In: NHTSA
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 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 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 MoreIndustry Makes Improvements While Rule for Better Underride Languishes
October 9, 2014INDUSTRY MAKES IMPROVEMENTS WHILE RULE FOR BETTER UNDERRIDE LANGUISHES IIHS Report Shows Trailer Manufacturer Improved Rear Underride Guard Design WASHINGTON, D.C….
Read MoreAuto safety is Not Alone: Truck safety Also Suffers from NHTSA’s “Tiny” Budget and Workforce
September 18, 2014In response to reports released that show how regulators failed to identify an ignition defect in millions of G.M. cars that…
Read MoreTruck Safety Advocates Step Closer to Goal of Advancing Underride Protection
July 10, 2014Contact: Beth Weaver 301.814.4088,/beth_weaver@verizon.net TRUCK SAFETY ADVOCATES STEP CLOSER TO GOAL OF ADVANCING UNDERRIDE PROTECTION NHTSA Issues a Grant of Petition…
Read MoreMother Loses Daughters, calls attention to insufficient underride guards
October 1, 2013To see Marianne Karth’s interview, please follow the below link: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/mother-loses-daughters-raises-truck-underride-concerns
Read MoreSpeed limiter report: Trucks with devices had 50% lower ‘speed-limiter relevant’ crash rate
March 28, 2012WASHINGTON — A report detailing research on the safety impact of speed limiters device installations on commercial motor vehicles shows…
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