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“After 36 extensions, hundreds of Congressional meetings, two bus tours, visits to 43 states, and so much uncertainty, it has been a long and bumpy ride to a long-term transportation bill. It’s not perfect, and there is still more left to do, but it reflects a bipartisan compromise I...
Originally Issued 09/01Revised 03/10
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Can an employer wishing to conduct pre-employment alcohol testing, do so?
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A DOT-regulated employer (except under USCG rules) wishing to conduct pre-employment alcohol testing under DOT authority may do so if certain...
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Are employers and their service agents in the Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing program required to obtain employee written authorizations in order to disclose drug and alcohol testing information?
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In the DOT drug and alcohol testing...
A more accessible, text version of this letter is available at www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/letter-transportation-secretary-foxx-house-senate-conferees.
The Honorable Bill ShusterChairman, Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I write to express my appreciation for efforts thus far to achieve a bipartisan long-term surface...
The DOT Agencies & United States Coast Guard (USCG) have provided guidance about what their regulated-employer DOT policies will need to contain about the changes to 49 CFR Part 40, which are effective October 1, 2010.
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for NEC FUTURE, FRA’s long-term investment framework for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between...
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation has joined with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a new online tool that provides profiles of how transportation may be affecting human health in each State and region. The Transportation and Health Tool provides...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $25 million to accelerate early construction for the Charlotte Gateway Station. The project...