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How to Reduce Driver Fatigue-Related Risk

Real-time vehicle tracking alerts mitigate hours-of-service breaches

January 23, 2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 600 or more people die in drowsy-driving-related accidents in the U.S. each year. Given that accidents involving large trucks account for roughly 150,000 injuries in the U.S. yearly, mitigation is an important strategy.

Memorial Day is the fourth most dangerous holiday for driver fatalities

New research reveals which national holidays are most fatal for American drivers

ISHN Staff

May 23, 2024

The research highlights the average number of fatalities that normally occur per month and per day of the month and compares these figures with the average number of fatalities during each national holiday.

A FairWarning Story

Safety advocates assail lack of federal action on weak vehicle seats

Eli Wolfe

September 21, 2020

While relatively rare, seatback failures have been injuring and killing people for decades. According to one estimate, roughly 50 children have been killed each year since 2001 in rear-end crashes, and experts say that some of those fatalities were likely from front seats collapsing backwards.

National Safety Council postpones Distracted Driving Awareness Month

NSC postponed events so employers can focus on managing the global coronavirus pandemic

March 19, 2020

The National Safety Council has postponed observing Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April amidst the growing global coronavirus pandemic. For a decade, April has been earmarked to raise awareness of driver distraction, with NSC playing a founding role in the month’s Congressional designation in 2010.

FMCSA’s drug and alcohol clearinghouse IDs 7K+ substance abuse violations in first weeks of operation

February 26, 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released data following the first weeks of operation of its Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. The clearinghouse has detected and identified nearly 8,000 positive substance abuse tests of commercial drivers since January 6, 2020. The clearinghouse now has more than 650,000 registrants.

NHTSA issues $562 million in highway safety grants

February 18, 2020

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released of $562 million in grants for highway safety programs to Offices of Highway Safety in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, United States territories, and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. “These highway safety grants will help save lives by addressing impaired driving, promoting seat belt use, improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety and funding other important traffic safety efforts,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

The need for clarity & no distractions

Safety and the “Batter’s Eye”

David Applegate

November 2, 2019

It is called the Batter’s Eye. You can find one in every Major League Baseball park and stadium. But the question is, where are they located? And the next question is, how do they work?

U.S. highway deaths down in 2018

October 23, 2019

Fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents on U.S. highways decreased by 2.4 percent last year, according to data released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It was the second consecutive year of reduced crash fatalities.

DOT directs $1.8 million toward highway safety

October 11, 2019

In an effort to enhance safety on the nation’s highways, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is providing $1.8 million in funding to non-governmental partner organizations who combat impaired driving and deal with other safety issues. "This funding will help NHTSA and our partners improve highway safety for all, and will provide critical leadership for reducing the incidence of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol," said James Owens, Acting Administrator of NHTSA.

With marijuana legalization, drugged driving dangers get a higher profile

Many users think they can't be arrested for a DUI

August 15, 2019

Picnics. Family gatherings. Barbecues. Plenty of adult beverages and now, legal marijuana. During the long Labor Day weekend, many Americans will enjoy themselves in many different ways – some of which will hamper their ability to drive safely. That’s where tens of thousands of law enforcement officers across the U.S. (who won’t get days off over the holiday) come in. They’ll be enforcing a crackdown on impaired drivers, spearheaded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).