Trucking and Motorcoaches
Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in May from April
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in May from April, rising after a one month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) released today....
U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Alaska Motorcoach 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 Alaska-licensed motorcoach driver Steven Forrest McKinley, II, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in...
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Almost $1 Million to Train Veterans, Military Families for Jobs in Transportation Industry
FMCSA 41-13
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Almost $1 Million to Train Veterans, Military Families for Jobs in Transportation Industry Grants enable colleges to increase enrollment in commercial motor vehicle training programs and provide job placement assistance for...New Hours-of-Service Safety Regulations to Reduce Truck Driver Fatigue Begin Today
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New Hours-of-Service Safety Regulations to Reduce Truck Driver Fatigue Begin Today
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that new federal regulations designed to improve...
Trucks Transported 60.6% of U.S.-NAFTA Trade in April 2013
Trucks Transported 60.6% of U.S.-NAFTA Trade in April 2013FMCSA Orders Colorado Trucking Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Continuing to Endanger Public Safety
FMCSA 39-13
FMCSA Orders Colorado Trucking Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Continuing to Endanger Public Safety E & K Trucking found to be operating unsafe vehicles in violation of December 2012 out-of-service order
WASHINGTON -- The U.S....
FMCSA’s “Operation Quick Strike” Shuts Down Another Unsafe Bus Company; Northern Virginia-based Advanced Ventures Ordered to Cease Operations
FMCSA 38-13
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Springfield, Va.-based passenger carrier Advanced Ventures, LLC., USDOT No. 1993687, to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its vehicles and...
Boston-based bus company Lucky Star declared an Imminent Hazard to the Public, Ordered by USDOT to Cease Operations
FMCSA 37-13
Boston-based bus company Lucky Star declared an Imminent Hazard to the Public, Ordered by USDOT to Cease Operations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Boston-based passenger...
FMCSA Declares Kansas-based Carrier Midnight Express to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
FMCSA 36-13
FMCSA Declares Kansas-based Carrier Midnight Express to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety “Party bus” operator ordered to immediately shut-down passenger service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety...