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#1 Lyft is a Motor Carrier and State Farm Can Be Sued Directly, Georgia Court Says
Aug 28 2024 // Georgia lawmakers this year put an end to direct-action lawsuits against trucking companies’ insurers, but that did not come soon enough to bar litigation brought by people involved in accidents with ride-sharing...
#2 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...
#3 Low Mississippi River Water Levels Force Barge Companies to Cut Cargo
Sep 13 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits. It was just...
#4 Unauthorized Passengers in Cargo Transportation: Risks and Considerations
Sep 9 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In 2019, a woman died after a semi-truck hauling avocados swerved and struck a parked vehicle, attempting to avoid a road rage incident. The deceased woman...
#5 How to Protect Your Fleet from Phishers Posing as the FMCSA
Aug 27 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a warning about a sophisticated phishing scam targeting motor carriers. Fraudulent emails,...
