2017
TSC Comments on Regulatory Review
December 29, 2017These comments are filed jointly by the Truck Safety Coalition (TSC), Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), Parents Against Tired…
Read MoreTruck Safety Coalition Statement on Introduction of the Stop Underrides Act of 2017
December 15, 2017We commend Senator Gillibrand, Senator Rubio, and Representative Cohen and Representative DeSaulnier for sponsoring the Stop Underrides Act. This lifesaving legislation…
Read MoreLetter to House T&I Committee Regarding Hearing on “Emerging Technologies in the Trucking Industry”
December 12, 2017December 11, 2017 The Honorable Sam Graves, Chairman The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee…
Read MoreELD Letter to House Small Business Committee
November 29, 2017November 28, 2017 The Honorable Steve Chabot, Chair The Honorable Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small…
Read MoreTRUCK CRASH SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS URGE FMCSA ADMINISTRATOR NOMINEE TO PRIORITIZE TRUCK SAFETY
October 31, 2017Contact: Beth Weaver, beth_weaver@verizon.net, 301.814.4088 – WASHINGTON, DC (October 31, 2017) Today, truck safety victims and survivors attended the United States…
Read MoreMEDIA AVAILABILITY
October 30, 2017TRUCK CRASH FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS CALL ON FMCSA ADMINISTRATOR NOMINEE RAYMOND MARTINEZ TO FINALIZE KEY TRUCK SAFETY REGULATIONS Truck Crash Fatalities…
Read MoreStatement of the Truck Safety Coalition on 2016 Increase in Truck Crash Fatalities
October 10, 2017The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) release of the 2016 Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview revealed that in 2016, there were…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON SENATE COMMERCE HEARING ON AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS
September 14, 2017ARLINGTON, VA (September 13, 2017) – The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) thanks Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,…
Read MoreUnderride Roundtable 2015
August 10, 2017The Truck Safety Coalition co-hosted the first ever Underride Roundtable at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetys testing facility in Ruckersville,…
Read MoreTruck Crashes – 2015
August 10, 2017Texas truck driver dies in six-vehicle crash on I-81 Tractor-trailer crashes into Tyrone dam and pond Tractor Trailer Crashes Into Car…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF SAFETY ADVOCATES AND TRUCK CRASH VICTIMS’ FAMILIES CONDEMNING FMCSA PLAN TO WITHDRAW IMPORTANT RULE ON TRUCK DRIVER FATIGUE
August 7, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2017 Truck Drivers Suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Fatigue are a Clear Threat to Themselves…
Read MoreTruck Safety Coalition Opposes Any Attempt to Delay Implementation of Final Rule Requiring Electronic Logging Devices in Large Trucks
July 30, 2017On behalf of truck crash survivors and families who lost loved ones in truck crashes, the Truck Safety Coalition supports the…
Read MoreStatement of the Truck Safety Coalition for the Record – Hearing on: FAST Act Implementation: Improving the Safety of the Nation’s Roads
July 18, 2017Hearing on: FAST Act Implementation: Improving the Safety of the Nation’s Roads Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee on Transportation and…
Read MoreTruckers Win Fight to Keep Insurance Payouts Low
July 13, 2017This article was written by Paul Feldman, is a staff writer at FairWarning, a nonprofit news organization…
Read MoreGroup Letter to House THUD Appropriations Committee to Oppose Truck Size and Weight Increases
July 10, 2017June 12, 2017 The Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman The Honorable David Price, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development,…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON WITHDRAWAL OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO INCREASE MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS
June 2, 2017STATEMENT OF TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON WITHDRAWAL OF ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO INCREASE MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS ARLINGTON, VA (June…
Read MoreSupply Chain Liability
May 30, 2017TSC adamantly opposes efforts to limit shipper and broker responsibility/liability. Safety cannot be accomplished until the entire supply chain is accountable. In…
Read MoreTruck Driver Compensation
May 30, 2017A large portion of the trucking industry is paid by the mile rather than by the hour. Truck drivers work nearly…
Read MoreEntry Level Driver Training
May 30, 2017Requiring Comprehensive Training for All Entry-Level Commercial Driver License Applicants Is Long Overdue One of the first curricula on entry level…
Read MoreOppose Longer Trucks
May 30, 2017Proposals to Allow Longer Trucks on Our Nation’s Roadways Will Jeopardize Safety, Further Damage Our Infrastructure, and Disregard Public Opinion on…
Read MoreOppose Heavier Trucks
May 30, 2017Proposals to allow 91,000 pound and heavier, overweight trucks on our nation’s roadways will jeopardize safety and further damage our infrastructure…
Read MoreMinimum Insurance Levels for Motor Carriers
May 30, 2017The Minimum Level of Insurance Required for Large Trucks was Set in 1980 The Required Amount of $750,000 Has Never Been…
Read MoreFatigue / Electronic Logging Devices
