In: Fatigue
Dawn King’s Testimony Before Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety
February 10, 2020Click Here to View Dawn King’s Oral Testimony on Youtube. STATEMENT OF DAWN KING, PRESIDENT, TRUCK SAFETY COALITION (TSC) AND BOARD…
Read MoreStatement of the Truck Safety Coalition On Proposed Rollbacks to the Hours of Service Rules
August 14, 2019The Truck Safety Coalition, and our volunteers, who are truck crash survivors and families of truck crash victims, oppose the Federal…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF FAMILIES OF TRUCK CRASH VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS ON MARKUP OF HOUSE 2020 TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL
May 24, 2019Yesterday, the House Committee on Appropriations marked up the FY 2020 annual spending bill for federal transportation and housing programs. Fortunately,…
Read MoreTruck Safety Coalition Statement on Preemption of California Meal and Rest Break Rules
January 7, 2019The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) and Department of Transportation’s (DOT) should immediately rescind their determination that the State of…
Read MoreStatement on Alarming Increase in 2017 Truck Crash Fatalities
October 4, 2018The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) release of the 2017 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data shows that crashes involving at…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON RELEASE OF FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL OF 2018
September 24, 2018ARLINGTON, VA (September 24, 2018) – The United States Congress recently released a compromise version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Read MoreTSC Statement Opposing H.R. 6159
July 19, 2018The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) opposes H.R. 6159 – the latest effort to undermine the effectiveness of the Electronic Logging Device…
Read MoreStatement of TSC Opposing Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act of 2018
June 15, 2018The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) remains strongly opposed to efforts that will weaken the Hours of Service and Electronic Logging Device…
Read MoreLetter From TSC Volunteers Opposing S.2938, The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act
June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Dear Representative: The Truck Safety Coalition, and the undersigned survivors and families of truck crash victims, write to…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON RELEASE OF OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL
March 23, 2018ARLINGTON, VA (March 23, 2018) – The United States Congress recently released an omnibus spending bill that includes several unsafe riders…
Read MoreAP Exclusive: Transport safety rules sidelined under Trump
February 26, 2018By Joan Lowy and Tom Krisher | AP February 26 at 8:39 AM WASHINGTON — On a clear, dry June evening in 2015,…
Read MoreTSC 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 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 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 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 MoreSenator Booker Speaks Out on Truck Safety
December 8, 2016https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zz98vOiLIw&list=PLmnw1m9VJgt9Zz2Nkq0z8CCOgdDyeEgc6 Read More
Kentucky Op-Ed: More dangerous highways? Give it (and drivers) a rest
November 28, 2016As Thanksgiving travelers hit the highways for home, consider that the trucking industry is so desperate for drivers that it’s pushing…
Read MoreRoad safety advocates look to keep hours-of-service restart rule intact
November 21, 2016Washington – At least one advocacy group and two truck safety advocates are calling for the federal government to maintain strict…
Read MoreLetter from NC Truck Safety Advocates to Secretary Foxx on Hours of Service
November 10, 2016November 9, 2016 The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear…
Read MoreLetter to Secretary Foxx from Rick Watts
October 4, 2016The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx:…
Read MoreHuffington Post: [Some in Congress] Want To Use Zika Funding Bill To Keep Truckers On The Road Longer
September 20, 2016Add-on provision could let truckers work more than 80 hours a week. Michael McAuliff Senior Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON…
