U.S. Department of Transportation Shuts Down Iowa Trucking Firm
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FMCSA Assesses $90,000 Civil Penalty Against Pennsylvania Bus Company For Violations in Fatal Accident
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. Department of Transportation Inaugurates New Motor Carrier Safety Agency
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...
Trash-Hauling Firms Fined $3.3 Million in Fraud Against U.S. Navy
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...
U.S. Department of Transportation Reports Progress in Motor Carrier Safety
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today said that the U.S. Department of Transportation has taken significant action to improve truck and bus safety in the United States since the department's safety action plan was announced May 25 to further enhance highway safety.
FHWA Releases Y2K Manual For State and Local Governments
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has published a Year 2000 resource guide to help state and local transportation agencies who have the primary responsibility for operating many of the nation's transportation systems prepare for the Y2K transition weekend.
U.S. Department of Transportation Survey Shows Americans Run Red Lights Without Regard for Consequences
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the results of a survey by the Stop Red Light Running partnership revealing that 98 percent of Americans agree that red light running is dangerous, but over half admit deliberately running red lights because they are in a hurry.
U.S.Department of Transportation Announces Proposals Leading to Improved Small Bus Safety
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater today announced a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposal to require businesses involved in interstate commerce operating small buses or vans to comply with three rules that would help the FHWA establish an objective basis for applying...
Federal Highway Administration Toughens Key Safety Rule For Motor Carriers
Implementing new provisions that give U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) tough enforcement power to improve safety, the FHWA today proposed a major change to the safety fitness procedures of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
FHWA Fines Two School Bus Companies For Violating Safety Regulations
Federal Highway Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle today announced that severe fines will be levied against two school bus companies for failing to comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.