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Teens to Join Roadway Safety Leaders and Families of Distracted Driving Crash Victims at "Teens & Trucks" Demo
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FMCSA Issues Sky Express, Inc. an Unsatisfactory Safety Rating and Places the Bus Company Out-of-Service for Violating Multiple Federal Safety Regulations
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued an unsatisfactory safety rating and placed out-of-service North Carolina-based bus company Sky Express Inc. for violating multiple federal safety regulations. Under the out-...
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Secretary LaHood Announces Success of Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program on One Year Anniversary
WASHINGTON, DC - Commercial carriers and truck drivers conducted 380,000 pre-employment driver safety record searches during the first year of a new, secure online search program, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reported today.
Secretary LaHood Announces Success of Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program on One Year Anniversary
WASHINGTON, DC - Commercial carriers and truck drivers conducted 380,000 pre-employment driver safety record searches during the first year of a new, secure online search program, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reported today.
FMCSA Enhances Public Access to Motor Carrier Legal Orders and Decisions through New, Easily Searchable Web Page
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a new web page that improves free public access to orders and decisions on FMCSA civil penalty and safety rating cases. The web page also provides frequently asked questions...
FMCSA Places Additional Research Studies in Hours-of-Service Proposed Rulemaking Official Docket
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today placed four additional research studies in the official rulemaking docket for the Hours-of-Service (HOS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The four studies are: The Impact of Driving, Non-...
U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils Strong New Measures to Improve Passenger Bus Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced several new measures that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking to help ensure that passengers traveling by bus are as safe as possible. The U.S. DOT will...
New FMCSA Survey Shows Increase in Safety Belt Use Among Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) data that show 78 percent of commercial truck and bus drivers wore safety belts while operating behind the wheel in 2010, compared to 74 percent in 2009.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Completes Compliance Sweep of Moving Companies in Nine Major Cities
WASHINGTON, DC - Three household goods moving companies are facing civil penalty fines of $25,000 each as a result of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforcement sweep which took place in nine major U.S. cities from March 14-18, 2011. The companies are Guardian Moving...