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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following an emergency request by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the United States District Court for the Central District of California on Saturday ordered the owner of Tierra Santa Inc, the illegal bus company...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that Tierra Santa Inc., the company involved in the fatal bus crash in Phoenix today, was operating illegally. FMCSA investigators are on the premises of Tierra Santa’s place of business and conducting an...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today launched the first phase of its Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP), which when fully active will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver safety inspection and crash records as a part of the...
U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced federal guidance to expressly prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it will hold a fourth public listening session on hours-of-service requirements on Thursday, January 28 in Davenport, Iowa.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it will hold four listening sessions in January to gather information and comments as the agency prepares a rulemaking proposal on hours-of-service requirements for property-...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today will begin enforcing its New Entrant Safety Assurance Process rule, which requires newly registered truck and bus companies to meet stricter safety requirements. This final rule raises...
This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began enforcing its Intermodal Chassis rule that requires intermodal equipment providers (IEPs), motor carriers and drivers to share responsibility for the safety of intermodal equipment used on our highways. Intermodal equipment or...
WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a public meeting on December 7-9, 2009 in Washington, DC. To obtain details on meeting location, time and teleconference information, visit...
WASHINGTON, DC —The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it will launch a new Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program which will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring...