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Truck Safety Coalition Officials Named to Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee |
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ARLINGTON, VA (June 2, 2010) – The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) today announced that that two of its senior officials, John Lannen and Jane Mathis, were recently appointed to the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) by Anne Ferro, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
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A Watershed truck safety moment |
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Yesterday at the Sleep Apnea & Trucking Conference – hosted by the American Sleep Apnea Association and co-sponsored by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – the Truck Safety Coalition presented its first-ever Distinguished Safety Leadership award to none other than Don Osterberg, vice president of safety, security & driver training for Green Bay, WI-based truckload carrier Schneider National.
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The Truck Safety Coalition today announced that it awarded its first ever Distinguished Safety Leadership Award to Don Osterberg.
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In 2004, an 18-wheeler crossed the median on a highway north of Dallas and collided with two vehicles, killing ten people, including three children - a tragedy that represented but a fraction of the roughly 5,000 Americans who die each year in accidents involving big trucks. However, it was this particular accident that set an investigative team from The Dallas Morning News on a 14 month-long exploration that revealed - among other things - unqualified drivers, dangerous working conditions, lack of safety inspections, and very little oversight of an industry that affects every city in the country.
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Three fatal truck accidents draw national attention |
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By Jill Dunn
Three headline-making fatal truck accidents occurred in a 15-hour period this week, killing 19 people, though one accident may have been caused by a four-wheeler.
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Truck Driver Faces 5 Homicide Charges in Bus Crash |
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By ROBERT IMRIE / Associated Press Wausau Bureau
EAU CLAIRE — An Indiana semi-truck driver was charged Thursday with five homicide counts in a crash three months ago that killed five and injured others on a bus carrying high school band students home from a weekend competition.
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Florida Crash Kills 7 Children |
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By RON WORD
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. Jan 25, 2006 (AP)— Seven children who had been adopted by a single family were killed Wednesday in a fiery crash when their car was crushed between a truck and a stopped school bus in rural northern Florida.
The children, ranging in age from 15 years to 21 months, were alone in the car, headed toward their home about two miles north of the crash site. The truck hit them from behind, pushing their car into the bus and causing the car to burst into flames, police said.
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ADVOCATES APPLAUDS CONGRESSIONAL REJECTIONS |
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ADVOCATES APPLAUDS CONGRESSIONAL REJECTIONS OF ANTI-TRUCK SAFETY AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BILL
Rep. Boozman (R-AR) Withdraws Amendment Extending Workday to 16 Hours for Truck Drivers and House Defeats Rep. Conaway (R-TX) Amendment Giving Broad Hours of Service Exemption to Truck Drivers in the Oil and Gas Industries
The U.S. House of Representatives today stood up for the nation’s truck drivers and motorists by rejecting dangerous amendments to H.R.3, the Transportation Equity Act, A Legacy for Users.
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GAO Study of the “Share the Road Safely / No Zone” Program Supports Recommendations of Safety Groups for Changes
U.S. General Accounting Office, Truck Safety: Share the Road Safely Program Needs Better Evaluation of Its Initiatives, GAO-03-680, May 2003
To view the full or highlighted GAO Report, please visit the U.S. General Accounting Office Web Page and type GAO-03-680 in the Full Text Search window of the left side panel.
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