Read MoreMaine Voices: Sen. Collins needs to change her position on trucking safety rules
September 7, 2016As summer winds down, it is time to reflect on the safety of our roads and the hundreds of loved ones…
Read MoreBe Careful Driving This Memorial Day, Truck Drivers Are Falling Asleep Across the Country
May 27, 2016Minnesota: On May 5th, a semi driver fell asleep behind the wheel before causing a three-truck crash. According to the Minnesota…
Read MoreTwo People Critically Injured Due to Truck Crash in Licking County, Ohio
May 25, 2016On April 12, 2016 at approximately 8:40 a.m., State Trooper Rodney A. Hart, 45, was parked in the right lane of…
Read MoreTwo Dead after Truck Crash in Henry County, KY
May 25, 2016On April 12, 2016, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the driver, identified as Jordan Mefford, 23, and his girlfriend, Jacqueline Hayes, 26,…
Read MoreLarge Truck hits Man from behind in Sumner County, Kansas
May 25, 2016On April 27, 2016, at approximately 2:42 a.m., George Britt, 50, was stopped at a toll both on the Kansas Turnpike…
Read MoreOne Woman Dead and One Woman Injured after a Crash with a Tractor-Trailer in Warren County, MS
May 25, 2016On April 30, 2016, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Ashley Dancer, 26, pulled over onto the shoulder of eastbound I-20 to assist…
Read MoreTHUD Bill with Tired Trucker Provision Passes House Committee
May 24, 2016For Immediate Release: May 24, 2016 Contact: Beth Weaver 301-814-4088, beth_weaver@verizon.net THUD Bill with Tired Trucker Provision Passes House Committee The…
Read MoreLetter to the editor: Sen. Collins puts trucking industry profits before public safety
May 20, 2016The May 11 column “Maine Voices: Common-sense restrictions on truck drivers’ hours must be preserved” makes inaccurate statements about anti-truck safety…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Truckers’ hours are long enough
May 19, 2016Monroe County residents have witnessed some spectacularly devastating truck accidents over the years. They should beware measures under consideration in Congress…
Read MoreCongress Is Using Zika To Weaken Truck Safety
May 19, 2016WASHINGTON — Truck driver Dana Logan tried on Wednesday to recount a crash that decapitated two fathers and two children, hoping to…
Read MoreA Davis Man Died on I-80 Truck Wreck in Contra Costa County, CA
May 13, 2016On April 21, 2016, at approximately 3:22 a.m., when Angela Valenzuela, 25 had to stop on I-80 freeway due to an…
Read MoreAppropriations Trickery in Congress
May 2, 2016It is an old congressional ritual: loading up vital spending bills that are meant to keep the government running with dangerous…
Read MoreTwo People Critically Injured Due to Truck Crash in Licking County, Ohio
April 26, 2016On April 12, 2016 at approximately 8:40 a.m., State Trooper Rodney A. Hart, 45, was parked in the right lane of…
Read MoreStatement of Daphne Izer in Response to Senate Appropriations Committee Passing Industry-Written Provision to Rewrite Laws Affecting Truck Drivers’ Hours of Service
April 21, 2016Statement of Daphne Izer, Founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT) In Response to Senate Appropriations Committee Passing Industry-Written Provision to…
Read MoreSenate Prepares To Make Truck Safety Even Worse, Advocates Warn
April 20, 2016The industry has given lawmakers language that will set 73-hour maximum work weeks for drivers. 04/19/2016 Michael McAuliff Senior Congressional Reporter,…
Read MoreTwo People Critically Injured Due to Truck Crash in Licking County, Ohio
April 20, 2016April 14, 2016 On April 12, 2016 at approximately 8:40 a.m., State Trooper Rodney A. Hart, 45, was parked in the…
Read MoreTwo Dead after Truck Crash in Henry County, KY
April 20, 2016April 14, 2016 On April 12, 2016, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the driver, identified as Jordan Mefford, 23, and his girlfriend,…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Tennessee Snow Plow and Salt Truck Drivers on the Clock Between 60-80 Hours Straight
April 6, 2016Several “concerned employees” working for the Tennessee Department of Transportation sent an anonymous letter to the state’s DOT commissioner, which prompted…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Pilot Fatigue is Not Acceptable, So Why is Tired Trucking?
