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WASHINGTON – Leaders from the aviation and automotive industries joined with top U.S. Department of Transportation officials today to discuss how safety lessons from aviation can be applied to the auto industry. The Enhancing Safety Culture in Transportation forum was co-hosted by the National...
Part of continued, increased focus on reducing fatalities at railroad crossingsAdministrator urges increased cooperation, highlights funding opportunities, offers FRA expertise
WASHINGTON — As the next step in its ongoing efforts to increase safety at railroad crossings, the...
UTC Grant Competition Generates Unprecedented Interest - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers (UTC) program allows students and faculty to work together toward innovative solutions to the challenges that face our transportation system, such as those outlined...
More than 100 Inspections, Millions in Federal Funds Directed to Safety Priorities
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) reported to Congress that it has conducted more than 100 inspections and directed...
Officials Urge People to Drive Safely As Highway Work Zone Fatalities Climb
TOLEDO, Ohio – Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David Kim joined federal, state and local transportation officials, and highway safety advocates, today to kick off...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and Impact Teen Drivers (ITD) joined together for the...
Wisconsin-based company repeatedly used underaged and unqualified commercial drivers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has ordered Edgerton, Wisconsin-based Lyons Limousine, LLC, USDOT No...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared California-licensed truck driver Yakov Zaverukha to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced proposed regulations to update critical safety requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines. The proposed rule would broaden the scope...
Part of agency’s effort to increase education of railroad crossing safety, reduce fatalities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today launched a redesigned website to serve as a...