Feds Reviewing Autonomous Truck Mishap
Feds reviewing autonomous truck mishap as an incident where a TuSimple truck made contact with a concrete medium divider simply a human error, or something that speaks to a potential larger issue with the...
Tagged: HighwaySafety
NHTSA Underride Rule Backlash
NHTSA underride rule backlash from safety advocates. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is upgrading safety standards on rear underride protection on tractor-trailers to help prevent crashes involving passenger vehicles, but safety advocates say…
Schneider Test Safety System
Schneider will become the first truckload carrier to conduct a trial deployment of “lifesaving technology” developed through the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program, a public-private partnership between the world’s leading automakers and the U.S. DOT’s NHTSA to…
‘Roadcheck’ Sidelined 6,700 Vehicles
Commercial motor vehicle inspectors removed more than 6,700 vehicles and 2,000 drivers from service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2021 International Roadcheck. Overall, some 40,000 commercial vehicles were inspected during the three-day blitz…
Scientists Developing Rollover Solution
A team of trucking outsiders is working on a fifth-wheel solution to reduce the death and injuries caused by Class 8 truck and trailer rollovers on U.S. highways.
NTSB Issues “Most Wanted” List
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ’s latest “Most Wanted List” of the top 10 transportation safety improvements highlight several highway and driver-related safety recommendations, including a recommendation to require collision-avoidance technologies on all vehicles…
ATA Forms Advisory Board
American Trucking Associations (ATA) has formed a new advisory board to advise the association on ways to grow and strengthen relationships between the trucking industry and law enforcement organizations across the country. The new Law…
FMCSA Adds Drivers To Safety Panel
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced the names of 25 drivers who will participate on a new panel to give the agency an on-the-road perspective on a variety of safety issues. Drivers…
Congress Offers Infrastructure Bill
House Democrats rolled out a $500 billion draft transportation infrastructure bill on June 3 that includes significant investments in the country’s aging roads and bridges, along with a call to strengthen rear under-ride guard standards…
Groendyke, Tandet Logistics Win NTTC Awards
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) has named two companies as North American Safety Champions. They are Groendyke Transport Inc. of Enid, Okla., and Tandet Logistics Inc. of Oakville, Ontario. These two carriers were scheduled to…