April 6, 2016Since the 2011 Hours of Service rules were first announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in December 2011,…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Coal Truck Driver Fled Fatal Crash in Bell County, KY
March 30, 2016A coal truck driver crossed the center line and sideswiped a pickup truck, causing it to flip over. Then, the coal…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… FMCSA Shuts Down Wyoming Truck Company for Numerous Safety Violations
March 30, 2016The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an out-of-service order to Bar D Bar Trucking. The agency ordered the motor carrier…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… New Study Highlights the Importance of Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
March 22, 2016Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disease afflicting at least 25 million adults in the U.S., and, if left…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Crash Avoidance Technologies May Have Saved Lives in ME Truck Crash
March 22, 2016Two people were killed in Knox County, Maine last week after a tractor-trailer crossed the center line, corrected, fishtailed, rolled, and…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… FMCSA Restores Raw CSA Data to Its Website
March 18, 2016Following the passage of the FAST Act, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was prohibited from posting a carrier’s performance…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… National Academy of Sciences Releases Report with Recommendations for Studying Truck Driver Fatigue
March 15, 2016The National Academy of Sciences released a report recommending how the FMCSA could improve its research and data collection efforts pertaining…
Read MoreFrom The Truck Safety Coalition… Agencies Release ANPRM for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
March 11, 2016On Wednesday, March 9th, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) and Federal Rail Administration’s (FRA) issued an advanced notice of…
Read MoreTruck Safety Coalition Responds to Release of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Requiring Entry Level Driver Training
March 7, 2016The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published today in the Federal Register requiring training for entry-level commercial motor vehicle drivers is…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Senator Boxer Opposes Section 611 of FAA Bill
February 29, 2016Senator Boxer forcefully opposed Section 611 of the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, a provision that would preempt the…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… CVSA calls on FMCSA to Limit and Remove Exemptions for Motor Carriers
February 29, 2016The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) sent a letter telling the FMCSA to remove and limit the number of exemptions the…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… NTSB Report on Naperville Truck Crash Sheds Light on Truck Safety Issues
February 24, 2016The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded their investigation into a 2014 fatal truck crash in Naperville, IL and found…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… Napolitano Amendment to Remove Sec. 611 of AIRR Act FAILS 27-31
February 24, 2016Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to approve the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act. As…
Read MoreFrom the Truck Safety Coalition… OMB Clears Sleep Apnea ANPRM
February 9, 2016On Wednesday, February 3rd, The Office of Management and Budget cleared the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) and Federal Rail…
Read MoreTrucker rest break proposal resurrected in aviation bill
February 5, 2016WASHINGTON (AP) — Buried in the fine print of an aviation bill introduced in the House this week is a provision…
Read MoreNTSB’s 2016 Most Wanted List Released
January 14, 2016The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its annual Top 10 Most Wanted List (attached), which represents the agency’s advocacy priorities….
Read MoreNIOSH National Survey of Long-Haul Truck Drivers: Injury and Safety
January 11, 2016NIOSH National Survey on Long Haul Truck Drivers
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON RELEASE OF OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL
December 16, 2015STATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON RELEASE OF OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL ARLINGTON, VA (December 16,…
Read MoreAfter Decades of Advocacy Truck Safety Coalition Welcomes FMCSA Release of Final Rule Requiring Electronic Logging Devices in Large Trucks
December 11, 2015After Decades of Advocacy Truck Safety Coalition Welcomes FMCSA Release of Final Rule Requiring Electronic Logging Devices in Large Trucks Arlington,…
Read MoreJoint Op-Ed: Allowing Longer Tractor Trailers Will Have Serious Consequences
December 8, 2015BY DAPHNE IZER, JANE MATHIS, DAWN KING AND TAMI FRIEDRICH TRAKH Every day families from Michigan, Florida, Maine and California, as…
Read More$305B highway bill limits teen truckers
December 2, 2015By Keith Laing – 12/02/15 10:00 AM EST The $305 billion highway bill announced by lawmakers on Tuesday limits an effort…
Read MoreDemocratic Senators Voice Concerns Over Safety Language in Highway Bill
November 13, 2015November 12, 2015 Dear Leader McConnell and Leader Reid: We write to express our concerns over troubling provisions that were considered…
Read MoreStatement of John Lannen on Passage of Wicker Motion to Instruct Conferees on Safety Study of Double 33s
