Safety: Page 29

Preventable or Not
Doe rolled over by rollup door
The lunchwagon driver opened both rear doors without warning, hitting Doe’s trailer. Was this a preventable accident?
October 6, 2011
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FMCSA unveils five-year strategic plan and ATA says draft comes up short for crash causation; plus “Preventable or Not.”
September 1, 2011
FMCSA says its “2011-2016 Strategic Plan: Raising the Safety Bar” document will serve as a roadmap for the agency’s actions in the next five years.
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FMCSA wants to release drive safety data, research shows enforcement cuts distracted driving and more safety-related news items are featured.
August 5, 2011
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Truck crashworthiness standards, HOS changes and preventable or not are among the safety items featured.
July 1, 2011
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Handheld phones, CDL testing rules, radioactive cargo technologies and a preventable or not accident are among the industry safety items featured.
June 7, 2011
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance last month warned Congress that funding commercial motor vehicle safety programs at lower-than-current levels would weaken state enforcement efforts, and that large truck-related injuries and deaths could tick upward. Plus, is this accident preventable or not?
May 1, 2011
FMCSA data indicates that roadside inspections and traffic enforcement have a clear and substantial safety benefit and are providing a tremendous return on the investment of tax dollars.
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FMCSA tones down SMS disclaimer and removes alert and other safety related news items are featured.
April 1, 2011
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NHTSA to consider speed limiter rule in 2012, speeding tops Operation Safe Driver violations, TCA names Fleet Safety Award division winners and many more safety-related news items are featured.
February 13, 2011
Both petitions proposed installation of devices on new trucks that would limit top speed to 68 mph on trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) greater than 26,000 pounds.
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NTSB calls for event data recorders, collision warning system, a preventable or not accident and more safety news items are featured
November 8, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board released its latest safety technology recommendations following its investigation of a fatal accident involving a tractor trailer in Miami, Okla., on June 26, 2009.
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Truck-involved fatalities down and other safety news items are featured.
October 1, 2010
865 fewer truck-involved fatalities in 2009
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Identifying “high risk” carriers better, CSA 2010 carrier safety standings and other safety news items are featured.
September 2, 2010
Switching lanes on the busy one-way city street, John Doe thought he was in the clear – until a cab unsuccessfully attempted to maneuver around Doe’s rig and made contact. Was this a preventable accident?
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Con-way Freight rolls out advanced safety technologies, was this accident preventable and much more industry safety news are featured.
August 15, 2010
Con-way Freight has put into service nearly 1,300 new Freightliner Cascadia 2010-model tractors equipped with an integrated suite of advanced driver alert and truck control technologies.
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Affiliated Computer Services and Sleep Pointe announced ACS’ new sleep apnea reporting service through the company’s TripPak Truck Stop Scanning Network at TravelCenters of America and Petro locations.
July 1, 2010
The ACS sleep apnea reporting service allows drivers to upload sleep data from APAP machines using the TripPak Truck Stop Scanning network.
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Firms offer products related to the FMCSA initiative, PHMSA launches an online hazmat permit process and more safety issues are featured.
June 1, 2010
Vendors are lining up with new offerings to help carriers cope with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new approach toward safety oversight, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010.
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2009 traffic fatality rate hits record low and more
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.
May 1, 2010
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes the decline in traffic fatalities in 2009 to a combination of factors that include high-visibility enforcement campaigns.
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States get help with distracted driving, Roehl, Erb take TCA safety awards and more safety news are featured.
April 1, 2010
Accepting the grand prizes for TCA’s National Fleet Safety Awards were, from left, Tom Witt, president-Roehl flatbed & specialized, Roehl Transport; and Wendell Erb, general manager, Erb International.
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Sleep apnea meeting agenda set
Sleep apnea meeting agenda set, 928 safe drivers join UPS Circle of Honor, and with other safety news items are featured.
March 9, 2010
The Sleep Apnea & Trucking Conference will offer information about sleep apnea diagnosis, treatment and compliance, along with expert presentations on regulatory, medical, legal and management topics.
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Operation Safe Driver results mixed
Operation Safe Driver results are mixed, FocusDriven is created to target distracted driving and the truck-involved fatality rate in 2008 declined.
February 1, 2010
This year’s Operation Safe Driver event included 5,231 law enforcement personnel at 1,177 locations across the United States and Canada.
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