In: Truck Safety Coalition
TSC 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 MoreTRUCK CRASH SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS URGE FMCSA ADMINISTRATOR NOMINEE TO PRIORITIZE TRUCK SAFETY
October 31, 2017Contact: Beth Weaver, beth_weaver@verizon.net, 301.814.4088 – WASHINGTON, DC (October 31, 2017) Today, truck safety victims and survivors attended the United States…
Read MoreUnderride Roundtable 2015
August 10, 2017The Truck Safety Coalition co-hosted the first ever Underride Roundtable at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetys testing facility in Ruckersville,…
Read MoreTruck Crashes – 2015
August 10, 2017Texas truck driver dies in six-vehicle crash on I-81 Tractor-trailer crashes into Tyrone dam and pond Tractor Trailer Crashes Into Car…
Read MoreStatement of the Truck Safety Coalition for the Record – Hearing on: FAST Act Implementation: Improving the Safety of the Nation’s Roads
July 18, 2017Hearing on: FAST Act Implementation: Improving the Safety of the Nation’s Roads Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee on Transportation and…
Read MoreTruckers Win Fight to Keep Insurance Payouts Low
July 13, 2017This article was written by Paul Feldman, is a staff writer at FairWarning, a nonprofit news organization…
Read MoreSpeed Limiters
May 30, 2017The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) supports S.2033, The Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019. This bill would require all…
Read MoreRequire 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 MoreBrownsville Herald: Crash survivor to speak with U.S. leaders
April 26, 2017HARLINGEN — Debra Cruz spends most of her life in her small Harlingen home off Roosevelt Avenue. She wears sunglasses in…
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 MoreDebra Cruz Letter to the Editor – The Monitor
February 17, 2017After I survived a truck crash on Aug. 8, 2008, one of my goals became to reduce the number of deaths…
Read MoreSenator Booker Speaks Out on Truck Safety
December 8, 2016https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zz98vOiLIw&list=PLmnw1m9VJgt9Zz2Nkq0z8CCOgdDyeEgc6 Read More
Senator Schumer Speaks Out in Support of Heavy Vehicle Speed Limiters
October 6, 2016Long Island Expressway (LIE) Speed Limit Is 55MPH But Any Long Islander Can Tell You That Big Rigs, Even Large Buses,…
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 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 MoreAutomatic Emergency Braking – Prime Time for Regulation
June 24, 2016Written by Jacqueline Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. This is one in a series of periodic guest columns…
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 MoreTruckers clash with regulators
June 1, 2016Truck drivers are battling with the Obama administration over a long-delayed proposal related to drug and alcohol testing. The Transportation Department…
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 MoreDawn King Op-Ed: Trucking weight bill could impact safety, infrastructure
March 11, 2016I became involved in the Truck Safety Coalition after my father, Bill Badger, was killed in 2004 near the Georgia state…
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 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 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 MoreSTATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION, ON RELEASE OF FAST ACT CONFERENCE REPORT
December 2, 2015STATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION ON RELEASE OF FAST ACT CONFERENCE REPORT ARLINGTON, VA (December…
Read MoreStatement of John Lannen on Passage of Wicker-Feinstein Amendment to Conduct Safety Study of Double 33s
November 19, 2015STATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION Senate Votes in Favor of Wicker-Feinstein Motion To Conduct Safety…
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 MoreVictory for Truck Safety: Statement of John Lannen on Failure of Ribble Amendment
November 4, 2015Contact: Beth Weaver | 301.814.4088, beth_weaver@verizon.net STATEMENT OF JOHN LANNEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUCK SAFETY COALITION House of Representatives Votes…
Read MoreLetter to Senator Reid in Response Carl Pope Letter
August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 The Honorable Harry Reid Minority Leader United State Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Reid: Thank you…
Read MoreMedia Advisory: Truck Driver Fatigue is a Major Factor in Truck Crashes – Truck Drivers Need a Weekend Off
December 8, 2014CONTACT: Beth Weaver, 301-814-4088 beth_weaver@verizon.net or Cathy Chase, 571-243-7282 cchase@saferoads.org UPDATE: Battle Over Truck Driver Hours of Service Law Reaching Peak…
Read MoreRead Our Letter to Secretary Foxx in Response to the Motor Carrier Industry’s Letter Regarding FMCSA’s CSA Program
September 17, 2014Dear Secretary Foxx: On behalf of the Truck Safety Coalition (TSC), Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT), Citizens for Reliable and Safe…
Read MoreA Letter from Safety Groups Urging Senators to Support the Booker Amendment to Stop Tired Trucking
June 19, 2014Dear Senator, We are united in writing you to support the Booker Amendment to the Transportation Housing and Urban Development (THUD)…
Read MoreFlorida Volunteers Pay a Visit to the Offices of Members of Congress
April 16, 2014On Tuesday, April 15, 2014, our Florida volunteers, Jane Mathis (St. Augustine, FL) and Tracy Quinichett (Orlando, FL), visited the Florida…
Read MoreAdvisory: Labor, Law Enforcement, Health and Safety Groups, and Victims of Truck Crashes Join to Oppose Bigger and Heavier Trucks
April 7, 2014Contact: Beth Weaver 301.814.4088 or beth_weaver@verizon.net UPDATE — MEDIA ADVISORY BREAKING NEWS – Transportation Research Board (TRB) Peer Review Committee Issues…
Read MoreSafety Groups Respond to T & I Hearing Stacked with Industry
February 27, 2014Click here to view our letter.
Read MoreSorrow to Strength 2009
April 4, 2010The Truck Safety Coalition is pleased to announce our 2009 Sorrow to Strength Conference. Sorrow to Strength is specifically designed for…
Read MoreTaking to the road for safety – Tami Friedrich Trakh
June 28, 2013Taking to the road for safety Click here to read this article featuring Tami Friedrich Trakh a TSC volunteer, CRASH board…
Read MoreSorrow to Strength 2009 – Press
April 5, 2010Press Coverage Victims, families ask Congress to tighten regs on big trucks NBC 4 (video) – Washington, DC Coalition of parents…
Read MoreSorrow to Strength
March 9, 20102011 Sorrow to Strength Conference 2011 Sorrow to Strength Conference information (info packet) 2011 Press Page We are pleased to announce…
Read MorePress Conference Speakers – Sorrow to Strength 2007
August 27, 2009Press Conference SpeakersMarch 12, 2007 John Lannen, Executive Director, The Truck Safety Coalition Jackie Gillan, Vice President of Advocates for Highway…
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 MoreLinks – Sorrow to Strength 2007
April 5, 2010SORROW TO STRENGTH – RELATED LINKS Useful links for those attending the conference or otherwise supporting it. Identify & Contact Your…
Read MorePress Kit – Sorrow to Strength 2007
April 5, 20102007 SORROW TO STRENGTH CONFERENCE March 12, 2007 – Press Kit Press release (Word File) Joan Claybrook’s statement (Word File) Robert and…
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