Advancing Highway Safety Nationwide

The Trucking Alliance is dedicated to improving safety in the US trucking industry, providing information and advocating for safety reforms to reduce large-truck crashes.

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The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, is a nonpartisan coalition of freight, logistics and supporting business partners. The Trucking Alliance vision is to advance safety reforms that can reduce and ultimately achieve zero large truck crash fatalities.

Our Top Priorities for Improving Commercial Truck Safety

The Trucking Alliance works tirelessly to advocate for federal safety reforms to reduce large-truck crashes and keep the general public safe. While the Trucking Alliance has achieved a significant list of industry-changing legislation, we still have a long way to go to improve highway safety. These are the core safety reforms we’re currently working toward for the commercial trucking industry.

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Requiring ELDs for more commercial trucks.

We’re working to require electronic logging devices (ELDs) – which digitally track and record drivers’ compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) requirements – in more commercial trucks than are required today.

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Requiring more commercial truck drivers to pass a drug test.

Federal regulations should require all commercial truck drivers to be drug and alcohol-free – not simply those drivers that hold commercial driver licenses (CDLs).

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Raising minimum insurance to fairly compensate crash victims.

Trucking companies should be required to have a higher liability insurance amount than Congress required 40 years ago.

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Major liability claims against motor carriers should be filed in federal court.

People who file personal injury and property claims against interstate motor carriers must prove that companies violated federal motor carrier safety regulations, so it makes sense these cases are heard in federal courts.

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Using automated technologies to assist truck drivers – not replace them.

Instead of automated vehicle technologies to replace truck drivers, they should be utilized to assist drivers and improve commercial truck safety on our nation’s highways.

Visit our Results page to learn more about the Trucking Alliance’s safety priorities.

Road Safety Tips

Share the road, share the responsibility. In addition to fighting for trucking safety reforms, we believe commercial drivers have just as much a duty to be extra cautious while driving as passenger vehicles. Read on for some tips on navigating the unique safety challenges you may face as a large truck or bus driver.

News

Trucking Alliance Featured in HDT Editorial On Compensating Crash Victims

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Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) Urges Adoption of Hair Testing Law for Truck Drivers

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Why Interstate Commerce Claims Belong in Federal Court

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Trucking’s Duty to Public Safety

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