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In a step that will improve safety and enhance the free flow of highway commerce under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the United States and Canada have reached agreement on reciprocity of the medical fitness requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles. The agreement takes...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today issued the following statement as it announced its withdrawal from participation in the National Truck & Bus Safety Summit slated for Dec. 7-8 in Atlanta:
Federal Highway Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle today announced that the agency has hired two convenors to consider the feasibility of negotiated rulemaking as an approach to developing hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers.
Truck and bus drivers with a history of multiple traffic convictions can sometimes go undetected by law enforcement officers, putting America's motorists at risk. To combat this problem, the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have awarded $1.2...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Federal Highway Administration's Deputy Administrator Gloria Jeff today presented awards to Nashville Speedway U.S.A. and the Tennessee Trucking Association for their efforts to educate race fans about how to safely "Share the Road" with large trucks.
If truck or bus drivers are aware of a real potential violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations we want to hear about it.
On July 13, 1998, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the extension of the application period for the Motor Carrier Regulatory Relief and Safety Demonstration Project (published in the Federal Register on June 10, 1997). The agency also is seeking public comment on proposed...
The FHWA is announcing a public meeting to solicit information that will assist the agency in implementing section 4007 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21), effective on June 9, 1998, governing waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs. Section 4007 amended 49 U.S.C....
The Federal Highway Administration has extended to June 30 the deadline for filing comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking looking to possible revisions of the commercial driver hours-of-service regulations.
On June 19, 1998, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to require that interstate motor carriers install retroreflective tape or reflex reflectors on the sides and rear of...