The National Transportation Safety Board on June 8 issued a recommendation that collision avoidance systems be standard equipment on all new cars and commercial trucks.
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NHTSA Releases Electronic Stability Control Rule
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 3Ìęreleased its long-awaited final rule on stability control, saying it will affect Classes 7-8 trucks in two years.
June 3, 2015White House Completes Review of Heavy-Vehicle Electronic Stability Control System Rule
The White House Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâs final rule on electronic stability control systems for heavy vehicles, bringing it a step closer to publication.
May 27, 2015Daimlerâs Bernhard Wants Governments to Speed Approval of Self-Driving Trucks
Speaking at the Hoover Dam in Nevada just prior to formally introducing the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous-driving truck, Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimlerâs global truck and bus unit, said âwhoever has the regulatory framework in placeâ will be the first to get autonomous vehicles.
May 18, 2015Former DOT Chief to Congress: Raise Gas Tax 10Âą, Index it
WASHINGTON â A way for Congress to ensure long-term funding for the country's highway system would be to approve a 10-cent gas tax increase and indexÌęthe taxÌęto inflation, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Transport Topics May 13.
May 13, 2015Replay: LiveOnWeb Reporter Roundtable Examines Highway Funding
To recap Infrastructure Week, LiveOnWeb Reporter Roundtable pulls top transportation insiders from Transport Topics, CQ Roll Call, POLITICO Pro and Bloomberg BNAÌęfor additional perspectives â what was accomplished and whatâs the prognosis for a highway fund solution? Watch the replay.
May 18, 2015NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses
The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.
April 30, 2015TT Archives: Substance Abuse Testing
In 1994, after several years of preparation alcohol testing was announced for truck and bus drivers in both interstate and intrastate commerce. These regulations âbuild on the transportations industryâs track record with drug testing over the past three years,â said Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.
May 4, 2015Temporary Funding Bill Still Up in the Air, Chairman Bill Shuster Says
WASHINGTON â With only 33 days left to pass a temporary funding extension for the nationâs transportation system, the man who heads the House Transportation Committee said he doesnât know where the money will come from or how long the extension will last.
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April 28, 2015Democratic Senators Introduce Bill to Delay Positive Train Control
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill seeking to delay the implementation of positive train control, a safety system the nationâs railroads are supposed to implement by the end of the year.
April 21, 2015