This report provides a summary and the status for all significant rulemakings that DOT currently has pending or has issued recently. We update the Report at the beginning of each month. The information in the Report is not intended to commit DOT to specific conclusions or actions. For example,...
New NHTSA Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent
Highway deaths fell to lowest level in more than six decades, down 26 percent since 2005
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (...
U.S. Department of Transportation Orders LEX Express, Inc. to Shut Down
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered passenger carrier LEX Express, Inc. (DBA Lincolnland Express) of Champaign,...
FMCSA Orders Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service to Shut Down
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service of Slidell, La., to...
U.S. DOT Proposes Broader Use of Event Data Recorders to Help Improve Vehicle Safety
Requirement aims to capture valuable safety-related information in seconds before and during a motor vehicle crash
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15.5 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 72 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes would receive a...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces an Additional $10 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Hurricane Sandy Damage in New Jersey
Brings Total of Highway Funds to $59 Million for Impacted Region
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood...
FMCSA Orders California Motor Carrier Trusted Moving and Storage d.b.a. Nationwide Top Movers to Return Household Goods Held Hostage to Original Shippers
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered...
FMCSA Initiates Proceeding to Suspend Operating Authority of California Commercial Motor Carrier Peace of Mind Relocation, Inc. Following Determination that Company Held Hostage Household Goods
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier...