The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is pleased with the announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) saying it would soon require new commercial trucks to be equipped with electronic stability control systems.
โEnsuring the safety of Americaโs highways has always been ATAโs highest calling,โ said ATA president and CEO Bill Graves. โAnd weโve long known the positive role technology can play in making our vehicles and our roads safer. Todayโs announcement by NHTSA will reduce crashes on our highways and make our industry safer.โ
NHTSA said today that in 2017 it will require electronic stability control systems on all large trucks, and also predicted that such a mandate could prevent more than 1,700 crashes annually.
โLast month, NHTSA reported to Congress that truck rollover and passenger ejection were the greatest threats to truck driver safety,โ ATA executive vice-president Dave Osiecki said. โWe can save lives by preventing rollovers with electronic stability control technology, and thatโs a positive for our industry. Many fleets have already begun voluntarily utilizing this technology and this new requirement will only speed that process.โ
