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Nevada Readies for Daytime Headlights Law for Rural Highways

Nevada is proactively installing road signs three years before a law takes effect that will alert motorists to always turn their headlights on while traveling on rural two-lane highways.

June 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

NHTSA Denies Side Underride Guard Petition From Nonprofit

NHTSA denied a request seeking an investigation into whether side underride guards on trailers could reduce the severity of vehicle collisions with tractor-trailers.

April 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

More Alleged Participants Indicted in Staged Truck Accidents

An indictment in a New Orleans-area scheme to stage crashes with tractor-trailers names two law firms, two individual attorneys and multiple participants in a sweeping conspiracy.

December 11, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Adds Four Crash Types to Non-Preventable List

The addition brings to 21 the total number of crash types included in the program, according to a Dec. 3 announcement from FMCSA.

December 5, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Four New Technologies Added for 2026 Crash Safety Ratings

The five-star crash test ratings, which most vehicles now receive, would not change under the new system. Consumers would see green check marks for vehicles with the new safety features.

November 18, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Plans Study on Vehicle Maintenance Impact on Safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a plan to conduct a survey and study that focuses on how vehicle maintenance requirements impact overall motor carrier safety.

September 5, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Werner Appeals Crash Verdict to Texas Supreme Court

Werner Enterprises has filed an appeal with the Texas Supreme Court of a $100 million jury lower court verdict in a 2014 fatal crash that was upheld by a state appeals court earlier this year.

August 23, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Five More Indicted in Staged New Orleans Crashes

Federal prosecutors announced five more indictments in connection with an investigation into staged accidents with trucks in the New Orleans area.

August 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Two More Plead Guilty to Staged Accidents in New Orleans

Two New Orleans women have pleaded guilty in separate conspiracy schemes to stage accidents — one involving a tractor-trailer and the other a bus.

March 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Louisiana House Takes Action on Staged Accidents Involving Trucks

The Louisiana House has passed a bill that would make staging an accident with a car or truck a serious state crime.

May 13, 2021