September 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

USDOT Issues 30-Day Extension to Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule Requiring Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles

USDOT Issues 30-Day Extension to Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule Requiring Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today...

August 2016 North American Freight Numbers

FMCSA Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants to Help Train Veterans in Jobs as Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to seven technical and community colleges across the country to help train veterans and their families for jobs as commercial...

FMCSA Declares Utah 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 Utah-licensed truck driver Eddie D. Price to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in...

August 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Digest - DOT 125-16

FMCSA Issues Final Rule to Implement Changes to Grant Programs as Required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule adopting certain regulations required by the Fixing America’s...

FMCSA Declares Georgia-based Trucking Company to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a LaGrange, Georgia-based trucking company, Industrial Transit, Inc., USDOT No. 814459, to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate operations after a...

News Digest - DOT 121-16

FMCSA Announces Proposed Enhancements to Safety Measurement System Public Website Display. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that a public preview of the latest proposed enhancements to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Safety...

News Digest - DOT 116-16

FMCSA Issues Final Rule on Windshield-Mounted Technologies. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to allow the voluntary mounting of certain devices on the interior...

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