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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.

New Hours of Service Rule Relaxes Safety, But You Don’t Have To

The National Transportation Safety Board contents that the new, more "flexible" hours-of-service rule puts commercial drivers — and those with whom they share the roads — at increased risk.

NTSB Vice Chair to Serve 3 More Years

Bruce Landsberg, who has served on the National Transportation Safety Board as vice chairman since August 2018, was re-appointed to the position on Aug. 21.

NTSB Wants Tighter Rules for Autonomous Vehicle Tests

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging Congress and the state of Arizona to create a review process to make it safer when autonomous vehicles are tested on public roadways.

Industry Group Recommends How to Better Prevent Bridge Hits

Recommendations have been issued on how to help prevent vertical-clearance “bridge hits,” like the one by a truck that caused the Skagit River bridge collapse in Washington State back in 2013.

Can We Trust Autonomous Vehicles?

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.

NTSB Ends Investigation into Driverless Shuttle Accident

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.

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.

Don’t Let Driver Training be the Weak Link in Safety Technology

Collision mitigation and emergency braking systems on trucks could save lives, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and fleets that use them. But you can’t just spec advanced safety technology on your truck and think you’re done.

NTSB's 'Most Wanted' Highlights Distracted and Impaired Driving, Truck Speed Limiters

Eight of the ten issues listed in the NTSB's Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements touch on the trucking industry is one way or another.

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