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Advocates’ Statement on GAO Report on Defective Trinity Guardrail Head

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2016 Contact: Allison Kennedy, 202-408-1711, akennedy@saferoads.org STATEMENT OF HENRY JASNY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL, ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY, ON U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO) REPORT ON DEFECTIVE TRINITY ET-PLUS GUARDRAIL HEAD Report Reveals that Federal Highway Administration Was Derelict in Its Duty to Protect the Public from these Deadly Devices Today,…

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

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 Will Eliminate Phony Paper Log Books, Known as “Comic Books” And Provide an Accurate Electronic Record of Truck Driver Work…

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

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 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. This is one in a series of periodic guest columns by industry thought leaders.…

‘Star Trek’ actor’s death prompts new calls for auto recall fix

‘Star Trek’ actor’s death prompts new calls for auto recall fix WASHINGTON | BY DAVID SHEPARDSON World | Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:59am EDT Cast member Anton Yelchin poses during the photo call for the movie ‘Burying the ex’ at the 71st Venice Film Festival September 4, 2014. (REUTERS/TONY GENTILE/FILE PHOTO) “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin’s fatal accident involving a recalled…