All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2023 // A freight train derailed in the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland, blocking passage through a key route linking Northern and Southern Europe for goods transport as well as passengers during the height of the summer travel...
Aug 9 2023 // There were 582 supply chain events reported across the United States and Canada in the second quarter of 2023, a 57% increase when compared to the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest CargoNet report.Ongoing...
Aug 8 2023 // Some 30,000 workers at Yellow Corp were looking for jobs on Monday after the major trucking company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, potentially saddling U.S. taxpayers with losses from a government rescue of...
Aug 1 2023 // Nashville-based trucking company Yellow Corp., just shy of its 100th birthday, has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports.After years of...
Jul 24 2023 // A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor but caused no injuries.The accident comes less than a month after a railroad bridge collapse in...
Jul 21 2023 // Insurtech Loadsure announced the launch of digital ocean cargo and stock throughput insurance products: “Danube – Dynamic Ocean Cargo Insurance” and “Huron.”Loadsure described the products as...
Jul 18 2023 // A cargo insurance facility providing cover for Ukraine grain shipments via a safe sea corridor has been suspended after Russia quit the United Nations-backed agreement, broker Marsh said on Tuesday.Moscow has withdrawn...
Jul 18 2023 // A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania early Monday spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials said no injuries were reported and there was no known hazard to the public.The 40-car CSX train, which was...
Jul 13 2023 // Axis Capital Holdings Limited said Frank Romeo will lead the company’s entry into the US marine cargo insurance market.Romeo is responsible for building the program and identifying growth opportunities, with a...
Jul 13 2023 // Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that killed two firefighters, officials said...
Jul 7 2023 // Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars at a New Jersey port, Newark`s fire chief said Thursday.Responding firefighters found five to...
Jul 5 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details executive changes and appointments at Inver Re, Tokio Marine Kiln and Chubb.A summary of these new hires follows here. Hearn to Step Down as Inver Re’s CEOInver Re,...
Jul 5 2023 // Japan’s biggest maritime port was crippled by an alleged Russian cyberattack, disrupting cargo as operators rushed to prevent a wider delay in shipments.Ransomware — used by hackers to lock access to files or...
Jun 26 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the...
Jun 20 2023 // An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year after a back injury was eligible for total temporary disability benefits despite the late...
Jun 15 2023 // High Definition Vehicle Insurance, a commercial auto insurance provider, launched its insurance products for commercial trucking fleets in Oklahoma, effective July 1.HDVI used approximately 3.5 billion miles of telematics...
Jun 12 2023 // The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar...
May 12 2023 // Nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries, fire department and company officials said.The derailment happened late Wednesday...
Apr 21 2023 // BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (AP) – About 15 cars of a freight train derailed Wednesday night just south of Chicago.No injuries or leaks were reported and no hazardous materials were involved in the derailment around 9:30 p.m....
Apr 18 2023 // CHICO, Texas (AP) – A train collision and subsequent derailment injured two rail employees in Texas, according to a company official.A Union Pacific freight train collided with an unoccupied train that was parked on...