WASHINGTON Automobile and truck manufacturers should develop a standard practice of installing collision avoidance technology in their vehicles, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which named the system as one of its 10 Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements.
February 4, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Standardizing Collision Avoidance Systems Is One of NTSBs Most Wanted Safety Improvements
Government, Business, Safety
During Shutdown, NTSB Didnt Send Investigators to Many Fatal Accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board said that during the 35-day partial government shutdown it was unable to dispatch investigators to multiple instances of fatal accidents.
January 28, 2019Government, Technology, Safety
NTSB Urges Collision Avoidance Tech, Data Recorders in Trucks
WASHINGTON Collision avoidance technology in trucks could improve the safety of operators and everyone else on the road, according to Rob Molloy, director of the National Transportation Safety Boards Office of Highway Safety.
November 15, 2017Government, Safety
Senate Confirms Sumwalt for NTSB Chairmanship
Robert Sumwalt will serve as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board after the Senate confirmed him to the post Aug. 3.
August 7, 2017Government
NTSB List Targets Many Trucking Issues; Hazmat Shipping Is Newcomer to Top 10
The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled its 10 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2017-2018 on Nov. 14, with the independent agency adding shipping safety for hazardous materials in place of the completion of rail-safety initiatives.
November 21, 2016Government
NTSB Reveals Its Most Wanted List
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed its 10 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2017-18 on Nov. 14.
November 14, 2016Government, Business
NTSB Slams FMCSA, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in Wake of Fatal 2015 Crash
More stringent drug testing and an expanded examination of truck drivers records behind the wheel could have prevented the June 25, 2015, crash that killed six people and injured four others, the National Transportation Safety Board said Oct. 4.
October 4, 2016Government
NTSB Faults Drivers, Carriers, FMCSA for Roles in Fatal Illinois Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board blasted both high-risk motor carriers involved in a 2014 fatal crash in Naperville, Illinois, as well as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for failing to prevent them from operating, at a hearing in Washington on Feb. 9.
February 9, 2016Government
Reducing Fatigue, Improving Fitness Make NTSBs 2016 Most Wanted List
WASHINGTON Policymakers, regulators and industry leaders need to adopt programs designed to reduce fatigue among truckers on the roads and other commercial operators to boost safety, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Jan. 13.
January 18, 2016Government
NTSB Safety Alert Warns of Oversize Loads
In the wake of two oversize-load crashes that led to partial bridge collapses, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a safety alert Dec. 9 to remind motor carriers of the importance of obtaining permits and carefully reviewing routes before transporting oversize loads.
December 9, 2015