Truck Safety

Advocates and the Trucking Alliance File Amicus Brief Supporting Rule on ELDs for Truck Driver Hours of Service

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For Immediate Release:  June 23, 2016 Contact:  Beth Weaver (301) 814-4088, beth_weaver@verizon.net Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the Trucking Alliance File Amicus Brief Supporting Federal Rule Requiring Electronic Logging Devices to Record Truck Drivers’ Hours of Service  Rule…

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Jackie Gillan on Trucks.Com: Automatic Emergency Braking – Prime Time for Regulation

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  Automatic Emergency Braking – Prime Time for Regulation June 23, 2016 Opinion   Traffic safety groups are pushing NHTSA to establish standards for crash avoidance systems in trucks. (Photo: Washington State Patrol)   Written by Jacqueline Gillan, president of…

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Statements on House Appropriations Committee Action to Repeal Commonsense Truck Safety Rules

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711, akennedy@saferoads.org With Memorial Day Weekend Approaching and Record Number of Highway Deaths and Injuries Predicted, Congress Moves Special Interest Bill Putting Even More Tired Truckers on the Roads with Families…

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Press Call-In on Truck Driver Hours of Service with Audio

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Full audio recording of the press call: https://saferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/GILL0518.mp3 Contact: Bill Bronrott, 202-270-4415, bronrott@gmail.com May 18, 2016 Victims of Tired Trucker Crashes in ME, AL, GA and IL Join a Truck Driver and Safety Advocates to Call on Congress to Stop…

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