Latest Trucking Headlines
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Ascot and Beazley Launch $50M Insurtech-Linked Cargo Consortium for SMEs
Feb 13 2019 // Ascot and Beazley announced the launch of a Lloyd’s-based cargo consortium, which uses insurtech solutions to help manage risk and claims performance. Led by Ascot and Beazley, the consortium brings together a range...
CAUTION: Safety U-Turn for Truckers with Animals
Feb 4 2019 // Hours of Service, Other Safety Exemptions for Livestock Haulers Raise Concerns Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting It was sometime around 4 a.m. on a cool, spring morning when James McGilvray lost control of his...
Report Warns of Robots Taking Restaurant, Trucking, Clerical Jobs
Jan 28 2019 // Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report. The...
Alabama Chiropractor Gets 3 Years in Trucker Health Exam Fraud Case
Jan 15 2019 // An Alabama-based chiropractor, who was accused in a scheme to conduct fraudulent physical examinations on prospective long-haul truckers and submit false documents to federal transportation regulators, has been sentenced...
Train Derails in Texas, Sends Freight Cars into Backyards
Jan 11 2019 // A freight train derailment in the center of a small North Texas town sent freight cars smashing into a resident’s backyard. The 9:30 a.m. Jan. 9 smashup in downtown Aubrey, Texas, involved a Union Pacific train of...
Cargo Ship Sinks in Rough Seas off Coast of Turkey; 2 Crew Members Killed
Jan 8 2019 // At least two crew members were killed on Monday after a cargo ship sank in rough seas off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, officials and media reports said. Seven crew members were rescued while a search was underway for...
Containers Carrying Hazardous Materials Fall Off Cargo Ship Near Dutch Coast
Jan 4 2019 // Authorities in Germany and the Netherlands are searching for up to 270 shipping containers lost at sea by a cargo ship caught in a storm, saying some are carrying hazardous materials. German authorities say the cargo ship...
Indiana Fines Texas Trucking Company over Fish Kill
Jan 3 2019 // Indiana regulators are seeking a more than $12,000 fine against a Texas trucking company accused of causing a fish kill in eastern Indiana. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management recently issued a notice of...
Danish Passenger Train Hits Falling Cargo from Freight Train, Killing 6, Injuring 16
Jan 3 2019 // A Danish passenger train apparently hit falling cargo from a passing freight train Wednesday, an accident that killed six people and injured 16 others as it crossed a bridge linking the country’s islands, authorities...
Miami Man Arrested in $60K Trucking Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 11 2018 // A South Florida trucking company owner was arrested last month after allegedly selling fraudulent insurance coverage with certificates of insurance totaling nearly $60,000 to local commercial truckers, according to a...
Pressure’s on the Trucking Sector
Nov 5 2018 // The transportation industry is considered a barometer of the U.S. economy. If freight is trending up, so too is the U.S. economy. But capacity constraints for trucking – including a shortage of qualified drivers, low...
Idaho Trucking Operator Convicted of Pocketing Premiums
Oct 29 2018 // A fraud investigation initiated by the Idaho Department of Insurance lead to the criminal prosecution of a local trucking company owner who pocketed insurance premiums. DOI investigators teamed with the state Attorney...
Fiery Indiana Freight Derailment Blamed on Buckled Track
Oct 17 2018 // Officials say a buckled stretch of track is believed to have caused a fiery freight train derailment in southwestern Indiana that belched black smoke into the sky and forced the evacuation of nearby homes. The Evansville...
Single Pilot Operations for Air Cargo a Test for Autonomous Flying
Oct 11 2018 // Aerospace and innovation have gone hand-in-hand since the days of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Airplanes were once simple metal tubes powered by propellers. Long-haul flying meant four engines and at least three pilots on...
Italian Freight Forwarders Eye Lawsuit After Deadly Genoa Bridge Collapse: Reuters
Oct 9 2018 // Italian freight forwarders who say their business has been affected by a deadly bridge collapse in Genoa are taking legal advice and considering whether to sue toll-road operator Atlantia if the group is found...
EEOC Sues Colorado Trucking Company for Discrimination
Oct 3 2018 // Federal regulators sued the Greeley, Colo.-based trucking firm JBS Carriers, alleging it violated federal law by using pre-employment screening to reject job applicants on the basis of disability. JBS Carriers spokeswoman...
Uber Revs Up Freight Business After Closing Self-Driving Truck Unit
Aug 9 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is creating a standalone business out of its long-haul trucking business, with plans to double its investment in the unit to drive growth ahead of a much-anticipated initial public offering. Uber...
Pennsylvania Freight Train Derailment Blocks Tracks; No Injuries
Aug 7 2018 // Seven rail cars from a freight train derailed in Pittsburgh, Penn., sending shipping containers tumbling down a hillside onto light rail tracks below, but no injuries have been reported, authorities said. Norfolk Southern...
AF Group Drives into Commercial Auto with Fundamental
Aug 6 2018 // Lansing, Michigan-based AF Group is branching out from its traditional base in workers’ compensation into the specialty commercial auto insurance niche, driven by a new operating company, Fundamental...
Freight Train Derails in South Carolina, No Injuries Reported
Aug 3 2018 // No one was hurt when several cars on a freight train derailed in South Carolina. York County Emergency Management Director Chuck Haynes told news outlets that a Norfolk Southern train had several cars derail around 7 a.m....