November 11, 2015STATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION Senate Votes in Favor of Wicker Motion to Instruct Conferees…
Read MoreTruck Safety Report Card: Amendments to H.R. 22
November 3, 2015REPORT CARD – House of Representative Amendments to H.R. 22
Read MoreFairWarning Article: Big Trucks, Big Bucks
October 28, 2015Big Trucks, Big Bucks Heavy-Spending Trucking Industry Pushes Congress to Relax Safety Rules By Brian Joseph on October 28, 2015 Big…
Read MoreTruck Dangers in Georgia – Atlanta Journal Constitution
October 9, 2015Link to article: http://specials.myajc.com/truck-dangers/
Read MoreJennifer Tierney Letter to the Editor: Bill should focus on safety
August 31, 2015It has been more than 30 years since my father, James Mooney, was killed in a large truck crash. He was…
Read MoreNY Times Op-Ed The Trucks Are Killing Us
August 26, 2015By HOWARD ABRAMSON AUG. 21, 2015 ACCIDENTS like the one that critically injured the comedian Tracy Morgan, killed his friend and…
Read MoreKim Telep Letter to the Editor
August 25, 2015Federal studies affirm dangers of longer truck trailers | Letter I am writing in response to Mark Rosenker’s July 28 letter,…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Federal transportation bill shouldn’t sacrifice public highway safety
August 21, 2015By Roy Crawford – August 19, 2015 Whenever I read about a fatal large-truck crash, my heart goes out to the…
Read MoreDaphne Izer Statement In Response to NTSB Morgan Crash
August 11, 2015Statement of Daphne Izer, Founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT) In response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Hearing on…
Read MoreSenate 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 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 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…
Read MorePress Release: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Advances Numerous Anti-Truck Safety Provisions in Transportation Spending Bill
June 24, 2015Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Advances Numerous Anti-Truck Safety Provisions in Transportation Spending Bill Broad Coalition Says NO to Putting Corporate Profit before…
Read MoreMedia Advisory: News Conference to Stop Assault on Truck Safety
June 22, 2015MEDIA ADVISORY Truck crash victims, law enforcement, safety advocates to join Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) as Senate is poised to consider dangerous…
Read MoreTruck driver charged in crash that injured at least 14 on I-55
June 22, 2015Truck driver charged in crash that injured at least 14 on I-55 By Deanese Williams-Harris and Sara Freishtat A Tennessee man…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Congress Should Halt Erosions to Truck Safety by Roy Crawford
June 12, 2015The Courier-Journal June 11, 2015 Congress should halt erosions to truck safety By Roy Crawford After a horrendous truck crash that…
Read MoreJoint Statement on Tracy Morgan Settlement
May 27, 2015JOINT STATEMENT OF JACKIE GILLAN, PRESIDENT OF ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY, JOAN CLAYBROOK, CHAIR OF CITIZENS FOR RELIABLE AND…
Read MoreStatements of Joan Claybrook and Daphne Izer On the Collins Rider Rolling Back Rules Limiting Hours of Service for Truck Drivers
December 10, 2014Statement of Joan Claybrook, Chair of Citizens for Reliable and Safety Highways On the Collins Rider Rolling Back Rules Limiting Hours…
Read MoreSenators Blumenthal and Booker Urge Leader Reid to Prevent Longer Hours for Truck Drivers
December 9, 2014For Immediate Release: December 8, 2014 Contact: Josh Zembik (Blumenthal) – 202-224-6452 Josh_Zembik@blumenthal.senate.gov Monique Waters (Booker) – 202-224-8150 Monique_Waters@booker.senate.gov BLUMENTHAL, BOOKER…
Read MoreRead Daphne Izer’s Letter in Response to Senator Collins’ Deadly and Dangerous Provision to Increase Working Hours for Truck Drivers
December 6, 2014Dear Senator Collins, I am personally offended by your attack on Secretary Foxx for sending a letter on Friday to House…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Truck Crash Survivors and Victims Urge Congress to Stop Assault on Truck Safety
December 4, 2014Contact: Beth Weaver 301.814.4088,/beth_weaver@verizon.net Congress Poised to Increase Truck Driver Hours of Service In Aftermath of Tracy Morgan Truck Crash Truck…
Read MorePress Release: Truck Safety Advocates Respond to News of Truck Crash that Killed New Jersey Police Officer
July 18, 2014Contact: Beth Weaver beth_weaver@verizon.net, 703.294.6404 TRUCK SAFETY ADVOCATES RESPOND TO NEWS OF TRUCK CRASH THAT KILLED NEW JERSEY POLICE OFFICER Findings…
Read MorePress Conference Call: Senator Booker, Senator Blumenthal, Truck Crash Victims’ Families, Safety Groups, Law Enforcement, Labor Groups, Trucking Companies Unite in Opposition to Attack on Truck Safety
June 16, 2014CONTACT: Beth Weaver, 301-814-4088, Beth_weaver@verizon.net PRESS CONFERENCE CALL SENATOR BOOKER, SENATOR BLUMENTHAL, TRUCK CRASH VICTIMS’ FAMILIES, SAFETY GROUPS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LABOR…
Read MoreDaphne Izer, Founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers, Appears on World News with Diane Sawyer
June 10, 2014ABC US News | ABC Celebrity News
Read MoreMaine Truck Crash Families Appalled by Maine Senator’s Support for Anti-Truck Safety Legislation
June 3, 2014MAINE TRUCK CRASH FAMILIES APPALLED BY SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS’ SUPPORT FOR ANTI-TRUCK SAFETY LEGISLATION SENATOR COLLINS ACTIONS WILL INCREASE TRUCK DRIVER…
Read MoreKarth Family Journeys to Washington, D.C.
