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Advocates Urges Senate Commerce Committee to Reject Anti-Safety Truck Amendments to the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (S. 3580)

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In 2020, nearly 5,000 people were killed in crashes involving a large truck.  Since 2009, the number of fatalities in large truck crashes has increased by 47 percent.  Additionally, nearly 147,000 people were injured in crashes involving a large truck that same year.  The cost to society from crashes involving large trucks and buses was estimated to be $163 billion in 2019, the latest year for which data is available.  Truck driving is one of the most dangerous occupations. 

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Letter for House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Hearing on Supply Chain Challenges

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Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) submitted written testimony for a November 17, 2021 hearing held by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, “Industry and Labor Perspectives: A Further Look at North American Supply Chain Challenges.”  The statement focused on dangers associated with proposals to weaken existing truck safety rules and allow the deployment of autonomous trucks. 

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Joint Statement on the Need to Prioritize Safety While Addressing Supply Chain Challenges

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Our nation’s leaders should be taking swift action to make our roads safer for all road users, especially those whose “offices” are on the roadways such as truck drivers.

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