FMCSA - Kurt Larson

FMCSA Establishes Committee to Update Truck and Bus Driver Training

First Public Meeting Scheduled for Feb. 26-27

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the formation of a 26-member advisory committee that is tasked with updating classroom and new behind-the-...

Lowest Numbers of Tarmac Delays on Record in 2014

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that in calendar year 2014, airlines reported the lowest number of tarmac delays longer than three hours on record.  According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, in 2014...

NHTSA - Gordon Trowbridge

DOT Announces Civil Penalty, Increased Oversight for Wheelchair Lift Manufacturer

WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a California manufacturer will pay a $1.75 million civil penalty and agree to increased oversight by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for continuing to sell defective wheelchair lifts even as it had issued...

FHWA Releases Results and Analysis of the First Four Crash Tests of ET-Plus Guardrail End Terminals

WASHINGTON –Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials today released the results and an analysis of four crash tests recently conducted on the Trinity ET-Plus guardrail end terminal at a height of 27-¾ inches.

“Our top priority with the ET-Plus has been to protect travelers by using...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $55 Million in Grants To Put More Zero-Emission Buses Into Service Across America

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selection of 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting transit buses on the road in...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $120 Million Loan for Improvements to Chicago Blue Line

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the closing of a $120 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for major improvements to the Blue Line of CTA’s “L” rail service, which will upgrade...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Recommends $3.2 Billion to Expand Transit Options that Improve Access to Jobs and Opportunities

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today highlighted $3.2 billion recommended in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget to advance the construction or completion of 25 rail, bus rapid transit (BRT), and streetcar projects in 13 states. These projects, competitively funded...

FMCSA Declares South Dakota Trucking Company and Driver to be Imminent Hazards to Public Safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a Mitchell, South Dakota-based trucking company, Lonnie Roth, USDOT No. 2461387, and separately its owner, Lonnie Roth, as a commercial driver, to be imminent hazards to public...