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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today it will re-examine the 2003 Hours-of-Service (HOS) rule that regulates the amount of time commercial truck drivers can operate their vehicles.
Travelers -- including school trip planners, senior citizens groups, community groups and businesses -- now will be able to obtain important safety information about local bus and other transportation companies via the Internet to help them make travel plans that are safe, reliable and right for...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking to stay further action in Public Citizen Et. Al v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Staying the court's decision would allow the agency time...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced plans to conduct a comprehensive review of how the agency can best monitor and assess the safety of the nation's motor carriers and ensure their compliance with federal regulations.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's New Hampshire Division Office of the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced enforcement actions against motor carriers since January 2004 for violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) and/or Hazardous...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced fines for three Georgia, Maryland and New Jersey household goods movers for violating federal motor carrier regulations.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that eight school bus contractors and three school bus drivers in Harrisburg, PA were fined after a series of investigations conducted in May found them in violation of federal drug and alcohol safety regulations.
The Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have received the court's decision. With assistance from the Department of Justice, we are currently reviewing the opinion to determine possible next steps.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that trucking companies planning to haul certain highly hazardous materials must have a special safety permit, beginning Jan. 1, 2005. FMCSA said it is requiring the special permit because...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it has forced Sunlight Coach, Inc., a Summit, IL bus company, out of business alleging that Sunlight was operating unsafe motor coaches and did not comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety...