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Below please find statements of support for the recently announced task force to address Unmanned Aircraft System registration:
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International www.auvsi.org“AUVSI welcomes the opportunity to join this task force of government and industry...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Louisiana-licensed truck driver Mark Isiah Gordon to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce...
Will push for stronger track inspector trainingSecures commitment from CSX to use improved technology to assist in inspections
Montgomery, W.Va. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the cause of the February 16, 2015 CSX/Plains All American derailment...
The Honorable Christopher A. HartChairmanNational Transportation Safety Board490 L’Enfant Plaza East, SWWashington, DC 20594
Dear Chairman Hart:
This correspondence is in response to Urgent Safety Recommendation R-15-31 and 32 issued by the National Transportation Safety Board...
See attached PDF for signed copy of the Letter from U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart on NTSB Recommendations Regarding WMATA
Opens the way for more design choices, more bicyclist-pedestrian options nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is proposing revisions to current program policies to encourage the design of lower-speed roads to...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study has concluded data collection for the congressionally-mandated naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health, and...
Program Offers Research Funding for University-Affiliated Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today awarded nearly $2 million to 11 universities to research new ideas and technologies that will...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced grants totaling $5.9 million to provide hazardous materials training for volunteer or remote emergency responders. The Assistance for Local Emergency Response...
FHWA Providing Funds for On-The-Job Training/Supportive Service Programs. The Federal Highway Administration announced the availability of up to $3 million to help state Departments of Transportation or local transportation agencies develop the skilled workforce needed to ensure...