News Digest

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News Digest

May 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Up 1.7% from May 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Launches “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Crackdown

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Launches “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Crackdown Every three hours, drunk-driving crashes claim a victim who was not driving drunk

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and the Department of...

Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Celebrates Opening of DFW Connector

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Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Celebrates Opening of DFW Connector Major Dallas project opens nine months ahead of schedule

DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s...

New FHWA Report Reveals States with the Busiest Highways

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New FHWA Report Reveals States with the Busiest HighwaysCalifornia, Texas and Florida Highways Among Nation’s Most Heavily Traveled

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of...

FMCSA Declares South Carolina-based Passenger Carrier an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety, Orders Immediate Shut-Down

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Hardeeville, S.C.-based passenger carrier The People’s Choice, USDOT No. 1298771, to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its vehicles and drivers pose an imminent...

FMCSA Shuts Down Florida-based McRea Transportation, Inc.

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FMCSA Shuts Down Florida-based McRea Transportation, Inc.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that Hialeah, Fla.-based McRea Transportation, Inc. (USDOT No. 1838244),...

FMCSA Shuts Down NY-based All Nations Coach, Inc.

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FMCSA Shuts Down NY-based All Nations Coach, Inc. Staten Island carrier was reincarnation of another company ordered shut down in 2012

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today...

Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% in June from May

NHTSA to Provide Free VIN Searches to Help Consumers Check Cars, Light Trucks and Motorcycles for Uncompleted Recalls

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NHTSA to Provide Free VIN Searches to Help Consumers Check Cars, Light Trucks and Motorcycles for Uncompleted Recalls   Free Vehicle Identification Number search will improve safety and inform purchasing decisions

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