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Tag: National Transportation Safety Board
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Collision avoidance systems, sleep apnea testing among NTSB’s Most Wanted safety improvements
Among recommendations that could impact the trucking industry are eliminating distracted driving, eliminating alcohol and drug impairment, reducing speeding-related crashes, increasing collision avoidance systems, reducing fatigue-related accidents, requiring sleep apnea screening and testing.
February 4, 2019
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NTSB touts benefits of driver-, road-facing dashcams
The NTSB highlighted how driver and road-facing dashcams can not only increase safety, but also help truckers involved in accidents prove they aren't at fault.
September 14, 2018
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NTSB: Steer tire blowout likely cause of deadly New Mexico truck-bus collision
Last week a tractor trial and Greyhound bus accident that left eight people dead appears to have been caused by a steer tire blowout on the truck. Details here.
September 4, 2018
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Deadly 2016 truck crash prompts NTSB to reiterate call for truck safety reforms
In the June 2016 crash, a seven-passenger SUV with a total of 11 occupants was hit from behind by a 2016 Volvo tractor-trailer on I-70 near Goodland, Kansas, killing six and injuring five. NTSB found fault with both the trucker and the SUV driver.
March 16, 2018
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Former trucker gets 55 years in prison after 2015 crash that killed six
According to a report by Knoxville, Tenn., news station WBIR, Brewer was found guilty on six counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication, four counts of reckless aggravated assault, DUI and speeding.
March 13, 2018
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NTSB: Truck-involved highway fatalities rose in 2016
In total, NTSB determined highway deaths increased across the U.S. by 1,976 year-over-year. There were 722 fatalities resulting from crashes involving medium- and heavy-duty trucks in 2016 compared to 665 in 2015.
November 28, 2017
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Sleep apnea partly to blame in 2016 truck-bus crash that killed 13, NTSB concludes
The Board determined the trucker had untreated obstructive sleep apnea, and the bus driver had untreated diabetes and was fatigued, likely due to acute sleep loss, at the time of the crash.
November 1, 2017
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Story in NY times tars oil field exemption
I’ve been at work covering the uptick in oil field work surrounding new drilling techniques that have been enabling new oil and gas wells to explode in a number of areas around the country, from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale area, the Eagle Ford in Texas, and the Bakken in North Dakota, Montana and parts of Canada. […]
May 18, 2012
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The Arrow Truck Sales 2012 Back on the Road winner is named, the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is required, a woman’s rescuer is named Goodyear’s Highway Hero, cargo theft increases and other industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2012
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NTSB repeats driver cell phone ban recommendation
The recommendation originally was issued Dec. 13, following NTSB’s meeting on a multi-vehicle Missouri accident.
February 10, 2012
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Three compete for Owner-Operator of the Year, cross-border program lawsuits advance, turnpike rates rise, Baltimore bridge tolls rising and many more industry news items are featured.
February 1, 2012
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Safety board urges total cell phone use ban by all drivers
NTSB’s recommendation would have to be adopted separately by each U.S. state since states have authority over driver behavior.
December 14, 2011
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