Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – Every year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates crashes involving commercial vehicles and considers how to prevent them, work that helps to shape its biennial “Most Wanted List of Transportation…
Source: National Transportation Safety Board announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inappropriate use of hand brakes on empty rail cars was the probable cause of the Aug. 2, 2017 CSX Transportation, Inc. freight train accident near Hyndman, Penn., according to a National…
Source: Yahoo! Finance Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking U.S. freight railroads to review their air brake and train handling instructions for end-of-train devices following a fatal October 2018 accident involving two Union Pacific (NYSE:…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released 11 recommendations to reduce fatal accidents that involve pedestrians. In 2016, there were a total of 5,987 pedestrian deaths, the most since 1990. The NTSB recommendations include: Develop performance test criteria for vehicle…
A recent collision involving a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train and a maintenance snowplow has uncovered a significant flaw in the train’s braking system. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating this defect, which played a crucial role…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is advocating for the integration of intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology in all new cars. This push follows a devastating multi-vehicle collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada, which resulted in nine fatalities. The NTSB’s…
AVON, Ohio – The iconic yellow school bus – well documented nationally as the safest form of student transportation in America – has earned that distinction. In support of 2023 National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 16-20), Bendix Commercial Vehicle…
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – An investigative reporter for WTAE Channel 7 of Pittsburgh quoted a former Federal Railroad Administration official as claiming inclusion of the electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes on the train might have reduced the massive derailment. The…
The following is excerpted from a post by Christian MilNeil on StreetsBlog.com about a recent crash on the city’s rail system and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s move toward implementing an automated-braking system. BOSTON — On Friday evening, two Green…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – An investment in air disc brakes pays off in several ways both on the road and in the shop, from shorter stopping distances to reduced maintenance time. This installment of the…
Source: NTSB announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that an airbrake failure caused the fatal, Oct. 4, 2018, collision between two Union Pacific (UP) trains in Granite Canyon, Wyo. The collision occurred when the air…
Source: The following is excerpted from a lengthy Commercial Car Journal post by Tom Quimby on the pitfalls of incorrectly maintaining commercial-vehicle automatic slack adjusters (ASA). They’re called automatic slack adjusters (ASA) for a reason, and the manufacturers that make…
Source: Bendix announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – During National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 19-23), Bendix offers a look at the technologies that manufacturers are providing, and school districts are adopting – in growing numbers – to make student transportation safer…
Source: Washington Post post WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. railroads are on track to meet a December deadline to implement an automatic braking system – Positive Train Control (PTC) – that could prevent catastrophic collisions and derailments caused by speeding, the…
Source: Accuride Corporation announcement EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Despite Automatic Slack Adjusters (ASA) being mandated in as standard equipment in 1994, technicians continue to “adjust” them manually which can lead to premature wear, according to Accuride Corporation. ASAs, Accuride produces under…
Source: Engineer Lives post excerpt London – When a self-driving Uber crash led to a fatality in 2018, to many, it seemed that the autonomous vehicle revolution was over before it had chance to gather speed. If autonomous vehicles are…
Source: International Railway Journal post EDINBURGH, Scotland – The driver of the Caledonian Lowlander sleeper service had lost all control of the coach brakes due to a closed cock when the train overshot its platform by 650m on August 1…
Source: Excerpted from a Railway Age post GATINEAU, Canada – Hard-to-detect braking system defects have rendered Canada’s aging fleet of grain hoppers a safety hazard, says a former director of derailment investigations for the country’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB), the…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio – Oct. 22, 2019 – The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) has its eyes on a school year free of student transportation fatalities – and advanced vehicle safety technologies are a key to reaching that…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–A new bill signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will allow fully automated vehicles onto public roads, without a safety driver behind the wheel. The measure goes into effect July 1. DeSantis signed House Bill 311 into law on…
2009 Launch Sparked an Unprecedented Decade of Technological Advances ELYRIA, Ohio – May 30, 2019 – Every day, a growing number of fleets and owner-operators adopt the robust Bendix® Wingman® family of solutions, which is marking a decade of innovation, progress, and helping…
The EU is introducing legislation which will require various safety features to be included on a range of vehicles with the aim of saving lives on Europe’s roads. The European Council today agreed its position on the new rules which…
Working Together, Bendix and North America’s School Bus Manufacturers Enhance Student Transportation Safety National School Bus Safety Week Emphasizes Awareness of Safer Bus Travel ELYRIA, Ohio – Oct. 16, 2018 – The good news is that over the last four…