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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revised requirements for marking commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) with FMCSA-issued USDOT identification numbers. The revision will enhance highway and motor carrier safety by providing a more...
In a letter yesterday to U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater strongly opposed the idea of adding to the pending DOT appropriations bill a provision that would prohibit the Department's new Federal...
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 6, in Rosemont, Ill., on the commercial driver's license (CDL) program in Illinois.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today the first of seven public hearings for interested persons to present comments and views concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) proposed revisions to its hours-of-service regulations.
On May 1, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will increase the hours of its toll-free driver hotline ( 1-888-DOT-SAFT ) for reporting safety violations. The hotline will begin operating 24 hours per day, seven days a week, excluding Federal Holidays.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today proposed a revised rule for motor carriers that is designed to improve highway safety by ensuring that drivers of large trucks and buses have the opportunity to get adequate rest.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that Blue and White Lines, Inc., of Altoona, Pa., has been assessed a civil penalty of $90,000 for violating federal motor carrier safety regulations.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today marked an historic moment in American transportation safety by formally inaugurating the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Secretary Slater called on the newest agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General today announced that two Maryland trash-hauling firms were fined a total of $3.3 million -- a $1.3 million criminal penalty and a $2 million civil fine -- following their guilty pleas in June to an array of illegal activities...