Deliver “Anna Leah and Mary Stand Up for Truck Safety” Petition to U.S. DOT
April 29, 2014
On May 4, 2014, the first anniversary of the devastating truck crash that claimed the lives of AnnaLeah and Mary Karth,…
Read MoreThe AnnaLeah & Mary Karth Petition: STAND UP FOR TRUCK SAFETY
March 31, 2014Each year 4,000 people are killed and another 100,000 people are injured in truck crashes. This is an unacceptably high number…
Read MoreSAFETY GROUPS AND DRIVERS APPALLED BY COURT DECISION ON TRUCK DRIVER HOURS OF SERVICE RULE
August 2, 2013TRUCK DRIVER HOURS OF SERVICE FAILS TO REDUCE DRIVER FATIGUE To read the full release, please click here.
Read MoreWhat is Driver Fatigue?
December 20, 2010Background: • Truck driver fatigue has been recognized as a major safety concern and a contributing factor to fatal truck crashes…
Read MoreTruck Safety Advocate Wanda Lindsay Speaks to Safety Investigators
February 28, 2013To read the story and watch the video, please click here.
Read MoreWashington State Advances HOS Compliance
November 20, 2012Cameras guard drivers from exhausted truckers To View Report, Click Here.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE:SAFETY GROUPS AND DRIVERS GO TO COURT OVER NEW TRUCK DRIVER HOURS OF SERVICE RULE
February 24, 2012NEW RULE ON TRUCK DRIVER HOURS OF SERVICE FAILS TO ADDRESS DRIVER FATIGUE
Read MoreTruck Driver in Slattery Crash Sentenced to Five Years
January 12, 2012Truck Drivers Being Pushed Beyond Their Limits to Drive Excessively Long Hours Truck Driver Who Pled Guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide…
Read MoreNew Truck Driver Hours of Service Rule Issued – Dangerous 11 Hour Limit Retained
December 22, 2011New Truck Driver Hours of Service Rule Issued – Dangerous 11 Hour Limit Retained – click to view press release
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: FMCSA Administrator Ferro Contradicts Claims by Trucking Industry
December 2, 2011FMCSA Administrator Ferro Contradicts Claims by Trucking Industry -Truck Crash Fatalities Up to Nearly 4,000 in 2010 Demonstrating Need for Safer…
Read MoreURGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW TO PROTECT HOS PROPOSAL
October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 UPDATE: Truck driver fatigue is a serious highway safety problem that threatens all of us. Senator Kelly…
Read MoreIMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO PROTECT HOS PROPOSAL
October 1, 2011October 7, 2011 UPDATE: Truck driver fatigue is a serious highway safety problem that threatens all of us. The U.S….
Read MoreFamily Fights Back from Truck Accident
March 3, 2011BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. – It has been six months since Matthew Slattery suffered a traumatic brain injury after a tired trucker…
Read MoreStatement of Truck Safety Coalition on Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) for Long-Haul Trucks Proposed Rule
February 1, 2011Arlington, VA (February 1, 2011): The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) supports the proposed rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Read MoreTrucks, tired drivers can be deadly mix
April 5, 2010By LISE FISHER – Sun staff writer / February 19. 2006 6:01AM A truck driver carrying a gym bag heads for…
Read MoreHours Of Service Regulations: (FAQ’s)
April 5, 20101. Do trucks pose a significant safety problem? Yes. More than 5,000 people have been killed annually in truck-related crashes for…
Read MoreTHE DANGERS OF FATIGUED, SLEEP-DEPRIVED TRUCK DRIVERS
April 5, 2010Fatigue Is A Killer: Operator fatigue and sleep deprivation are serious, worldwide safety problems in all transportation modes. Operator fatigue has…
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