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Ala. trucking company won't keep on trucking

Feds find numerous safety violations after deadly crash

May 2, 2017

A truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel turned out to be the tip of the iceberg for investigators at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), who found that both the trucker and his employer had multiple safety violations – some of which led to a fatal crash.

Research aims to keep airport zones drone-free

May 1, 2017

In an effort to keep drones away from airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is continuing its detection research – this time at Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport.

New website tracks data on bicycling, walking in U.S.

April 28, 2017

Since 2003, the Alliance for Biking and Walking has produced the Benchmarking Report that tracks data across the U.S. to promote data collection and availability, measure progress and evaluate results, and support efforts to increase bicycling and walking. This year, partners from across various sectors worked together to build a website out of the Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2016 Benchmarking Report to bring a comprehensive exploration of the intersections between transportation, health, economics, equity, government funding and advocacy efforts online.

A FairWarning story

Blind spots in police reports hamper efforts to curb deadly crashes, study says

Christopher Jensen

April 26, 2017

The scope of deadly hazards such as texting and drug use by drivers may be underestimated and not adequately addressed because police aren’t collecting enough information at crash scenes, according to a new report.

Poor decisions, company culture, cause fatal crash of sightseeing plane

April 26, 2017

A pilot’s decision to continue flying under visual flight rules in weather conditions warranting instrument flight rules, coupled with a company’s culture and lack of a formal safety program, caused a 2015, Ketchikan, Alaska, plane crash, according to a determination made Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

No-drone-zone maps should make registration faster

April 21, 2017

New maps that show drone owners where they can – and cannot – operate should speed up the registration process for the increasingly popular flying machines.

Crash survivors’ stories will highlight distracted driving forum

April 20, 2017

“Beating distracted driving will take a wholesale change in our driving culture,” says National Transportation Safety Board, (NTSB) Acting Chairman Robert Sumwalt.

How better use of weather reports can make flying safer

April 18, 2017

Citing how important weather reports by pilots are to flight safety, the National Transportation Safety Board, (NTSB) in a special investigation report, called for changes in training and procedures for pilots, air traffic controllers and others within the aviation community to enhance the effectiveness of the entire pilot weather reporting system with the intent to reduce pilots’ inadvertent encounters with hazardous weather and to prevent weather-related accidents.

Impaired trucker loses his CDL

Wild ride on highway ends in arrest

April 13, 2017

After driving the wrong way on a highway and causing multiple crashes – while being pursued by police – a Kentucky-licensed truck driver has lost his right to drive commercial vehicles.

NTSB wants Baltimore to tighten school bus driver qualifications

Bus driver in fatal crash had history of seizures

April 11, 2017

Deficiencies in the oversight of school bus driver qualifications prompted a call by the National Transportation Safety Board for immediate improvements in the form of three safety recommendations issued today.