Safety

OMAHA, Neb. — A new federal rule aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately.

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn.— Brian Singelais, a former NTDC class champion, has received an outpouring of support from the New England trucking community as he recovers from a heart transplant. 

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed tort reform legislation touted by trucking leaders as a step toward stabilizing excessive insurance and legal costs.

NEW YORK — Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been pointing to the benefits linked to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Joe Biden touts as a signature achievement.

In 2022, some in trucking hoped that a pilot to teach and monitor 18- to 20-year-olds in interstate commerce could help lessen the driver shortage. Now it’s not looking that way.

A new study by the American Transportation Research Institute identifies key obstacles that keep women from entering and remaining in the trucking industry.

When Andrew Lewis, 22, competed in Maine's state truck driving championship May 18, he kicked off the fourth generation of “roadeo” competitors for the Lewis family.

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Infrastructure improvements at CSX’s Cumberland yard will increase capacity and allow railcars that previously couldn’t move through the yard to do so, the company said.

Inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 4,898 commercial motor vehicle inspections in a brake safety event April 30, putting 570 vehicles out of service for critical violations.