
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has urged Congress to fund a new commercial vehicle crash causation study to be conducted by the FMCSA, updating the last study that was conducted in 2001.
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The FMCSA has proposed making its crash preventability determination program permanent and has opened up the proposal to public comment for 60 days.
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Dave Heller, vice president of government affairs for the Truckload Carriers Association told the Machinery Haulers Association that ELDs are already providing never-before-seen data on truck use and how drivers spend their days-- all of which that will eventually yield better regulations and more efficient operations.
Read More →The NTSB has determined that the actions of a human truck driver was a probable cause in a collision with an autonomous shuttle bus. The driver behaved as drivers have always done under the circumstance; but the computer-controlled shuttle did not.
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A unique case of miscommunication between a truck driver and a self-driving vehicle that led to a minor accident in Las Vegas may give us a glimpse into a future where autonomous vehicles and human driven vehicles share the road.
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Three-point seat belts have saved over a million lives since their introduction. Volvo is celebrating the design's 60th anniversary by stressing to truck drivers the safety benefit of belting up..
Read More →A local commercial for a personal injury lawyer has many truck-related plot holes and inconsistencies. Commercials like this rile Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.
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Safety technology isn’t always everything it’s cracked up to be – because no matter how sophisticated it is, you still have to consider how it’s going to interact with the human behind the wheel.
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Magnum Trailer & Equipment has introduced the Texas Titan Four Post Moose Bumper designed for the Kenworth W990L.
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The owner of a trucking company who’s driver caused a fatal bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada, has pleaded guilty to five charges related to his company’s history of skirting federal safety regulations.
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