Itasca, IL – The International Large Truck and Bus Safety and Security Symposium, co-sponsored by the National Safety Council and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, is being held Nov. 14-16 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia.
The symposium will bring together more than 300 practitioners, researchers and top government officials to discuss new research and potential recommendations for government policies affecting truck and bus safety and security.
Attendees will hear from more than 14 distinguished leaders in government, academia, and business including Annette Sandberg, administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Jacquelyn Glassman, deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Robert D. Jamison, deputy director, Transportation Security Administration; Derek A. Sweet, director general, Transport Canada; and Kirk Thompson, CEO, J.B. Hunt.
Research papers, group discussions, and over 70 presentations will address driver issues, fleet management, technology and design, and enforcement and compliance. Program and registration information.
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, international public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. Members of the NSC include more than 47,000 businesses, labor organization, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals. Founded in 1913, and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1953, the primary focus of the NSC is preventing injuries in the workplace, on roads and highways, and in homes and communities.
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) is an interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary, university-level research center of Virginia Tech. VTTI was established in August 1988 in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's University Transportation Centers Program. In cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation, VTTI’s primary mission is applied research, which is accomplished by attracting a multi-disciplinary core of researchers and by educating students in the latest transportation technologies through hands-on research and experience.
International Bus and Truck Symposium Sponsors: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Transportation Security Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations, Transport Canada, American Bus Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cadec Corporation, Intec Video Systems, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and Transportation Research Board.
For Immediate Release, November 1, 2005
Media Contact: National Safety Council 630-775-2307 media@nsc.org
