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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has imposed a $1 million civil penalty on Harbor Freight Tools, an equipment importer, for failing to issue a timely recall of more than 800,000 after-market trailer...
WASHINGTON — Today, following widespread closures and reduction in services at driver license offices across Alabama, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will investigate whether these actions by the State and the Alabama Law Enforcement...
Planned high-tech upgrades include a new crash test, new dummies, crash-avoidance ratings
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed high-tech changes to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 5-Star...
Partnership with Vulcan Inc. to transform mobility in a forward-looking U.S. city committed to reimagining its transportation system; DOT seeking other interested parties
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a Smart City...
DOT issues notice of proposed rulemaking on improved rear impact protection for trailers and semitrailers
Drivers 50 or Older Remain Fastest Growing Demographic, Supports 30-year Framework
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today that show a record-high 214.3 million licensed...
NHTSA plans nationwide planning sessions to strengthen behavioral safety efforts
WASHINGTON – The nation saw a slight decline in traffic deaths during 2014. However, an increase in estimated fatalities during the first six months of this year reveals a need to reinvigorate...
U.S. DOT Becomes First Federal Agency to Commit to Department of Energy’s Program
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is pleased to announce that it has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Workplace Charging...
WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued two orders designed to protect the traveling public from defective Takata air bag inflators. The orders impose the largest civil penalty in NHTSA’s history for Takata’s violations of the...
Every year motor vehicle crashes claim thousands of lives. In fact in the U.S. motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of people under 35 years old. Last year alone there were over 30,000 fatalities. Our current transportation system is responsible for $240 billion...