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Rail
OSHA cites TrinityRail for 2 August deaths at Oklahoma facility
Two workers died after entering a tank car that carried natural gasoline at a TrinityRail facility in Oklahoma, according to OSHA. TrinityRail disagrees with OSHA’s…
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The Daily Dash: Freight volumes, capacity and earnings remain strong
Freight volumes are up 25% during a recession and truckload earnings started earnings season out strong this week.
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OSHA orders carrier to reinstate driver who raised safety concerns
JHOS Logistics and Transportation has been ordered to pay a former driver $220,000 in back pay and damages and rehire him after OHSA states he…
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Optimizing Fleet Compliance
COVID-19 is not a license to pollute, experts on environmental regs say
Even though the EPA has relaxed some reporting requirements, trucking fleets that cut corners on environmental regulations could face large penalties for non-compliance.
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Widow of trucker crushed by steel beams moves forward with lawsuit
The widow of a truck driver crushed by steel beams at a warehouse in Florida is moving forward with a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Weather and Critical Events
Company ordered to rehire, compensate trucker in weather-related refusal-to-drive firing
Trucker to get nearly $200,000 in refusal-to-drive case
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One worker killed, one injured at Fenix Marine in Los Angeles
An accident at the Port of Los Angeles took the life of a dock worker and injured another, ending the five-year U.S. safety record for…
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Legal issues
Workplace shootings: How will your company respond?
According to Bo Mitchell, there are more than 1,300 deaths per year as a result of “intimate partner violence” and many of them occur in…
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