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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicOctober 21, 2022

Top 5 Truck Driver Behaviors Linked to Future Crashes

The American Transportation Research Institute identified five violations and convictions that increased a truck driver’s future crash likelihood by over 100%.

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Newsby David CullenDecember 15, 2020

Talking Trucking and Highway Safety with NTSB Expert Rob Molloy

Ever wonder exactly what happens when the National Transportation Safety Board gets called in to investigate a truck crash? To find out, HDT Talks Trucking called up Rob Molloy, director of the Office of Highway Safety at NTSB.

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Newsby Jim ParkNovember 3, 2020

HDT Talks Trucking Season 4 Features Sleep, Diesel, Alt Fuels

HDT Talks Trucking Season 4 offers a look into the future of diesel engines, a discussion about three alternative fuels and an informative interview with a recognized sleep specialist.

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ArticlesSeptember 16, 2019

Improving Safety Culture to Reduce Large Truck Crashes

Despite efforts to improve heavy vehicle safety, an analysis of U.S. crashes shows that heavy vehicle crash rates continue to rise.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2019

CVSA Wants Congress to Fund New Truck Crash Causation Study

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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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

FMCSA Proposes Permanent Crash Preventability Determination Program

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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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2019

NTSB Findings Suggest Tesla’s Autonomous Control Activated During Fatal Crash

On an early morning in March, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric-powered passenger vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer near Delray Beach, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board now says the car’s autonomous control system was engaged at the time of the accident.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2019

Truck Driver Could Face Prison Time for Fatal Colorado Crash

A truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter for causing a fatal crash while barreling down a steep grade along Interstate 70 in Colorado at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour.

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NewsJanuary 12, 2018

FMCSA Updates SMS Website with December Results

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has updated its CSA Safety Measurement System website with the Dec. 29, 2017 crash preventability results.

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NewsJanuary 14, 2016

Crash Data Shows Reduction in Trucking-Related Fatalities

Recent analysis by ATA of crash and mileage data has shown a decline in the rate of truck-involved fatalities in both the short and long term.

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