Tagged: HighwaySafety

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS)

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 worldโ€™s leading automakers and the U.S. DOTโ€™s NHTSA toโ€ฆ

Trucks on Roadway

โ€˜Roadcheckโ€™ 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 Allianceโ€™s (CVSA) 2021 International Roadcheck. Overall, some 40,000 commercial vehicles were inspected during the three-day blitz…

NTSB Issues โ€œMost Wantedโ€™ List for 2021-2022

NTSB Issues “Most Wanted” List

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) โ€™s latest โ€œMost Wanted Listโ€ 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 vehiclesโ€ฆ

Police Car

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 Lawโ€ฆ

Trucks zooming on highway

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. Driversโ€ฆ

Bixby Bridge, Monterey, United States

Congress Offers Infrastructure Bill

House Democrats rolled out a $500 billion draft transportation infrastructure bill on June 3 that includes significant investments in the countryโ€™s aging roads and bridges, along with a call to strengthen rear under-ride guard standardsโ€ฆ

Our Roads, Our Safety FMCSA Coalition

NTTC Joins Safety Coalition

National Tank Truck Carriers (NTC) has joined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationโ€™s (FMCSA) Our Roads, Our Safety Coalition, the trade groups announced recently. As a coalition partner, NTTC will collaborate with FMCSA and otherโ€ฆ

Tank Transport