NEWS & REPORTS

2014 Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts Overview Webinar

Apr 27, 2016 | Events

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar for the presentation of data* on trucks and buses involved in crashes in 2014 and trends in the data over the past 10 years.  The webinar will be presented by Ms. Jenny Guarino, FMCSA Statistician. This webinar will cover the types of trucks and buses involved in crashes and the characteristics and types of crashes and drivers involved.

Two webinars will be hosted:

  1. Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST.
  2. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST.

Audience: Motor Carrier Industry, FMCSA Employees, Highway Safety Community, and the Public.

To register, click on the link below and answer all of the questions on the form. If any of the questions on the form do not apply to you, simply type N/A. Once you have completed the form, click the “Submit” button at the very bottom of the page. You may need to scroll down to get to that location.

https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/admin/show-event-catalog?folder-id=1138368613

For any general questions on this webinar, contact Leslie Jones at leslie.jones.ctr@dot.gov or 202-385-2378.

FMCSA is committed to providing equal access to this webinar for all participants. Closed captioning is available. If you need any alternative formats or services because of a disability, please contact the FMCSA Host via email at FMCSA_Host@dot.gov with your request by close of business no later than three days prior to each event. Please note: the FMCSA_Host address has an underscore ( _ ) between the words “FMCSA” and “Host”: FMCSA_Host@dot.gov.

ALSO, JUST RELEASED: For a copy of FMCSA’s Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts, 2014 annual analysis report, visit: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/large-truck-and-bus-crash-facts-2014.

(*Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration)

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