Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tesla Developing Self-Driving Long Haul, Electric Truck
Aug 15 2017 // Tesla Inc. is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an...
Evacuations Remain in Effect After Pennsylvania Freight Train Derailment
Aug 4 2017 // Evacuations remain in effect for residents of a small Pennsylvania town following a freight train derailment. CSX says it’s unclear when residents will be able to return to their homes in Hyndman, Penn., about 100...
Freight Train Cars Burning After Derailment in Pennsylvania, Residents Flee
Aug 3 2017 // Rail cars carrying gas and sulfur on a CSX Corp freight train skidded off the tracks and burst into flames on Wednesday in a small Pennsylvania town, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes as firefighters fought...
Trucking Company Settles Fatal South Carolina Crash for $11M
Aug 1 2017 // A trucking company has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a South Carolina trucker who burned to death last year after colliding with a gasoline tanker that was blocking a rural highway in...
Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency Launches Project Cargo Consortium for Lloyd’s China Platform
Jul 27 2017 // Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. has launched a Project Cargo Consortium to serve the Lloyd’s China platform, offering capacity limits of up to US$178 million. Pembroke Lloyd’s Syndicate 4000...
Truck Speeding Fix Among Safety Rules Halted by Trump Anti-Regulation Order
Jul 7 2017 // Years of pleas from parents whose son was killed by a speeding tractor-trailer, buy-in from some truckers and the promise of fewer highway deaths convinced U.S. officials in September to propose requiring speed-limiting...
CNA Hardy Names Neon’s Marriott as Head of Cargo, Lloyd’s
Jun 27 2017 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced the appointment of Alistair Marriott as head of Cargo for its Lloyd’s platform. Reporting to...
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....
