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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced an interim final rule that will require states and state law enforcement personnel to place interstate motor carriers out of service and assess appropriate state penalties for not properly...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today recognized the safety, security and economic contributions of America's truck drivers, who will celebrate the 2002 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week from Aug. 18-24.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) final rule establishing pass/fail criteria for use with performance-based brake testers (PBBTs). These devices measure the braking performance of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs...
Continuing its efforts to improve the safety of trucks and buses, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued a final rule that significantly strengthens the licensing and sanctioning requirements of the commercial driver's license (...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has fined Advanced Moving Systems (Advanced) of Plantation, FL, a for-hire motor carrier hauling primarily household goods from Florida. The investigation was conducted because of...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has fined seven for-hire motor carriers hauling primarily household goods from Florida. Investigations were conducted because of consumer complaints received by FMCSA and were the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced $54 million in grants to help ensure the safe operation of Mexico-domiciled commercial motor vehicles in the United States and improve traffic flow at border crossings in the four border states.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today established new, stricter minimum requirements, in an interim final rule, to improve the safety performance of new U.S. and Canadian entrant motor carriers by ensuring they are knowledgeable...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today congratulated the first graduates of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) border auditors course. He commended them for successfully completing the rigorous training program and emphasized the important part they will have...
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.