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NHTSA Announces New Mandatory Label to Help Owners Instantly Identify Recall Mailings
Recall labels and new SaferCar App for ANDROID are latest NHTSA efforts to raise recall awareness
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Joins Federal, State Officials for Opening of New Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for the ribboncutting of the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge on I-70. The bridge, which will open to traffic tomorrow, reflects how transportation can help create the...
U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Florida Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Florida-licensed truck driver Devon L. House to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce....
U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Tennessee Truck Driver and His Company to be Imminent Hazards to the Public
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Tenn.-licensed truck driver, Ricky L. Hatfield, and his Tazewell, Tenn.-based company, Hatfield Trucking, USDOT No. 2385057, to be imminent hazards to public safety and has...
News Digest DOT 18-14
DOT to Call for Innovative Research Proposals from Small Businesses. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) seeks innovative proposals from small businesses interested in conducting research needed by the Department’s agencies. On February 4, DOT’s John A. Volpe National...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $840 Million Loan for the Grand Parkway Project in Greater Houston
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the closing of an $840 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the Grand Parkway Project in greater Houston that will improve safety and add highway capacity in this fast-growing...
News Digest DOT 16-14
New Research Shows FMCSA Safety Measurement System is an Improvement for Identifying at-risk companies. A new study confirms that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Safety Measurement System (SMS) is more effective at identifying commercial bus and truck companies of all...
PHMSA’s Ongoing Bakken Investigation Shows Crude Oil Lacking Proper Testing, Classification
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Issues Proposed Civil Penalties to Three CompaniesWASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the first results from its 2013 investigation into the...