Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. Again Warns Airlines Against Carrying Lithium Battery Cargo
Feb 10 2016 // U.S. aviation safety officials are raising new warnings about the dangers of carrying bulk shipments of lithium-based batteries on commercial flights. The Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates the aviation...
El Faro Cargo Ship Owner Settles Death Claims with Sailors’ Families
Jan 27 2016 // The families of 10 sailors aboard a cargo ship that sank in a hurricane last year have settled claims with the vessel’s owner. The Florida Times-Union reports that each of the families will receive $500,000 each in...
Trucking Industry Sees Safety Improvements
Jan 25 2016 // The rate of commercial truck-involved fatalities is declining, an industry trade group says. The American Trucking Associations reports that its analysis of federal Department of Transportation data shows safety...
Heffernan Executive Named Chair of California Trucking Association Chapter
Dec 29 2015 // Owen Oakley, vice president at Heffernan Insurance Brokers, has been named chairman for the San Francisco chapter of the California Trucking Association. Owen previously served as a steering and planning committee...
Hiscox Appoints Golder to Head Marine Cargo Business Re-Entry
Dec 17 2015 // Hiscox London Market has appointed Richard Golder as Marine Cargo Line Underwriter, marking the insurer’s re-entry into the marine cargo business. Golder will be supported by Jack Bryan who takes on the role of...
Widow of Wyoming Man Killed by Sleeping Trucker Files Suit
Dec 8 2015 // The widow of a man who died after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck him in southern Wyoming is suing for wrongful death. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reported that Katsiaryna Krauchanka has filed a...
Huge Highway Bill Includes Safety, Trucking, Rail, Ex-Im Bank Provisions
Dec 3 2015 // U.S House and Senate lawmakers reached agreement on Tuesday on a $305 billion, five-year transportation bill that would revive the politically embattled Export-Import Bank while funding roads, bridges and mass transit. The...
Insurance ‘Sting’ Aims to Catch Cargo Thieves During Their Busy Holiday Season
Dec 1 2015 // Somewhere in America, a tractor-trailer loaded with hidden surveillance equipment is parked at a truck stop or warehouse while authorities wait for thieves to steal it. No one is sure when, or even if, crooks will take it....
Technology to Improve Truckers Safety Tested in Utah
Nov 23 2015 // Utah is test-driving new technology that could improve safety and fuel efficiency for big-rig truckers. The Utah Department of Transportation started conducting field tests last week of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication...
Heffernan Executive Named California Trucking Association Chair
Nov 19 2015 // Tanner Fornesi, assistant vice president at Heffernan Insurance Brokers, has been named vice chairman for the Sacramento chapter of the California Trucking Association. Fornesi’s new duties will include attending...
Trucker in Fatal Oklahoma Crash Had History of Synthetic Drug Use
Nov 17 2015 // The truck that killed four members of a college women’s softball team in Oklahoma last year was driven by a Texas man with a history of using synthetic marijuana, U.S. safety investigators found. Russell Staley...
Claims Deadline for Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro Set
Nov 13 2015 // A federal judge has set a deadline for damage claims filed by relatives of crewmembers who were lost aboard a cargo ship that sank last month in Hurricane Joaquin. U.S. District Court Judge Harvey Schlesinger set Dec. 21...
Florida Man Sues Trucking Company, Driver for $10M Over Crash That Killed Family
Nov 9 2015 // A northeast Florida man has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against a semi-truck driver and others related to a wreck that killed his wife and three stepchildren. The SUV Dexter Culclager’s family had been...
Illinois Trucking Company Must Pay $240K in Religious Discrimination Suit
Oct 28 2015 // A federal jury in Peoria, Ill., has awarded $240,000 to two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired from their jobs as truck drivers at Star Transport, an over-the-road trucking company, when they refused to transport...
Berkshire Hathaway Expands in Australia/NZ with Marine, Transport, Logistics
Oct 27 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has begun underwriting Marine, Transport & Logistics Liability Insurance in Australia and New Zealand. It has also appointed Barton Phillips, Head of Transport and...
Improved Safety Goal of Minnesota Truck Dealer with Truck-Swap
Oct 16 2015 // Ask truck drivers about the most important aspect of their job and chances are you will get the same answer: safety. Last year, about 78,000 total crashes were reported to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Of...
2 Hurt as Freight Trains Collide in Texas
Sep 9 2015 // Two crew members were hurt when two freight trains hauling new vehicles collided on Union Pacific property in Northeast Texas. UP spokesman Jeff DeGraff says four cars derailed early on Sept. 8 in Texarkana,...
Women Truckers Outperform Men; More Recruited to Ease Labor Shortage
Sep 3 2015 // Female truckers are sliding into long-haul cabs as companies seek to end a U.S. driver shortage, and they’re proving to be better behind the wheel than men. That’s no surprise to Stephanie Klang, 57, who used...
Confessions of an Underage, Unlicensed Truck Driver
Aug 28 2015 // American Trucking Associations executive Howard Abramson recently made a case in the New York Times for higher safety standards for trucks. It’s not hard to understand why: Large trucks were involved in at least...
Hazards Lead to $156K in Fines for Louisiana Trucking Firm
Aug 11 2015 // A trucking company based in Louisiana has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for exposing workers to various safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties total $156,800. Transporter Maintenance and...
