December 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.3 Percent from December 2012

December 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Up 0.3 Percent from December 2012

U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Comment on Whether to Ban Mobile Device Voice Communications on Flights

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it is seeking public comment on whether it should propose a rule to ban voice communications on passengers’ mobile wireless devices on flights within, to and from the United States.  The Advance Notice of Proposed...

BTS Releases November 2013 U.S. Airline Traffic Data; Systemwide Passengers Down 2.2 Percent from November 2012

U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Illinois 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 Illinois-licensed truck driver Renato V. Velasquez to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce...

U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Illinois 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 Illinois-licensed truck driver Renato V. Velasquez to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce...

FMCSA Proposes National Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

Employers would be required to check clearinghouse before hiring and annually

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposed rule to establish a drug and alcohol clearinghouse for all...

Freight Shipments Fell 1.0% in December from November

Freight Shipments Fell 1.0% in December from November

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....