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, SURVIVORS, AND SAFETY GROUPS ON RELEASE OF GAO STUDY ON TRUCK UNDERRIDE GUARDS
For Immediate Release: April 15, 2019 CONTACT: Beth Weaver, 301-814-4088 beth_weaver@verizon.net Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, Truck Underride Guards, Improved Data Collection, Inspections, and Research Needed. The report underscores the serious need to improve reporting, coding, and analyzing of federal crash data, specifically for truck underride crashes. Currently, there are widespread discrepancies in the way underride is defined by law enforcement officers, differing data fields or elements relating to underride depending on the state crash form (if it is present at all), and no common definition of what constitutes a truck underride crash. This leads to…