We are here to HELP
The Truck Safety Coalition has a national network of
volunteers dedicated to providing compassionate, immediate
support to survivors and families of victims of truck crashes.
Remember your loved one
If you have lost a loved one in a truck crash and would like to have their picture posted on the Memorial Section of our website, please let us know. The Truck Safety Coalition is dedicated to reducing preventable truck crash deaths and injuries in memory and honor of all those who have been affected by such crashes in the past.
Automatic Emergency Braking
Collision avoidance technology has been proven to reduce rear-end collisions in which the truck is the striking vehicle. Benefits of adopting AEB are reduced crashes and protecting drivers and the public.
Underride Protections
All trucks and trailers should be mandated to be equipped with energy-absorbing rear, side, and front underride guards to protect car occupants from underride crashes.
Speed Limiters
Speed limiters have been installed in most trucks since the 1990s. The Federal government should mandate limiting the speed of heavy vehicles to 60mph, which NHTSA estimates could save 162 to 498 lives each year.
Minimum Insurance
Minimum levels of insurance for trucks have not been increased in over 35 years and are woefully deficient. As a result, damages and losses caused by elements of the trucking industry are imposed upon the motoring public and taxpayers.
Truck Size and Weight
Minimum levels of insurance for trucks have not been increased in over 35 years and are woefully deficient. As a result, damages and losses caused by elements of the trucking industry are imposed upon the motoring public and taxpayers.
Truck Driver Training, Pay, and Parking
Sleep apnea screening, entry level driver training with a minimum number of hours required behind the wheel, safe and available truck parking, and changing truck driver compensation can improve truck safety.
What's New
STATEMENT OF FAMILIES OF TRUCK CRASH VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS ON MARKUP OF HOUSE 2020 TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Yesterday, the House Committee on Appropriations marked up the FY 2020 annual spending bill for federal transportation and housing programs. Fortunately, safety did not take a back seat to special interests, as this funding bill includes provisions to restore safety regulations and reverse dangerous rollbacks that have occurred over the past few years. “The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) and our volunteers – the survivors and families of the victims of large truck crashes – want to thank the US House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD), Chairman David Price (D-NC), and Appropriations…