Latest Trucking Headlines

All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Uber’s Plans for Trucking Industry Hit Detours

Jun 16 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s drive to become a major player in the trucking business is off to a bumpy start, with analysts and industry executives questioning what exactly the company can bring to the sprawling...

Georgia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Trucker Safety Exams

Jun 15 2017 // An Atlanta doctor has pleaded guilty to falsifying medical examination records for commercial truck drivers. Court records show 72-year-old Dr. Anthony Lefteris pleaded guilty last week to counts of falsifying documents...

XL Catlin’s O’Malley Moves to StarStone to Lead Cargo Unit in London

Jun 13 2017 // Global specialty insurer StarStone has appointed Rod O’Malley as of head of cargo in London. O’Malley is joining StarStone in from XL Catlin, where he most recently served as head of the UK cargo team and...

Autonomous Cargo Ships Expected to Revolutionize (Disrupt) Shipping

Jun 8 2017 // BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything from iron ore to coal as part of a strategic shift that may disrupt the $334...

Iowa Researchers Say Big Data May Help Improve Trucking Safety

Mar 20 2017 // Helping drivers avoid congestion would increase productivity and improve safety, according to a team of Iowa State University and industry researchers, who believe a solution is using big data technology. The challenge is...

Iowa Researchers Say Big Data May Be Answer to Improve Trucking Safety

Mar 6 2017 // Helping drivers avoid congestion would increase productivity and improve safety, according to a team of Iowa State University and industry researchers, who believe a solution is using big data technology. The challenge is...

QBE Inland Marine Launches Combined Liability Coverage for Motor Carriers

Feb 22 2017 // QBE North America, an operating division of global insurer QBE Insurance Group Limited, has launched a new policy for motor carriers that combines both motor truck cargo and logistics liability insurance in one...

Skuld Appoints Knighton as Head of Marine Cargo & Marine Property

Jan 30 2017 // Skuld, the marine insurance provider, announced the appointment of Paul Knighton as global head of marine cargo and marine property. He will join Skuld Syndicate 1897 in the summer. Knighton will enhance Skuld’s...

Study Links Truck Drivers’ Health to Crash Risk

Jan 17 2017 // Commercial truck drivers with three or more medical conditions double to quadruple their chance for being in a crash than healthier drivers, reports a study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of...

Markel International Taps XL Catlin’s Godfrey as Head of Cargo

Jan 3 2017 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Ryan Godfrey as senior underwriter and head of the cargo team within its marine, energy and property division. He joins senior underwriter Richard...

Novae Taps Mitsui Sumitomo’s Steadman as Head of Cargo

Dec 16 2016 // Novae Group plc, the specialist listed Lloyd’s insurer, announced the appointment of Helen Steadman as head of cargo. She reports to Darren Carr, head of marine. Steadman brings nearly a decade of cargo underwriting...

Arkansas Road Team Busy Promoting Big Rig Safety

Nov 18 2016 // Just over a year ago, the Arkansas Trucking Association named the first class of a brand new Arkansas Road Team: 12 drivers from six companies given the task of educating the public about safe driving around heavy-duty...

Trucking Company Settles California Discrimination Case with Sikhs for $260K

Nov 16 2016 // A national trucking company has agreed to pay $260,000 to settle discrimination complaints by four Sikh drivers who were denied jobs for refusing to take drug tests that would have violated their religious beliefs. J.B....

RFIB Names Leith-Smith, Penfold & Hawkins, Forming SE Asia Marine Cargo Team

Nov 8 2016 // RFIB Group Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointments of Paul Leith-Smith, Giles Penfold and Will Hawkins who will form a new Southeast Asia marine cargo team. The...

Georgia-Based Trucking Co. Ordered Off the Road After Numerous Safety Violations

Oct 18 2016 // A trucking company that was recently involved in an explosion while hauling automobile air bag inflators was ordered to take its vehicles off the road Oct. 7 by federal regulators who said they found a long list of serious...

Small Trucking Firms Fear Being Driven Out of Business by Electronic Log Rule

Oct 14 2016 // A new regulation that will force U.S. trucking companies to electronically log employee hours is designed to limit accidents by keeping tired drivers off the road. It may also drive smaller trucking firms out of...

How Uber Plans to Transform the Long-Haul Trucking Business

Oct 5 2016 // With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting its entry into the long-haul trucking business, aiming to establish itself as a freight hauler and a technology partner for...

Worldwide Facilities Adds Motor Truck Cargo/Auto Physical Damage Program

Oct 3 2016 // National wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities is now offering a motor truck cargo/auto physical damage program significantly expanding its offerings to commercial transportation...

XL Catlin Launches Logistics Services Insurance to Address Supply Chain Risks

Sep 28 2016 // To help U.S. businesses manage the risks of storing, handling and transporting goods from here to there, XL Catlin has introduced a new logistics services insurance policy. XL Catlin’s Logistics Services Coverage...

Cargo-Handling Firm Fined Nearly $339K for Workplace Hazards at O’Hare Airport

Sep 14 2016 // Federal safety workplace officials have cited a major cargo-handling company for exposing forklift operators at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to struck-by and electrical hazards, and proposed penalties...