a Wyoming highway tunnel that killed three people started when a pickup truck lost control and partially blocked traffic on the slick roadway, federal investigators said. It...
#17 NTSB Preliminary Report Details Fiery but Safe Emergency Landing of Plane in Las Vegas
Oct 31 2024 // Federal investigators say an electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines plane shortly before the pilots made a fiery but safe emergency...
#18 NTSB Proposes Major Safety Changes After 2023 Ohio Train Derailment
Jun 25 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern NSC.N train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and is making sweeping recommendations to...
#19 NTSB Faults ‘Failure’ in Training Before Deadly Newark Cargo Ship Fire
Apr 17 2025 // The Newark fire department’s lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast’s largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of...
#20 Why Some Transportation Risks Could Find Options With Captives: Risky Future Webinar
Apr 7 2025 // Standard market woes, captive growth, and the increased importance of navigating relationships with third-party administrators–insurance experts in the commercial trucking arena have helped their clients traverse a...
