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Safety: Page 30

Preventable or Not?

Tractor-trailer driver Doe was northbound on California’s four-lane limited-access Coastview Highway with an empty intermodal container in tow.

February 1, 2012

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Safety

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January 3, 2012

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Preventable or Not?

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November 1, 2011

As John Doe exited the dock, his tractor’s exhaust stack smashed into an overhead door that was lowered without his knowledge. Was this a preventable accident?

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.

Safety

FMCSA wants to release drive safety data, research shows enforcement cuts distracted driving and more safety-related news items are featured.

August 5, 2011

Safety

Truck crashworthiness standards, HOS changes and preventable or not are among the safety items featured.

July 1, 2011

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Safety

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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Safety

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.

Safety

FMCSA tones down SMS disclaimer and removes alert and other safety related news items are featured.

April 1, 2011

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Safety

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.

Safety

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.

Safety

Truck-involved fatalities down and other safety news items are featured.

October 1, 2010

865 fewer truck-involved fatalities in 2009

Safety

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?

Safety

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.

Safety

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.

Safety

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.

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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Nussbaum Transportation CEO stepping down next year

After a 45-year career that started in the maintenance shop, Brent Nussbaum will step down as CEO of Nussbaum Transportation in 2027.

Commercial trucks lined up at night, including yellow Volvo and gray Nissan vehicles in fleet formation

Volvo overhauls its heavy-haul VNX model: 'Nothing like you’ve ever seen before'

White autonomous semi-truck with 'No Driver Required' text overlay in parking lot

Launching Volvo and Aurora's 'driverless' VNL

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FMCSA’s proposed trucker language rule draws praise and pushback

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