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Amphibious tour vehicle manufacturer must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has entered into a Consent Order to Ride the...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a final rule that establishes a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial truck and bus drivers. The clearinghouse database will serve as a central...
FMCSA Seeks Comment on Alternative Medical Examiner Certification Process for Department of Veterans Affairs Physicians. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to establish...
Latest Data on Positive Train Control Implementation Show Uneven Progress across Railroads
Q3 2016 data released
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration today released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in...
Lives saved estimated at nearly 345,000 since 1975
WASHINGTON – Seat belt use in the United States has reached its highest level since the Federal government began regular national surveys in 1994, according to a study released by the U.S....
Provides new path for passenger safety to be evaluated and achieved Agency invites comments on proposal
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today proposed updates for the passenger train safety standards used in the United States as the country...
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 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice to owners and...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Connecticut-licensed truck driver Allen R. Johnson, Sr. to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Chester, S.C. church to cease all intrastate and interstate commercial transportation after a federal investigation found it to pose an imminent hazard to public...
New requirement of audible alert will help prevent 2,400 pedestrian injuries a year
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it is adding a sound requirement for all newly manufactured...