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.
“Ensuring the safety of America’s highways has always been ATA’s highest calling,” said ATA president and CEO Bill Graves. “And we’ve long known the positive role technology can play in making our vehicles and our roads safer. Today’s announcement by NHTSA will reduce crashes on our highways and make our industry safer.”
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.
“Last month, NHTSA reported to Congress that truck rollover and passenger ejection were the greatest threats to truck driver safety,” ATA executive vice-president Dave Osiecki said. “We can save lives by preventing rollovers with electronic stability control technology, and that’s a positive for our industry. Many fleets have already begun voluntarily utilizing this technology and this new requirement will only speed that process.”
