Trucking Safety Advocates Seek Improved Crashworthiness Standards
May 26, 2014
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are coming forward to express their concerns about heavy truck cab crashworthiness standards. In order to do something about the issue, the two groups came together and sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which outlined their concerns regarding the agency’s lack of crashworthiness standards for heavy truck cabs. These standards are needed to improve safety and reduce the number of trucking accidents. “NHTSA has continuously developed crashworthiness standards for automobiles and light trucks, but to date has generally not applied crashworthiness