May 2017
Supply 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…
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