Walorski ‘END’ Act would build on efforts to curb illegal passing
A new U.S. House bill would require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish demonstration projects nationwide to monitor and collect data on the…
Prevost and Daimler Vans USA recall vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Daimler Vans USA and Prevost Car Inc. are recalling vehicles because of safety issues.
Daimler Vans…
James Wang explains buses and seat belts
Sir George Cayley, who was born on Dec. 27, 1773, and lived until 1857, when he died at the ripe old age of 83, was…
Biden’s infrastructure law increases funding for safety grants to states
With fatalities from commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes increasing sharply, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is awarding over $463 million in safety grants.
The…
CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week will focus on speeding
This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16. Law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be on roadways that…
NTSB finds speed a factor in deadly 2020 Pennsylvania crash
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that a motorcoach’s loss of control due to unsafe speed led…
Senate confirms Jennifer Homendy as chair of NTSB
The U.S. Senate confirmed Jennifer Homendy as Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Aug. 9. The independent federal agency…
Study shows school bus seatbelts improve student behavior
Research from a new study published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concludes what many student transporters with seatbelt experience already…
NTSB pushes limo safety database in a report on deadly 2018 limo crash
A company’s decision to dispatch a stretch limousine with an out-of-service order and poorly maintained brakes led to the Oct. 6,…
NHTSA denial of built-in school bus booster seats won’t impact industry
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally denied a request from seatbelt manufacturers SafeGuard/IMMI and C.E. White regarding a 2013 petition to allow for a…