NTSB: Public Forum For Safety, Mobility, and Aging Drivers November 9-10

The National Transportation Safety Board has published its agenda for the Safety, Mobility, and Aging Drivers forum, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2010.
The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman.
Five panels of invited experts from academia, federal and state government agencies, industry, and professional [...]

Sleep Apnea Testing Coming – NTSB Swears in Fatigue Expert

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today has sworn in DR. Mark R. Rosekind – an internationally recognized fatigue expert who has conducted research and implemented programs in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation, healthcare, law enforcement, elite athlete and military groups.
I want to first say that I am not against this type of [...]

Sleep Apnea and Trucking be Prepared

Recently a two day sleep apnea conference was held in Baltimore, MD. and those in attendance say that sleep apnea is a serious safety concern in trucking. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) started a campaign last summer to bring awareness to the trucking industry about Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
“Last summer we recommended that all [...]

NTSB makes Update on Crash in Kentucky that Killed 11

In its continuing investigation of the highway accident that killed 11 people near Munfordville, Kentucky, in March, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has developed the following factual information:
On Friday March 26, 2010, at approximately 5:17 a.m. CDT, a 76,660-pound tractor-trailer combination truck traveling southbound on I-65 near Munfordville, KY, departed the left travel [...]

NTSB Dispatches Investigating Team to I-65 Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a “Go Team” to investigate this morning’s fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer and a van in Kentucky.
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NTSB to meet on “Most Wanted” Safety Improvements for Federal Agencies

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Thursday, February 18, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.
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NTSB to meet on 2008 Motorcoach rollover in Texas

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one agenda item.
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Feds weigh cell phone ban for bus, truck drivers

Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving and recommended a ban.
The National Transportation Safety Board put that recommendation on its list of most important safety measures. Industry and safety groups had no objections.

Yet the regulatory agency that would write new [...]