Federal | Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

Advocates Joins Sens. Wicker, Feinstein and Blumenthal to Unite in Stopping Bigger Trucks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2015 Contact: Ryan Taylor (Wicker), 202-224-6253 Dean Lieberman (Feinstein), 202-224-9629 Sarah Zukowski (Blumenthal), 202-224-2823 Wicker, Feinstein, Blumenthal Unite to Stop Bigger Trucks Senators Joined by Coalition of Industry, Safety Advocates, Law Enforcement, and Unions WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 21, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., will hold a…

The Trucks Are Killing Us

Op-Ed Contributor The Trucks Are Killing Us (Photo: Harry Campbell) By HOWARD ABRAMSON August 21, 2015 ACCIDENTS like the one that critically injured the comedian Tracy Morgan, killed his friend and fellow comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, and hurt eight others on the New Jersey Turnpike last year are going to continue to happen unless Congress…

25th Anniversary

Advocates’ Consumer Co-Chair Joan Claybrook, President Jackie Gillan, Insurance Co-Chair Bill Vainisi, Mrs. Bonnie Lautenberg and Advocates’ Board Member Andrew McGuire present a Highway Safety Hero Award to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Families affected by motorcoach crashes join Mrs. Bonnie Lautenberg and Advocates’ President Jackie Gillan to present the inaugural Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Highway Safety Leadership Award…

New York Times Editorial: A Senate Bill That Makes Roads and Railroads Less Safe

A Senate Bill That Makes Roads and Railroads Less Safe The Opinion Pages | Editorial By THE EDITORIAL BOARD JULY 21, 2015 Last month the House passed an appropriations bill that would put bigger trucks with overworked drivers behind the wheel on the nation’s highways. If that weren’t irresponsible enough, the Senate is now considering legislation that would allow trucking…