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Trucking
Most dangerous highway stretches for US truckers
Based on fatal crash data, these are the five highway stretches where truckers should be the most careful.
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: Work Zone Crashes in the South
High rates of work zone crashes involving large trucks in Florida, Georgia and Texas have earned those states special attention from federal regulators this week…
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Weather and Critical Events
Tractor-trailers involved in deadly weekend crashes in Wyoming
“Weather is reported to be a factor in the crashes.”
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Trucking Regulation
Insurance group cautions against FMCSA’s short-haul proposal
IIHS says driver fatigue still is a “major risk factor.”
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Trucking Regulation
FMCSA to expand crash preventability program
New categories to be added to types of crashes deemed "not preventable."
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Trucking
Today’s Pickup: Convoy claims its carriers have better crash ratings, fewer cargo claims than industry averages
Convoy says a study of its data shows that carriers in its network are safer than industry averages and have fewer cargo claims than the…
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Legal issues
NTSB rails against PTC implementation delays
The railroads have delayed installing life-saving automatic braking technology for another two years, and the NTSB is running out of patience.
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Asia-Pacific
Dirty is dangerous, warns truck safety regulator
Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has warned that grot and grime can obscure damage to parts during visual inspections; fatigue fractured leaf springs caused the…
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FreightWaves Infographics
The most dangerous roads for U.S. truck drivers
Some roads are a little more treacherous than others. When it comes to trucking accidents, these nine roads are at the top.
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News
FreightWaves and Spireon to host fleet safety culture webinar
The webinar is planned for 2 p.m. EST or 11 a.m. PST on Thursday, Nov. 15.
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