Deborah Hersman News Updates

Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Miles Traveled Don't Give Complete Picture of Highway Fatalities, Deborah Hersman Says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. 鈥擜n improving economy and higher number of vehicle miles traveled 鈥渄on鈥檛 tell the whole story鈥 for continuing increases in the number of fatalities on U.S. highways, National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman told executives attending a safety meeting here.

November 14, 2017
Government

Former NTSB Chairwoman Hersman to Keynote Women in Transportation Conference

Former National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman is scheduled to keynote the inaugural Women in Transportation Seminar at Virginia Tech on Sept. 1.

July 26, 2016
Government

Hersman to Depart After Decade at NTSB to Become National Safety Council President

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman will leave the independent federal agency she has led for five years to become president of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization.

March 17, 2014
Government

NTSB鈥檚 Hersman Frustrated by Unresolved Safety Issues

Stubbornly high out-of-service rates in trucking and enduring arguments over safety data are among the issues that remain unresolved, despite the efforts by government officials and industry executives, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman said.

February 10, 2014
Government

Hersman Disturbed by Cuts in Collection of Crash Data

A loss of research data is 鈥渄isturbing鈥 and will hamper the ability of federal agencies to effectively regulate truck safety, said Deborah Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

February 10, 2014
Government

NTSB Urges Federal Audit of FMCSA Fleet Oversight

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the government audit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration because recent accidents raise 鈥渟erious questions about the oversight of motor carrier investigations.鈥

November 11, 2013
Government

Hersman Takes Oath For Third Term As Head of NTSB

Deborah Hersman has been sworn in for a third two-year term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

October 22, 2013