U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $42 Million in Next Generation Connected Vehicle Technologies

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $42 Million in Next Generation Connected Vehicle Technologies

U.S. DOT and IIHS Announce Historic Commitment from 10 Automakers to Include Automatic Emergency Braking on All New Vehicles

RUCKERSVILLE, Va. – Ten major vehicle manufacturers have committed to making automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on all new vehicles built, the U.S. Department of Transportation, its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the...

Back to School Safety Advisory: NHTSA Encourages Everyone to Be Responsible for Getting Children To and From School Safely

Back to School Safety Advisory: NHTSA Encourages Everyone to Be Responsible for Getting Children To and From School Safely 

U.S. Department of Transportation Kicks Off Annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" National Law Enforcement Crackdown on Drunk Driving

U.S. Department of Transportation Kicks Off Annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" National Law Enforcement Crackdown on Drunk Driving 

USDOT ‘Jason’s Law’ Survey Reaffirms Nationwide Truck Parking Needs

Announces New Public-Private Coalition to Address the Problem

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration released survey results today that point to a lack of truck parking information and capacity across the nation and called for a...

U.S. Driving Hits Historic High in Year's First Half

U.S. Driving Hits Historic High in Year's First Half

State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Noteworthy Practices

The DOT|TRCC's State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Noteworthy Practices report documents effective State TRCC managment practices. The report drew upon original research, interviews, and case studies to uncover and validate different tactics to improve the function and capacity of State...

NHTSA and Safe Kids Worldwide Encourage Parents and Caregivers to Take Proactive Steps in Preventing Child Heatstroke in Hot Vehicles

31 children died last year as a result of heatstroke; 11 so far in 2015

OXON HILL, MD – As part of National Heatstroke Prevention Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) joined Safe Kids Worldwide in urging parents...

U.S. DOT announces Fiat Chrysler enforcement action

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has acknowledged violations of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act’s requirements to repair vehicles with safety...

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Single Unit Truck Crash Protection

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that is the first step of a larger agency initiative to upgrade the standards for truck and trailer underride...