"The climate issue and increasing fuel prices make energy use and energy efficiency some of the most important societal issues of our time," said Volvo Group CEO Leif Johansson.
U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett recently announced that the University of Minnesota will be home to a new national clearinghouse for information about the best way to make rural roads safer. The clearinghouse is part of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters' national strategy to bring new focus, including resources and new technology, to reducing deaths on the nation's rural roads.
Under the terms of the rule, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters said labs would be required to test every specimen for possible adulterants and urine substitutes.
Olympic travelers should worry less about exotic diseases, and instead focus on preventing more mundane health problems like respiratory illness and dog bites, according to a new study by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, which found that during the past 10 years dog bites were actually one of the more common health problems travelers face when visiting China. Other common ailments were respiratory infections, skin problems, injuries, and diarrhea.
The final rule calls for "observed collections" for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug testing and any time there is a specific reason to believe an employee may be attempting, or have sufficient reason, to evade the testing process.
Beginning tomorrow, no driver is permitted to use a hand-held wireless phone while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers over 18 may use hands-free devices only.
"This agreement is an important step in fortifying our international cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom," said CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham.
This action affects only area source gasoline dispensing facilities with a monthly throughput of 100,000 gallons of gasoline or more.
NTSB's chairman honored SAFE KIDS Worldwide and GM with its Safety Leadership Award for ensuring more than 1 million child restraint systems were installed correctly.
The association says ideas for activities, driver safety awards, and other ways to say "Thanks for hauling the good stuff" will be posted online.
The event will highlight the practical cost/benefit outcomes identified in recent FMCSA/ATRI research on collision warning systems, lane departure warning systems, and roll stability control systems.
All new light passenger vehicles made from 2014 onward will be equipped with ESC in what NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason calls "a major step foward for global auto safety."
"It is time to put teeth in the impaired driving laws and make them a true deterrent to help change the cultural acceptance of impaired driving, and, to save lives," wrote ASSE Wisconsin Chapter President Brian Well, in a letter to state legislators.
The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Attendance is open to the interested public, including medical examiners, motor carriers, drivers, and representatives of medical and scientific associations.
The agency urges citizens to take one extra step it says is equally as important in planning vacations--visit the "Know Before You Go" Web site for travel-related regulations and protection tips.
The intent of this planner is to provide users with marketing material, media tools, and marketing ideas to distribute to fit local needs and objectives while at the same time partnering with other states, communities, and organizations all across the country on this promotional program.
"We must use the technology at our command to prevent even more crashes from happening," said Mark V. Rosenker, NTSB chair.
The Governors Highway Safety Association cites an explosion in motorcycle sales, training shortfalls, and lower helmet use. A new journal article links higher head injuries and fatalities in Pennsylvania to helmet law repeal.
The rule, published in February, also had set a July 1 deadline to have testing officers ready. Administrator Joseph Boardman, shown here, and the agency are giving railroads more time to prepare.