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USDOT Issues 30-Day Extension to Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule Requiring Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today...
Officials hold events across country to address teen driver safety and toremind parents of “5 to Drive” safety principles for young drivers
WASHINGTON—Traffic deaths in the first half of 2016 are still going up, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway...
New partnership aims to end traffic fatalities within the next 30 years
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are joining forces with...
Child Passenger Safety Week – Sept. 18-24 – highlights the importance of buckling kids up, and National Seat Check Saturday helps parents make sure they are used correctly
WASHINGTON – As Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 18-24) kicks off, the U.S. Department of...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Safety Administration is warning all motorists traveling during the Labor Day holiday to ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’. Through September 5th, advertisements will appear nationwide and law enforcement...
Requirement could save lives and more than $1 billion in fuel each year
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that the Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety...
Standards address second largest segment of U.S. transportation in terms of emissions and energy use
WASHINGTON –Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (...
The bus will travel to 9 cities and provide consumers with free safety checks for vehicle recalls, tire inflation, car seat installation and heatstroke prevention at each stop
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) today took the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the National Program for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel...
NHTSA Calls on News Media and Public to Assist in Finding Unrepaired High-Risk Vehicles
WASHINGTON – New test data on a particular subset of defective Takata air bag inflators in certain model-year 2001-2003 Honda and Acura vehicles show a far higher risk of ruptures...