Tag: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Page 5

Roadbuilding
Daimler trucks meet 2014 greenhouse gas regs
DTNA’s GHG14 compliance came a year ahead of the mandate for certification by the EPA and the Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 27, 2012
Safety
Truck-related fatalities up 8.7% in 2010
While overall highway deaths in 2010 were at the lowest level since 1949, truck-related fatalities increased for the first time in three years, the U.S. Transportation Department announced Dec. 8. Truck-involved deaths rose 8.7 percent last year from 2009 to 3,675, including drivers and passengers. Truck driver fatalities increased 6 percent to 529, with 64 percent […]
December 8, 2011
Roadbuilding
Road Science
The benefits of high-tech transportation may be surprisingly affordable today.
August 3, 2011
At a March press conference at the Las Vegas-area FAST Traffic Management Center of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Rudy Malfabon, deputy director, Nevada Department of Transportation, discusses the highway funding needs of the state, flanked by Jacob Snow, RTCSN general manager, and Frank Moretti, director of policy and research for TRIP, The Road Information Program.
Safety
Trucks
Short Stops? Changes to the stopping distance regulations are here. But manufacturers say they’ll easily clear the bar. By Jack Roberts The first phase of National Highway Traffic Administration’s new stopping distance regulations for heavy trucks become law on August 1. At first glance, the stopping distance regulations seem daunting: Passenger cars in the United […]
July 2, 2011
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Pickups
Agencies eye heavy truck fuel targets
-From eTrucker Proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks announced Oct. 25 would reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption 20 percent by the 2018 model year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimate 7 percent to 20 percent fuel efficiency gains over model […]
November 1, 2010
Pickups
Ethanol increase 'troubles' Sen. Hutchison
From EquipmentWorld.com by Tina Grady Barbaccia Now that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline for model year vehicles of 2007 and later, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) called for an additional study to determine how the 15-percent ethanol blend (E-15) will impact vehicles. There is still much […]
October 14, 2010
Safety
Ethanol increase ‘troubles’ Sen. Hutchison
Now that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline for model year vehicles of 2007 and later, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) called for an additional study to determine how the 15 -percent ethanol blend (E-15) will impact vehicles. There is still much uncertainty about whether the E-15 […]
October 14, 2010
Roadbuilding
NHTSA Awards recognize efforts to make roadways safer
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) presented awards on April 12 that honored 19 individuals and one organization for exemplary achievements in promoting highway safety. One of the 19, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, was given the Safety Champion award for his extraordinary efforts in reducing alcohol-impaired driving throughout his tenure as governor. The […]
April 16, 2010
Pickups
Cars and Trucks are in for a Fuel Efficient Makeover
The cars of tomorrow could present significant improvements in fuel efficiency if President Obama’s newly proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards become law.
August 10, 2009
Pickups
The Retread Advantage
Double or triple the life of your tires for a fraction of the price of new.
August 8, 2009
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