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Fatigue / 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…
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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 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 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 MoreLetter to the editor: Trucks need two safety fixes to prevent highway fatalities
February 6, 2017I was devastated to hear about the recent truck crash in which a 5-year-old boy and his volunteer driver were killed…
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 MoreKentucky 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreDaphne Izer, Founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers, Appears on World News with Diane Sawyer
June 10, 2014ABC US News | ABC Celebrity News
Read MoreDaphne Izer Honored by the White House for her Truck Safety Advocacy
May 12, 2014PARENTS AGAINST TIRED TRUCKERS (PATT) FOUNDER HAS BEEN NAMED A 2014 TRANSPORTATION CHAMPION OF CHANGE Daphne Izer Honored by the White…
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 MoreSafety Groups Respond to T & I Hearing Stacked with Industry
February 27, 2014Click here to view our letter.
Read MoreDaphne Izer Updates Committee Leaders on CSA Crash Data
February 13, 2013To read Daphne Izer’s letter to Senator Frank Lautenberg, click here. To read Daphne Izer’s letter to Senator Roy Blunt, click…
Read MoreDaphne Izer Speaks Out – Bangor Daily News
June 21, 2013Keep on truckin’ On June 13, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development held a hearing about…
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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