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Road to Zero Coalition Charts Ambitious Goal to Reduce Traffic Deaths by 2050

National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman noted the goal of the newly formed Road to Zero Coalition is to dramatically reduce traffic deaths.

April 25, 2018

How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America’s Roads and Railways

When hackers struck the Colorado Department of Transportation in a ransomware attack in February and again eight days later, they disrupted the agency’s operations for weeks.

April 24, 2018

Opinion: Safety Culture Falls Outside Government Purview

Should the federal government be measuring your company’s safety culture? The short answer is “no.” Absolutely not.

April 24, 2018

Several Members of Congress Send Letters Asking EPA to Drop Proposal to Repeal Glider Kit Regulation

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have written three letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to reconsider his proposal to repeal an Obama administration regulation that would limit the number of glider kits manufactured each year.

April 20, 2018

Could Truck Electronics Be the Next Cybersecurity Threat?

Welcome to a potentially new world of cybercrime: trucks targeted for theft or sabotage by hacking into engine control modules and planting malicious code.

April 20, 2018

Cyber Defenders: How Fleets Are Preventing Hackers From Disrupting IT Systems, Stealing Data

Cybersecurity threats are growing in both number and sophis­tication, forcing transportation companies to take additional steps to prevent these attacks from crippling their information technology systems, compromising proprietary data or potentially even disrupting trucks’ electronic controls.

April 20, 2018

Core Group of Distracted Drivers Reduces Road Safety

April is Distracted Driving Awareness month, and several new studies show the problem is getting worse.

April 17, 2018

Virginia Tech Vehicle Test Track System to Include Rural Road Simulation

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is in the midst of a major expansion of its vehicle test track system in Blacksburg, Va., as it works to complete this fall a simulated rural road system covering 120 acres.

April 17, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 16: Road to NTDC

The journey to crown this year’s top truck driver is officially underway. Elite truckers passionate about safety are focusing their talents at their state truck driving championships for a chance to qualify for the National Truck Driving Championships.

April 16, 2018

MoDOT Grapples With Issues Related to Vehicle Automation

As the auto market becomes more saturated with electric vehicles and vehicles with automation capabilities, the Missouri Department of Transportation is grappling with the changes these types of vehicles present.

April 16, 2018