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Require 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 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 MoreStatement on Selection of Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation
November 30, 2016The Truck Safety Coalition, a partnership of Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH) and Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT), looks…
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 MoreStatement on Announcement of Notice of Proposed Speed Limiter Rule
August 18, 2016Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Requiring Setting of Speed Limiters in Large Trucks to be Released; TSC Encourages Agency to Apply Regulation to…
Read MoreHealthcare Costs to Employees, Industry Benefits Focus of Final FMCSA/FRA Listening Session
June 1, 2016The final public listening session in Los Angeles, Calif, on the proposed guidelines for obstructive sleep apnea focused on the benefits…
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 MoreUnderride Roundtable Articles
May 16, 2016WLMT TV (Memphis) http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/parents-turn-tragedy-of-losing-son-into-life-saving-mission WVIR TV (Charlottesville, VA) http://www.nbc29.com/story/31903456/iihs-unveils-new-safety-improvements-for-tractor-trailers The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) http://pilotonline.com/news/media/videos/safety-group-tests-rear-crash-bar-on-trucks/youtube_4f226daa-f4c2-59bc-8f7e-c720d4fe360e.html Truckinginfo.com htp://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2016/05/truck-safety-coalition-honors-industry-leaders-for-safety-commitment.aspx Trucks.com https://www.trucks.com/2016/05/06/traffic-experts-debate-how-to-prevent-deadly-truck-crashes/ Business Wire http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160505006752/en/Greer-Woodruff-J.B.-Hunt-Transport-Services-Recognized…
Read MoreTruck Safety Coalition Honors Industry Leaders for Safety Commitment
May 11, 2016The Truck Safety Coalition has honored three trucking industry leaders for commitment and dedication to fleet safety. TSC, often seen as…
Read MoreChange is Hard: Dawn King’s Comments on the Underride Roundtable
May 7, 2016by Dawn King, President of the Truck Safety Coalition Crash dummy survives! I’d never been a witness to a test crash…
Read MoreSafety Advocates, Teamsters Sue U.S. DOT for Failing to Issue Long-Overdue Truck Driver Training Requirements
September 18, 2014For Immediate Release: Sept. 18, 2014 Contact: Karilyn Gower (202) 588-7779 Beth Weaver (301) 814-4088 Safety Advocates, Teamsters Sue U.S. DOT…
Read MoreThe Safety Community and Teamsters Respond to NTSB Initial Crash Report on Tracy Morgan Crash
June 19, 2014Contact: Beth Weaver 301.814.4088,/beth_weaver@verizon.net THE SAFETY COMMUNITY AND TEAMSTERS RESPOND TO NTSB INITIAL REPORT ON THE TRACY MORGAN CRASH TRUCK DRIVER…
Read MoreThe Truck Safety Coalition and Volunteers Remember Former Congressman Oberstar
May 7, 2014THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION AND OUR VOLUNTEERS RESPOND TO THE PASSING OF FORMER CONGRESSMAN JAMES L. OBERSTAR Arlington, VA (May 5,…
Read MoreOne CRASH Board Member’s thoughts on the Deadly Orland Crash
April 11, 2014On Thursday evening, a FedEx truck crashed head on into a bus carrying prospective college students. Ten are dead and dozens…
Read MoreTruck Safety Advocates Respond to the ATA’s Push to Remove Crash Data From the CSA Crash BASIC
February 8, 2013Click here to read the press release.
Read MoreJane Mathis Fights for Truck Safety; St. Augustine Record
February 7, 2012Tragedy propels local woman to fight increased truck weight allowances Jane Mathis lost son, daughter-in-law in 2004 crash Posted: February 5,…
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