WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it will hold a public listening session on its regulatory proposal that would revise hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for...
Archived Press Releases
- January 28, 2011
- December 23, 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued a regulatory proposal that would revise hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for commercial truck drivers.
- December 17, 2010
WASHINGTON - As part of its campaign to put an end to the practice of distracted driving, the U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed a new safety regulation that would specifically prohibit interstate commercial truck and bus drivers from...
- December 10, 2010
Washington, DC - Following a comprehensive safety compliance review, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revoked the DOT registration of Pennsylvania-based charter bus company RLT Tours, LLC and ordered the company to cease all...
- December 6, 2010
Washington, DC - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the appointment of three new medical experts to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Medical Review Board. The five-member board reviews FMCSA medical...
- November 5, 2010
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has placed Mid-Florida Extraditions of Melbourne, Florida out-of-service and fined the company $2,170 for violating hours-of-service and insurance requirements.
- November 4, 2010
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it has ordered JBS Carriers, Inc. of Greeley, Colorado to install electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) on its entire fleet of...
- September 27, 2010
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced $55,000 in fines against Tornado Bus Company, Inc. of Dallas...
- August 31, 2010
WASHINGTON - At an event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. today, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Ann Ferro joined state and local officials at a commercial bus checkpoint to observe the safety inspection of...
- August 30, 2010
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today announced $281,000 in fines against Moving Van Lines, Inc. of Tampa, Florida for violating multiple federal regulations including holding consumers...