Transportation Secretary Buttigieg is unveiling a three-year strategy to work toward zero fatalities and serious injuries involving cars and heavy trucks.
Congress approves provisions allowing under-21 truck drivers – as well as guidance on truck brokers and freight dispatchers – in a five-year highway bill that is part of a larger $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.
The U.S. Senate votes to advance a major infrastructure package that includes new regulations for trucks.
Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.
Level setting the descriptions of autonomous vehicles gets simpler as industry coalesces around two main identifiers.
Bipartisan legislation would limit truck speeds to no more than 70 mph.
The Senate bill introduced requiring automatic brakes would apply to new trucks starting two years after the final rule.
NTSB again highlights the need for automated safety devices in trucks in its latest top 10 list.
Heavy-duty trucks with collision avoidance, emergency braking and other safety technologies are beginning to enter the used truck market, potentially making the roads safer as older trucks are retired.
Request follows similar FMCSA waivers recently provided for truck dashcams.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study shows a greater than 40% decrease in rear-end collisions for trucks with forward crash warning and automatic emergency braking.
Already the undisputed Class 8 sales leader, the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia arriving this fall is a technological tour de force that allows the truck to do most of the work of driving.
Incentive to get safety advocates, Congress on board
