Safety
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
Reducing Risk and Distracted Driving with AI Technology
Program Aired: April 27, 2023 2 p.m. ET April is designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month by the National Safety Council to raise awareness around the escalating distracted driving issue. The need for this awareness is more significant than ever.Driver inattention accounts for over 3,000 deaths in the U.S. alone.
April 27, 2023Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
Transport Topics has partnered with Spoken Layer to make one-minute daily briefings available on all your smart devices. Simply say “Alexa, play Transport Topics” or “Okay Google, talk to Transport Topics” to get the day’s biggest trucking headlines.
Ohio Derailment Cost Norfolk Southern $387 Million
Norfolk Southern announced April 26 that the Feb. 3 freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, cost the railroad $387 million, which impacted its first-quarter profit by 33.7%.
NHTSA Revives Effort to Require Side Impact Guards
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working with the trucking industry as it revisits a proposal to mandate installation of side underride guards on heavy truck trailers.
Carmakers Win Use of Airwaves for Advanced Safety System
FCC regulators cleared automakers to use systems that let vehicles communicate wirelessly, offering a path forward for life-saving technology after years of disputes over airwaves.
Road Designers Confront Challenges of Balancing Safety, Function
Trees and passenger vehicles number among the safety challenges for road design benefiting freight movement. Will the new influx of federal funding help us get it right?
2023 State Championships
Images from 2023 state truck driving championships across the county as truck drivers qualify for the 2023 National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
April 24, 2023FAA’s Acting Chief Announces Plan to Step Down
Billy Nolen, acting administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, is stepping down after just over a year on the job.
CSX Reports Strong Q1 Earnings
Class I railroad CSX Inc. on April 20 announced first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street analysts’ expectations.
Unions Say Rails Should Skip Buybacks, Spend on Safety
OMAHA, Neb. — Rail unions want railroads to take some of the billions they’re using every year to buy back their stock and spend it to improve safety.
Tesla Q1 Sales Climb, but Profit Falls on Price Cuts
DETROIT — Tesla shares fell sharply April 20 as the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across its model lineup this year in hopes of energizing sales.