July 2015
Senate Passes DRIVE Act – Worst “Safety Title” in the Last 25 Years
July 30, 2015Public Health and Safety Groups and Family Members Who Have Lost a Loved One in a Preventable Crash Respond to the…
Read More‘Ridiculous and tragic:’ Why insurance is unlikely to cover Simeon’s crash victims
July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 by Jeff Stein ITHACA, N.Y. — In 1980, the U.S. Congress passed a bill forcing all trucking companies…
Read MoreTruck Safety Coalition Letter to Senator Booker Supporting Safety Provisions in Postal Innovations Act
July 24, 2015July 23, 2015 The Honorable Cory Booker United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Booker: We would like to thank…
Read MoreGovernor Nixon Sends Letter to Senators Blunt and McCaskill Opposing Double 33s
July 22, 2015Governor Nixon Letter to Senators Blunt and McCaskill
Read MoreLetter to Senate on Safety Title in DRIVE Act
July 22, 2015Dear Senator: We are writing to you because of our concerns and objections to the disregard for public safety reflected in…
Read MoreUSA Today Op-Ed: The road to hell is paved with congressional legislation
July 21, 2015By Joan Claybrook Imagine that U.S. airlines had suffered four crashes in four weeks, killing a total of 330 people. Congress would…
Read MoreNew York Times Editorial: A Senate Bill That Makes Roads and Railroads Less Safe
July 21, 2015By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | JULY 21, 2015 Last month the House passed an appropriations bill that would put bigger trucks…
Read More2 dead, 4 injured after truck hits motorcycles along Interstate 85 in Guilford County
July 20, 2015UPDATED 4:06 PM EDT Jul 19, 2015 GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. —The driver of a tractor-trailer that hit six motorcycles stopped along Interstate…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Transportation Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Single Unit Truck Crash Protection
July 17, 2015U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Single-Unit Truck Crash Protection
Read MoreLetter on NHTSA and FMCSA Authorization Bills
July 14, 2015Letter on NHTSA and FMCSA Authorization Bills
Read MoreCollision Course: With Wary Eye on Big Trucks, Bike Riders Seek Safe Space on City Streets
July 1, 2015By Bridget Huber on June 30, 2015 On a July afternoon in New Orleans last year, Philip Geeck was riding his…
Read MoreTruck driver cited for careless driving one day before fatal I-75 crash
July 1, 2015June 30th, 2015 by Shelly Bradbury The truck driver involved in the nine-vehicle wreck on Interstate 75 was cited for careless…
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