Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued interim regulatory guidance prohibiting commercial drivers from texting while operating a commercial vehicle. The agency published guidance on the ban in late January under a regulation that generally restricts the use of “additional [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eleven years after the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration establish performance standards for school bus occupant protection systems in all types of collisions, the NTSB removed it from the top-ten list of most wanted [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2010 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has leveled the second largest fine against a lead paint violator and prohibited the company from selling children’s toys and products in the U.S. until it creates a comprehensive safety plan. In early March, Daiso [...]

Reprinted from The Safety Record, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After nearly seven years of complaints and quietly failed Toyota SUA investigations, the floodgates have opened. The last two months have brought more recalls, unprecedented press coverage, political and corporate theater, lawsuits, three new NHTSA investigations and a dribbling of old [...]