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Hersman Resigns From NTSB, Moves to National Safety Council National Transportation Safety Board
Chairman Deborah Hersman announced last month she is stepping down from her appointment as chairman to become president and CEO of the National Safety Council. Te move is effective April 25. NTSB said Vice Chairman Christo-
pher Hart, who spoke before NAPT and NASDPTS delegates last fall in Grand Rapids, Mich., will serve as acting chairman. Hersman’s current term was to run through August.
Hersman wrote in a blog post that she
would leave NTSB “with the knowledge that the traveling public is the beneficiary of an accountable, transparent government agency with a great mission focused on saving lives and preventing injuries.” She noted that she has been lucky enough
to have not only one “dream job” at NTSB but also another awaiting her at NSC, and she is “thrilled to have the opportunity.” “Te National Safety Council vision of ‘making our world safer’ has the potential to
improve every workplace, every community and the way we travel every day,” she added. Hersman will join the 101-year-old
nonprofit safety advocate at its headquarters in Itasca, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. “Debbie is a recognized leader in safety, with a frontline understanding of the value of protecting human life through thoughtful attention and management of risk,” said Jeff Woodbury, chairman of the NSC board of directors. “Her proven leadership and expertise made her the ideal candidate to take the Council successfully into its second century.”
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OBAMA CALLS FOR NEXT ROUND OF FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR MEDIUM-, HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES
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ollowing up on a pledge from his State of the Union address in January, President Obama directed the EPA and NHTSA to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the next year to evolve the first-ever fuel-efficiency standards for model-year 2014 through 2018 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Te NPRM would support the adoption of new fuel-efficient technologies specifically on
trucks and semi-trailers but it also impacts school buses. Te technologies work to increase engine and powertrain efficiency, vehicle aerodynamics and weight reduction, improved tire rolling resistance, hybridization and automatic engine shutdown. Te Diesel Technology Forum said the latest standard also means it would take only
60 new clean diesel trucks to produce the same level of emissions as those manufactured in 1988. DTF Executive Director Allan Schaeffer added that nearly one-third of the 8.8 million heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. meet first-generation clean diesel standards for MY 2007 engines. Schaeffer said the “announcement sets up the next challenge for clean diesel technology
to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles, including medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Engine and vehicle makers have all met the first set of Phase I standards for higher fuel efficiency in the current 2014 products.”
He noted the the national fleet of clean diesel trucks reduced emissions of NOx by one million tons and reduced particulate matter by 27,000 tons in 2012.
Tomas Built Buses announced the dates of its 2014 Training Institutes for school bus technicians: Te first is April 29–May 2 in Greensboro, N.C., and the second is Sept. 9–12 in Dal- las, Texas … ROUSH CleanTechwon the 2013 Supplier of the Year from Blue Bird Corporation, which also honored other suppliers including Allison Transmission, Cummins Inc., Hankook Tire America and HSM Transportation Solutions … Special guest Joe Piscopo will kick off THE ZONE 2014 fleet management and Zonar user conference at the open- ing-night dinner April 22 … Student Transportation of America, a subsid- iary of STI, expanded its presence in upstate New York by securing three new school bus contracts in February … Gatekeeper Systems Inc. secured a second contract with Catoosa County School District to install more of its solid-state video camera technology inside their school buses ... AngelTrax has opened a new operations center in Jeffersonville, Ind., to serve as its Midwest regional hub for develop- ment. Te company said it is moving to expand into vertical markets of driver behavior management and law enforcement … Seon celebrated Canada’s Pink Shirt Day on Feb. 26 to support the country’s anti-bullying programs, purchasing T-shirts for employees and promoting its own “No Bullies on my Bus” campaign. It has raised $25,000 for anti-bullying education grants in the U.S. … Apollo Video Technology, a supplier of mobile video surveillance systems for transit and school buses, celebrated its 10-year anniversary March 10 … Navistar is moving its mid-range en- gine manufacturing operations from Huntsville, Ala., to its Melrose Park plant outside of Chicago, where the MaxxForce engine line is produced … Cummins Inc. and its joint venture, Cummins Westport, recalled 25,013 natural gas engines due to potential fire risk (owners may call 800/343- 7357).
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