U.S. Driving Hits Historic High in Year's First Half

U.S. Driving Hits Historic High in Year's First Half

Federal Transit Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Establish New Safety Program for Transit Industry

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a proposed rule to establish a Public Transportation Safety Program under FTA’s new safety oversight authority established by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century...

State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Noteworthy Practices

The DOT|TRCC's State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Noteworthy Practices report documents effective State TRCC managment practices. The report drew upon original research, interviews, and case studies to uncover and validate different tactics to improve the function and capacity of State...

Detailed Report Shows Most Railroads Will Miss Positive Train Control Deadline

Detailed Report Shows Most Railroads Will Miss Positive Train Control Deadline

NHTSA and Safe Kids Worldwide Encourage Parents and Caregivers to Take Proactive Steps in Preventing Child Heatstroke in Hot Vehicles

31 children died last year as a result of heatstroke; 11 so far in 2015

OXON HILL, MD – As part of National Heatstroke Prevention Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) joined Safe Kids Worldwide in urging parents...

GAO Report Supports Positive Safety Impact of Hours-of-Service Rule

WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a response today to the recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that examined the Agency’s 2014 study on the hours-of-service (HOS) changes that were made in 2011 and implemented in 2013. The report...

FRA Announces Final Rule to Prevent Unattended Trains from Rolling Away

Adds securement verification requirements to provide greater safety

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude, ethanol, poisonous by inhalation (PIH), toxic by inhalation (TIH), and other...

U.S. DOT announces Fiat Chrysler enforcement action

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has acknowledged violations of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act’s requirements to repair vehicles with safety...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Breaks Ground on Major Infrastructure Projects in Virginia

Federal Funding Supports Reduced Congestion in Nearby Neighborhoods

NORFOLK, Va. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and other Federal, state, and local officials to break ground on two major infrastructure projects at the...

FMCSA Declares Kentucky 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 Kentucky-licensed truck driver Benjamin Scott Brewer to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...