Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y.-N.J. Ports Panel Urges Nationwide Cargo Standards, Security Czar
Dec 22 2006 // A port security task force this week urged that the nation adopt mandatory security standards for cargo and that the president appoint a port security czar to coordinate the federal agencies that oversee the nation’s...
Truckers seek to slow big-rigs by proposing max speed on truck
Nov 20 2006 // A lobbying group for the largest U.S. trucking companies is seeking a 68-mile-per-hour speed limit for newly manufactured big-rigs to reduce crashes and save lives. The goal is to cut “the number and severity of...
Top 10 trucking concerns
Nov 20 2006 // So what keeps truckers awake at night? The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, unveiled its list of the top 10 critical issues facing U.S....
Truckers seek to slow big-rigs by proposing max speed on truck
Nov 19 2006 // A lobbying group for the largest U.S. trucking companies is seeking a 68-mile-per-hour speed limit for newly manufactured big-rigs to reduce crashes and save lives. The goal is to cut “the number and severity of...
One in five truck drivers reports falling asleep at the wheel
Nov 19 2006 // When a tractor-trailer overturned on a Maryland road, it spilled lumber onto the roadway below and killed a motorist. The same week in a nearby Virginia community, a jury awarded $17 million to the family of a 17 year-old...
Interstate, Swiss Re Expand Trucking Program into Virginia, Indiana
Nov 15 2006 // Interstate Insurance Management (IIM) and Swiss Re’s Commercial Insurance are expannding their insurance program for the trucking industry into Virginia and Indiana. The program, which has been in operation since...
Truckers Seek to Slow Big-Rigs
Oct 19 2006 // A lobbying group for the largest U.S. trucking companies is seeking a 68-mile-per-hour speed limit for newly manufactured big-rigs to reduce crashes and save lives. The goal is to cut “the number and severity of...
Trucking benchmarks and best practices
Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records. In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent...
Trucking benchmarks and best practices
Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records. In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent...
Two to Head Logistics Initiative in Aon’s Chicago Office
Sep 27 2006 // Chicago-based Aon Corporation announced the appointment of Barbara Spain as senior vice president and relationship manager, and Matt Reese as senior vice president and originator, for Aon Risk Services. Both will drive the...
Another Federal Laptop Stolen: Motor Carrier Licenses May Be At Risk
Aug 27 2006 // A laptop that might contain personally identifiable information on 193 people who have commercial driver’s licenses was stolen in Baltimore this week, transportation officials said Friday. The Federal Motor Carrier...
N.J. Jury Awards $11.2 Million to Man Hit By Cargo Box
Aug 17 2006 // A jury in New Jersey has awarded an Atlantic Highlands man $11.2 million for injuries suffered when a cargo container fell off a truck and onto the driver’s side of his car. Paul Dolan, 42, sued Piscataway-based...
Researchers Find Many Commercial Drivers Impaired by Lack of Sleep
Aug 15 2006 // Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a major new study by researchers at the...
The Logistics Trust of Texas Now Open for Business
Jul 5 2006 // The Logistics Trust of Texas, a workers’ compensation self-insurance group administered by First Cardinal of Texas Ltd, has received approval from the Texas Department of Insurance to begin offering coverage, First...
Conn. Uncovers 1,700 Trucking Violations in 3-Day Crackdown
Jun 14 2006 // Connecticut motor vehicle inspectors took more than 50 truck drivers off the road and discovered more than 1,700 violations during a three-day crackdown last week on Connecticut roads, officials said. Inspectors from the...
Virginia Trucker Honored for Logging 6 Million Accident-Free Miles
Jun 1 2006 // It was a bitter cold night in New York city some 40 years ago. Trucker Robert C. Wrenn pulled his rig to a halt at a red light and suddenly, there was a sharp rap on the metal door next to his elbow. Wrenn looked out,...
Fairfield County Stretch of I-95 in Conn. Cited for Truck Accidents
May 31 2006 // Fairfield County, the gold coast of Connecticut, brings to mind wealth and influence. It also has the dubious distinction of being home to more heavy truck accidents along Interstate 95 than any other part of the state,...
Pennsylvania Truckers Back Database of Drivers’ Drug Test Results
Apr 18 2006 // In search of a new tool to weed out problem truckers, a Pennsylvania trucking association is pushing for a statewide database that would compile employer records on drivers’ drug test results. Traffic violations and...
Truckers Take Fatigue Monitoring Device for Test Drive
Apr 11 2006 // Paul Chapman remembers an accident he saw one night a few years ago while driving through the Allegheny Mountains. A truck, without braking, crashed as it missed the entrance to a tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The...
Britt Paulk Expands with Marine Cargo Coverage Through Beazley USA
Mar 24 2006 // Carrollton, Ga.-based Britt Paulk Insurance Agency Inc. has teamed up with Beazley USA, an admitted “A-” rated company, to provide Ocean Marine Cargo coverage focused on writing risk for small and mid-sized...
