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U.S. DOT Seeks Input on Screening and Treating Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers and Rail Workers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Agencies to host three public listening sessions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the agencies are seeking public input during the...

News Digest - DOT 23-16

FMCSA Restores Property Carriers’ “Absolute Measures” in Compliance with the FAST Act.  Section 5223 (c) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) of 2015 requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to keep property carriers’ absolute measures...

FMCSA Proposes National Training Standards for Entry-Level Truck and Bus Drivers

Comprehensive training to emphasize safety and driving efficiency, resulting in lives saved, emissions and vehicle maintenance cost reductions, and industry-wide performance improvements

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

FMCSA Estimates Truck, Bus Safety Roadside Inspections and Traffic Enforcement Activities Saved Nearly 500 Lives in 2012

Commercial vehicle safety programs saved more than 7,000 lives since 2001

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today released an annual analysis that estimates that commercial vehicle roadside safety...

FRA Launches Website for States and Municipalities to Request Bridge Inspection Reports

Agency also requests resources to double bridge safety staff, create national database of bridges

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration today launched a new tool on its website that allows states and municipalities to request inspection reports for rail bridges...

Federal Railroad Administration Awards Wisconsin $3 Million to Increase Safety along Railroad Crossings in Waukesha County

Part of agency’s comprehensive campaign to reduce fatalities at railroad crossings

Village of Pewaukee, Wis. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded a $3 million grant to the State of Wisconsin to increase safety at 10 railroad crossings along 10 miles of...

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 Edward Herbert Crane to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial...

PHMSA Releases Preliminary Results for Plains Pipeline Failure Investigation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today provided a preliminary report regarding its investigation into the Plains All American pipeline failure, which occurred on May 19, 2015, in Santa Barbara County,...

Federal Railroad Administration Awards Louisiana $1.1 Million to Increase Safety at Rail Crossings Along 6-Mile Route in Baton Rouge

Part of agency’s comprehensive campaign to reduce fatalities at railroad crossings

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded a $1.1 million grant to the State of Louisiana to increase safety at railroad crossings...