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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2022

NTSB Issues New Safety Recommendations for Commercial Vehicles

After investigating a 2020 multi-vehicle crash that included a motorcoach, three trucks and a passenger vehicle, the National Transportation Safety Board found that highway speed limits, commercial vehicle collision avoidance systems, connected technology, and more need to be addressed.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2022

31,720 Estimated U.S. Roadway Fatalities in First Nine Months of 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the latest collision fatality figures, and the projection is the highest number during the first nine months of any year since 2006.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2022

Nation’s Top Safety Investigator Calls Out DOT for Misleading Crash Stat

Safety advocates refute that 94% of serious crashes are due to human error.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2021

2019 Collision Investigation Highlights Continued Dangers of Distracted Driving

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation finds driver distraction to be the primary culprit in a crash that led the driver to speed, veer into another lane, and kill two people.

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ArticlesSeptember 24, 2021

NTSB: Focus on These 5 Key Areas to Reduce Crashes

National Transportation Safety Board’s Rob Molloy responds to the alarming increase in roadway crashes and the board’s “most wanted” recommendations to prevent them.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2021

NTSB Chief Says 38,680 Traffic Fatalities Unacceptable

As speed limits increase and OEMs design vehicles that can exceed 100 mph, a transportation leader questions an entire safety system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2021

NTSB to Deliver Opening Keynote for Fleet Safety Experience

In “Anatomy of a Crash,” Rob Molloy, highway safety director for the National Transportation Safety Board, will present data and analysis based on multiple investigations of medium- and heavy-duty truck crashes and discuss the NTSB’s investigative process.

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NewsFebruary 19, 2020

NTSB Releases Details of Two Tesla AutoPilot Crash Fatalities

One driver reported that on his way to work his Tesla X would veer toward the highway barrier that was ultimately the site of the fatal crash.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2019

NTSB Releases Highway Safety Wish List

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently unveiled its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, with seven of the 10 recommendations including initiatives for roadway safety.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2018

NTSB Releases Plan to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities

In an effort to reverse a growing trend of pedestrian fatalities, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued 11 safety recommendations to three key agencies in a Sept. 25 report.

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