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Partnership with Vulcan Inc. to transform mobility in a forward-looking U.S. city committed to reimagining its transportation system; DOT seeking other interested parties
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a Smart City...
DOT issues notice of proposed rulemaking on improved rear impact protection for trailers and semitrailers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that focuses on upgrading the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) that address underride protection in light-vehicle crashes into...
DOT Releases Plan for Accessing Federally Funded Research Results. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released its Public Access Plan: Increasing Access to Federally Funded Research Results. This plan sets out a framework for enhancing the tracking of the complete...
Drivers 50 or Older Remain Fastest Growing Demographic, Supports 30-year Framework
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today that show a record-high 214.3 million licensed...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department has hired a neutral convenor to consider the feasibility of a negotiated rulemaking to develop additional rules to ensure equal access to air transportation for air travelers....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department has hired a neutral convenor to consider the feasibility of a negotiated rulemaking to develop additional rules to ensure equal access to air transportation for air travelers....
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the publication in the Federal Register of a Final Rule to help further safeguard commercial truck and bus drivers from being compelled to violate federal safety regulations....
NHTSA plans nationwide planning sessions to strengthen behavioral safety efforts
WASHINGTON – The nation saw a slight decline in traffic deaths during 2014. However, an increase in estimated fatalities during the first six months of this year reveals a need to reinvigorate...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Jefferson, Ohio-based trucking company Garfield Trucking, LLC, USDOT No. 1882948, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered that it immediately cease all intrastate...