May 30, 2017Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Rule in Effect on December 18, 2017 Implementation of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) –The Moving Ahead for…
Read MoreSpeed Limiters
May 30, 2017The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) supports S.2033, The Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019. This bill would require all…
Read MoreRequire Side Underride Guards
May 30, 2017Side Underride Crashes: NHTSA has reported that large truck side impacts comprised 17 percent of fatal two-vehicle collisions between large trucks…
Read MoreUnderride Protections
May 30, 2017Rear/ Side Underride and Front Override Guards The federal government should require all trucks and trailers to be equipped with energy-absorbing…
Read MoreElectronic Stability Control
May 30, 2017Federal Mandate in Effect on December 2017 Prevent 40-56 Percent of Rollovers Prevent 1,800-2,300 Crashes Annually Prevent 649-858 Injuries Each Year…
Read MoreAutomatic Emergency Braking
May 23, 2017Despite years of successful use by leading motor carriers and numerous studies concluding AEB improves safety, this technology is not required…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON RELEASE OF IIHS SIDE UNDERRIDE CRASH TEST RESULTS
May 10, 2017ARLINGTON, VA (May 10, 2017) – The Truck Safety Coalition’s Underride Initiative, consisting of families of truck underride crash victims and…
Read MoreState Fact Sheets
May 9, 2017Alabama Fact Sheet Alaska Fact Sheet Arizona Fact Sheet Arkansas Fact Sheet California Fact Sheet Colorado Fact Sheet Connecticut Fact Sheet…
Read MoreMalarczyk Family Video
May 9, 2017[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXI7pBHIcXU[/embedyt]
Read MoreHarlingen woman [Debra Cruz] tries to make difference for truck safety
May 9, 2017By LISA SEISER Editor | Posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 8:56 pm HARLINGEN — Nine years ago, her life changed. An…
Read MoreSorrow to Strength 2017 Press Page
May 2, 2017Press Release: Sorrow to Strength Press Release Videos: Sorrow to Strength Press Conference (May 2, 2017) Jackie Gillan, President, Advocates for…
Read MoreBrownsville Herald: Crash survivor to speak with U.S. leaders
April 26, 2017HARLINGEN — Debra Cruz spends most of her life in her small Harlingen home off Roosevelt Avenue. She wears sunglasses in…
Read MoreSorrow to Strength 2017
April 26, 2017April 29 – May 3, 2017 Washington, DC Hotel: Lorien Hotel and Spa in Old Town, Alexandria, VA Link to Hotel: http://www.lorienhotelandspa.com/…
Read MoreEno Transportation Weekly Guest Op-Ed: Don’t Let Safety Take a Back Seat to Special Interests
April 7, 2017Deadly truck crashes happen every day on our roads and highways across the nation. Unfortunately, this major public health and safety…
Read MoreStatement of Joan Claybrook, Lisa Shrum and Larry Liberatore in Response to Today’s Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Hearing on “Keeping Goods Moving: Continuing to Enhance Multimodal Freight Policy and Infrastructure”
April 4, 2017Statement of Joan Claybrook, Lisa Shrum and Larry Liberatore in Response to Today’s Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface…
Read MorePOLITICO PRO: BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION TO TWIN 33s SURFACES AT HEARING
March 15, 2017By Tanya Snyder – Politico Pro 03/14/2017 05:16 PM EDT Bipartisan concern emerged today at a Senate hearing about a proposal…
Read MoreSafety Groups Respond to U.S. DOT IG Rubber Stamping Study on Truck Driver Hours of Service Safety Protections
March 6, 2017Study Created with Pre-Determined Outcome of Failure WASHINGTON, D.C. –Late last week, the Office of the Inspector General (IG) of the…
Read MoreJennifer Tierney: Congress must stop ignoring truck safety
February 20, 2017For more than 30 years, I have been advocating to make trucking safer, since my father, James Mooney, was killed in…
Read MoreDebra Cruz Letter to the Editor – The Monitor
February 17, 2017After I survived a truck crash on Aug. 8, 2008, one of my goals became to reduce the number of deaths…
Read MoreAngelWing – Side Underride Guard
February 9, 2017[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJmf0V0QFDk[/embedyt]
Read MoreLetter to the editor: Trucks need two safety fixes to prevent highway fatalities
February 6, 2017I was devastated to hear about the recent truck crash in which a 5-year-old boy and his volunteer driver were killed…
Read MoreAngelWing – Crash Test – Side Underride Guard
February 4, 2017https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=angelwing+truck&&view=detail&mid=4E5A67CB7CF0A57533564E5A67CB7CF0A5753356&FORM=VRDGAR
Read MoreChristina Mahaney Interview
February 1, 2017Link to Video: http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/maine-mother-tries-to-support-other-crash-victim-families/395113286
Read MoreTRUCK SAFETY COALITION STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF U.S. DOT SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO
January 31, 2017The Truck Safety Coalition, a partnership of Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH) and Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT), congratulates…
Read MoreTruck Crash Fatalities in the United States and European Union (2009-2015)
January 6, 2017PDF Version: EU v US Truck Crash Fatalities Sources: United States Data: FARS 2011 – 2013 Final and Fars 2014 –…
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