
The prevalence of prescription opioid use has led to a rise in opioid-linked driver fatalities, a new study from Columbia University finds.
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The Arkansas State Police offers advice on what common mistakes to avoid while driving near semitrailer trucks.
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A new National Safety Council Study also finds that 97% of Americans acknowledge having at least one of the nine main risk factors for fatigue.
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The recall, tied to defective attaching bolts, covers more than 94,000 Ford F-150, E-Series, Escape and Lincoln MKC vehicles in the U.S.
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A software update that was part of a previous recall might have been incomplete, affecting more than 40,000 cars and trucks.
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A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board recommends a number of policy actions to prevent speeding -– a major cause of road deaths.
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The 2017 Fleet Safety Conference opened Tuesday with a keynote from the National Safety Council's Deborah Hersman, who also spoke on Monday at an NTSB-NSC roundtable about advanced driver assistance systems. Safety awards were given at a luncheon. The second day of the conference featured a session from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - TSA regarding security threats against transportation fleets. The conference closed with a presentation from Shell's Karen Spring about the company's mission to eliminate fleet fatalities. Read more here. Photos by Andy Lundin and Jim Park.
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Pep Boys and CNET provide advice on how to recognize symptoms of wheel misalignment.
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AAA offers seasonal advice to help drivers protect their vehicles during soaring temperatures.
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Proponents of the legislation hope to hasten deployment of self-driving vehicles by consolidating regulatory authority at the federal level, eliminating a patchwork of state laws.
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