A new order mandates major manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, and operators of autonomous vehicles to report crashes of vehicles equipped with emerging in-vehicle technologies.
The U.S. Department of Transportation included automatic emergency braking for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles on its regulatory agenda, which identifies actions the DOT plans to take during the next year and beyond.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a consent order with Daimler Trucks North America following an investigation that found the company failed to recall vehicles in a timely fashion and to comply with other reporting requirements.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a preview of 2019 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which included estimates for the first half of 2020.
The leaders of the Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lauded trucking for its work during COVID-19 and addressed safety issues such as truck parking and advanced driver assistance systems during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 2020 Trucking Safety Summit.
While early estimates for 2019 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show an overall decrease in highway fatalities for the third consecutive year, fatalities involving trucks over 10,000 pounds rose slightly.
North Las Vegas, Nevada ranked as the worst city in the nation for speeding with 53.9% of all traffic fatalities involving speeding.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking public comment about possibly permitting camera-based rear visibility systems to be used as an alternative to inside and outside rearview mirrors on heavy-duty vehicles.
A $42 million verdict in a tragic crash has brought attention to the question of whether trailers should have side underride guards. We explore this question in this Trailer Talk.
What does Trump's revocation of California's vehicle emission waiver mean for the federal Phase 2 GHG emission rules already in place for commercial vehicles? Commentary by Executive Editor David Cullen.
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