March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Digest - DOT 53-16

FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory for the Immediate Repair and Retesting of TYTAL Cargo Tanks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice to owners and operators of cargo tank motor vehicles manufactured by...

FMCSA Declares Tennessee 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 Tennessee-licensed truck driver Jason L. Flynn to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...

February 2016 North American Freight Numbers

News Digest DOT 46-16

FMCSA Seeks Input on State Annual Inspection Programs for Passenger Carrier Vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public input during the next 60 days on an Advance Notice of Proposed...

News Digest DOT 43-16

FMCSA Seeks Input on “Beyond Compliance” Program. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public input during the next 60 days on its Beyond Compliance program. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Formation of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Formula Working Group

Congressionally directed working group to develop new funding formula for FMCSA grant programs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the formation of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Formula...

FMCSA Orders Lyons Limousine to Shut Down

Wisconsin-based company repeatedly used underaged and unqualified commercial drivers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has ordered Edgerton, Wisconsin-based Lyons Limousine, LLC, USDOT No...

FMCSA Declares California 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 California-licensed truck driver Yakov Zaverukha to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...

FMCSA Bans Canadian Truck Driver from Operating in the U.S.

Ontario-licensed driver declared to be an imminent hazard to public safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Ontario, Canada-licensed truck driver Inderjit Singh Gill to be an imminent hazard...

Trucking and Motorcoaches