The most viewed headlines from our Transportation Topic Page over the last year.
Mar 18 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. More challenges are coming to the transportation sector in 2024.The U.S. economy continues to be the number one worry for drivers and fleet carriers alike....
Jul 9 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia.The transportation industry is filled with risks. Unexpected events can lead to costly legal outcomes called “nuclear verdicts.” These are lawsuit damages...
Nov 20 2024 // The United States must address a growing public-health crisis over traffic deaths that remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said on...
Jul 23 2024 // A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using...
Jun 26 2024 // The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Norfolk Southern threatened the board, sought to manufacture evidence and failed to provide documents during its investigation of a 2023 Ohio derailment.NTSB Chair...
Aug 30 2024 // A crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours, a federal report concluded...
Mar 1 2024 // A newly released report on a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of cyclists last year near Phoenix, Ariona, casts doubt about the driver’s claim that the vehicle’s steering locked up.The National...
Mar 5 2024 // ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Moments before the deadly crash of a charter jet on a Florida highway, three warnings about oil pressure problems in its two engines sounded, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a...
Mar 19 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system.The agency said in a statement...
Oct 28 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Federal investigators say the operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed almost a year ago had alcohol in his system but it wasn’t a factor in the incident.The Chicago Transit Authority train...
Jan 16 2024 // FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the...
Feb 12 2024 // Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at a hearing in East Palestine this June.The National Transportation Safety Board announced...
Jul 12 2024 // MARION, N.C. (AP) — Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in western North Carolina, officials said Monday.McDowell County Emergency Management said in a statement that emergency personnel responding to a...
May 6 2024 // CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist, according to the...
Oct 31 2024 // Federal investigators say an electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines plane shortly before the pilots made a fiery but safe emergency...
Jun 25 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern NSC.N train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and is making sweeping recommendations to...
Mar 14 2024 // A small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board, local authorities said.The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said a 911 call around 7:40 p.m. Sunday reported the crash outside the...
Apr 1 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system.The agency said in a statement...
Dec 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – The operator of a Chicago commuter train that collided with snow- removal equipment last month was not at fault for the crash, which could have been prevented by a more sophisticated signal system, the...
Nov 18 2024 // Federal investigators say the operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed almost a year ago had alcohol in his system but it wasn’t a factor in the incident.The Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into a...