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The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it has denied eight petitions for reconsideration from organizations that want the hours-of-service final rule altered. Published on April 28, the new hours-of-service final rule...
Citing 2002 as the fifth consecutive year for decreases in large truck-related traffic fatalities, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, with 2003 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week coming next week, applauded America's truck drivers for their continuing efforts to improve safety...
To enhance the safety and security of hazardous materials shipments, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today proposed requiring all motor carriers, including Canadian and Mexico-domiciled motor carriers in the United States, to...
Continuing its efforts to enhance motor carrier safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today proposed training requirements for entry-level truck and bus drivers who hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), except transit...
Continuing its efforts to improve the safety of large trucks, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today proposed new training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles (LCV) who wish to obtain an LCV Driver-Training...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced requirements that will improve the safe operation of commercial nine- to 15-passenger vans and small buses in interstate commerce.
Annette M. Sandberg today was sworn in as the new Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). President Bush nominated Sandberg in March and the Senate confirmed her on July 31.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the appointments of chief counsels for two operating administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Large truck-related fatalities in 2002 were at their lowest level since the first recorded statistics in 1975, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that would enhance the ability of prospective motor carrier employers to make sound hiring decisions and at the same time ensure...