Truck Safety

Letter: Prioritize Safety in Policies and Legislation Involving CMVs and the Supply Chain

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  Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing, “Freight Forward: Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges to Deliver for America.” Advocates urged the Committee to prioritize safety in policies and…

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Joint Letter to DOT Sec. Buttigieg on Hazmat Truck Shipments

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March 14, 2023 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and a coalition of concerned co-signers issued this joint letter to US DOT Secretary Buttigieg urging a renewed commitment to reducing truck crash deaths and injuries. Read the full letter here:

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Statement on One Year Anniversary of the Signing of the IIJA

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2022 CONTACT: Allison Kennedy / [email protected] / 360-281-7033 (C) Statement from Cathy Chase, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), On the One Year Anniversary of the Signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…

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Petition for Reconsideration of the Final Rule on Rear Impact Guards

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Petitioners request a stay of the effective date of the Final Rule until the Administrator can render a decision on this Petition for Reconsideration. In sum, the Final Rule is not in the public interest and failed to properly consider available data and testing resulting in NHTSA issuing an inadequate and dangerous performance standard for underride guards.

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