One of America's best-known ergonomists, Marvin Dainoff, has joined as director of the Center for Behavioral Sciences.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced the public has a new way to help ensure that state vehicles are consistently operated in a safe and courteous manner.
The system's grade of 91 out of 100 is far above the global average of 56, the acting FAA administrator said Monday.
"This is a huge change from just five years ago when most small SUVs were rated either marginal or poor in our side test, and standard side airbags and electronic stability control were rare," said Institute President Adrian Lund.
The Federal Railroad Administration cooperated with two associations to provide the book, which assists personnel involved in decisions related to rail bridge safety and management.
Beginning today through Aug. 30, each ABF employee will receive a special letter of appreciation and will have the opportunity to win an HDTV, GPS unit, or Maglite flashlight in a special drawing in their honor. ABF service centers also will be hosting events such as cookouts and other forms of recognition.
The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident.
Technical advisors from Boeing, the FAA, and Pratt & Whitney will be included, the safety agency said.
The American Trucking Associations 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition will focus on helping motor carriers prosper in today's bumpy economy.
"We are concerned about what appears to be a drive toward minimum
standards by our airline and others," said APA President Captain Lloyd
Hill.
Its chairman sees "a few signs for optimism" in latest DOT report, which estimated 41,059 people died in U.S. highway crashes last year.
"The technology necessary to put these cars on the road, and keep them moving, exists today," said DOT's Paul Brubaker. "The question is not if hydrogen-powered vehicles will be available commercially, but when."
The Canadian Standards Association said it published the standard for multi-functional activity buses because their use is rising, and no Canadian Federal standards cover them.
The number of people who died on the nation's roads dropped again last year, reaching historically low levels, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced yesterday.
The agency declared motor coach vehicles and drivers used by Liberty Charter & Tours that are or were recently affiliated with Angel Tours Inc., Iguala Busmex Inc., and Angel De La Torre to be an "imminent hazard."
FAA proposed $7.1 million in fines against American Airlines for a string of violations that include improperly deferring maintenance on safety-related equipment and violations of employee drug-testing rules.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters is using this benchmark to press her case for new sources of revenue for the Highway Trust Fund.
Others in the scheme were sentenced to confinement, home detention,
and two years' probation. All were ordered not to work in the trucking
industry unless approved by the Probation Office.
An FMCSA notice published yesterday seeks comments on the application, which would affect the company's fleet of about 1,650 buses.
The proposed legislation "is about encouraging investment in safety through the purchase and installation of technologies on trucks and buses that have been tested and proven to work" said CVSA Executive Director Stephen F. Campbell. "It will certainly help reduce heavy truck fatalities which have been hovering around 5,000 per year for the last 10 years."