NTSB examines communication gaps at East Palestine train derailment hearing

While technological tools to inform local emergency service providers responding to a train derailment have a useful purpose, there are still gaps in how best to disseminate key initial information, according to witnesses at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio. Key…

Feds propose automatic emergency braking systems for heavy-duty trucks

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are proposing a sweeping rule that would require all trucks over 10,000 pounds to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking (AEB) system and an electronic stability control (ESC) system that works in conjunction with AEBs. The proposal, issued jointly on Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the…