Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% in October from September

Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% in October from September

FMCSA Launches Annual “Be Ready. Be Buckled." Safety Belt Art Contest for Kids

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the launch of the 2014 “Be Ready.  Be Buckled.” student art contest organized by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Partnership.  Open to students in...

FMCSA’s Moving Fraud Task Force Shuts Down Five Companies in One Week

Investigators suspend web of related movers in Florida and South Carolina

WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its Moving Fraud Task Force has shut down five household goods moving companies...

FMCSA Orders Phoenix-based Bus Company Shut Down for Failing to Ensure Vehicle and Driver Safety, Endangering the Traveling Public

WASHINGTON – Safety investigators for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have ordered Phoenix-based Autobuses Rayon, Inc., USDOT No. 2011920, to immediately cease all passenger transportation operations after finding that the company was...

NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Seat Belts on Motorcoaches

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a final rule requiring lap and shoulder seat belts for each passenger and driver seat on new motorcoaches and other large buses.  This new rule enhances the safety of...

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% in September from August

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% in September from August

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Releases New Study Outlining Opportunities for Returning Veterans

Experienced military truck and bus drivers will more easily be able to obtain civilian commercial driver‘s licenses under proposed FMCSA regulatory changes

WASHINGTON -- A new study released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA...

Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S. NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012

Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S. NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012

FMCSA Shuts Down North Carolina Trucking Company as an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

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FMCSA Shuts Down North Carolina Trucking Company as an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Cherryville, N.C.-based trucking company, owned by Rocky...

U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Michigan Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

FMCSA 56-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Michigan Long-Haul 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 Michigan-licensed truck driver Tracy A...