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News Digest for November 25,2016
DOT 147-16
Friday, November 25, 2016
News Digest
FTA Announces Funding Opportunity for Zero Emission Research Opportunity...
Latest Data on Positive Train Control Implementation Show Uneven Progress across Railroads
Latest Data on Positive Train Control Implementation Show Uneven Progress across Railroads
Q3 2016 data released
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FMCSA Declares Idaho Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Idaho-licensed truck driver Justin Dennis to be an...
DOT News Digest 146-16
DOT Issues New Enforcement Policy on Extended Tarmac Delays. The Department’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, a unit within the Office...
News Digest DOT 145-16
Three-Country North American Transportation Statistics Database Updated - New three-country data was added this week to the North American...
FRA Proposes Safety Standard Updates to Allow for High-Speed Passenger Trains
Provides new path for passenger safety to be evaluated and achieved
Agency invites comments on proposal
WASHINGTON – The...
Seat Belt Use in U.S. Reaches Historic 90 Percent
Lives saved estimated at nearly 345,000 since 1975
WASHINGTON – Seat belt use in the United States has reached its highest level since the...
DOT Proposes to Deny Antitrust Immunity for American Airlines-Qantas Airways
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a Show Cause Order tentatively denying the application of American Airlines, Inc. and Qantas Airways,...
News Digest DOT 144-16
FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory for the Immediate Repair of DOT407 and DOT412 Cargo Tanks Manufactured by Keith Huber Incorporated Prior to May 1, 2013. The...