SUV Design Changes Save Lives
An IIHS study shows the death rate of drivers and passengers involved in a side impact collision with a pickup or SUV fell by almost half due to recent design changes. The changes consist of lowering SUVs and pickups by as little as half an inch and equipping them with hollow impact-absorbing bars below the front and rear bumpers.
ATA Outlines Top Issues for 2006
ATA says it wants to have more input on highway and infrastructure planning this year because the trucking industry will soon be likely to pay more fuel taxes and tolls. Other areas ATA executives plan to address in 2006 include safety, emissions, driver shortage, and image.
