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OSHA cites TrinityRail for 2 August deaths at Oklahoma facility

20 February 2021

A photograph of tank cars parked in a rail yard.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited TrinityRail and Maintenance Services over an August 2020 incident that resulted in two fatalities.

OSHA is suggesting $419,347 in penalties, and it cited Trinity for 11 serious violations and two willful violations for not following federal safety standards for working in confined spaces.

On Aug. 12, a Trinity employee in Hugo, Oklahoma, was seeking to clean a tank car used to carry natural gasoline, according to OSHA. A second...

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The Daily Dash: Freight volumes, capacity and earnings remain strong

20 July 2020

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening today in the state of freight.

Freight volumes remain strong through July

There was little evidence that freight volumes would weaken beyond the Fourth of July holiday peak — and this bullish outlook proved correct. The outbound tender volume index (OTVI) remains strong after the traditional holiday peak and finished this week 25% above 2019 volumes. Truck capacity remains tight. Tender rejections climbed again this week and are now at 16.55%.

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OSHA orders carrier to reinstate driver after raising safety concerns

18 July 2020

OSHA orders JHOS Logistics and Transportation to rehire, pay driver $220,000

A California trucking company has been ordered to pay and reinstate a former truck driver it allegedly fired for raising safety concerns about hauling overweight loads.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Wednesday it has ordered JHOS Logistics and Transportation Inc. (JHOS) of Wilmington, California, to rehire and pay the driver, considered a whistleblower, more than $190,000 in back wages, $25,000 in punitive damages and $5,000 in...

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Bouchard Transportation must compensate whistleblower, OSHA says

10 January 2020

A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc., Melville, N.Y., and its officers violated the whistleblower protection provisions of the Seaman’s Protection Act (SPA) when it retaliated against a seaman who cooperated with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).

OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program investigators concluded that the company’s actions constituted retaliation against the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/bouchard-transportation-must-compensate-whistleblower-osha-says/

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