U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today welcomed Joseph M. Clapp to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) as the first Administrator of the department's newest agency, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Clapp...

According to U.S. Department of Transportation preliminary estimates involving large truck crashes, fatalities declined slightly from 5,211 in 2000 to 5,192 in 2001. Truck-related fatalities in 1999 were 5,380 and in 1998 the number was 5,395.

In an effort to highlight the steps the Administration is taking to strengthen small business, President George W. Bush recently chose a St. Louis trucking company as a venue to deliver his remarks.

ATLANTA-U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced a new national public-private partnership to combat low safety belt use among the nation's 11 million truck drivers. The announcement was prompted by a new national study released...

WASHINGTON - New data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration show 74 percent of commercial truck and bus drivers are now using their safety belts. Only 65 percent of drivers were using safety belts in...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today congratulated two elementary school students - a second grader from Maryland and a third grader from Missouri - as this year’s winners of the "Be Ready. Be Buckled." Safety Belt Student Art Contest...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered an Acworth, Georgia-based trucking company, Daya Trucking, LLC, USDOT No. 3020203, to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is ensuring the stability of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) website, the security of the data, and the privacy of drivers and medical examiners.  This is of...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Crossville, Tennessee-based trucking company, Rock City Stone Company, LLC, does-business-as RC Stone & Farms, USDOT No. 3035947, to...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license (CDL) holder Jasmine S. Smith to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered her not to...