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FAA Final Rule Requires Safety Management System for Airlines
Rule Advances U.S. Airline Industry’s Proactive Safety CultureWASHINGTON – To reach the next level of safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a final rule that requires most U.S. commercial airlines to have Safety Management Systems (SMS...
NHTSA - Catherine Howden
U.S. Department of Transportation Fines Honda $70 Million for Failing to Comply with Laws That Safeguard the Public
NHTSA Issues More Fines in 2014 Than in Agency’s Entire History
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that as a result of a NHTSA investigation, Honda will pay two $35 million civil...
October 2014 North American Freight Numbers
October 2014 North American Freight Numbers
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $500,000 in Emergency Relief Funds for Washington State
Federal Funds to Help Repair Roads Damaged Statewide by Rainfall
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $500,000 in Emergency Relief Funds for Washington State
Federal Funds to Help Repair Roads Damaged Statewide by Rainfall
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $996 Million Grant Agreement to Expand Green Line Light Rail Service in Boston Area
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $996 million federal grant agreement to extend Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line light rail service from East Cambridge to Somerville and Medford. The extension will provide faster and...
Federal Highway Administration On Hand to Kick Off Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement Project
KITTERY, Maine – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today participated in the ceremonial launch of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge spanning the Piscataqua River between Maine and New Hampshire. The project, estimated to cost $170 million, relies on $...
News Digest 113-14
FMCSA to Maintain 50 Percent Random Drug Testing Rates through 2015. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported today that the annual minimum random controlled substances testing rates for employees in safety sensitive positions, including tractor-trailer and bus...