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U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced the start of a two-year study of the causes of crashes involving large trucks as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's effort to help reduce the number of fatalities in crashes involving large trucks.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced two rulemakings to improve the safe operation of small buses and vans that are designed or used commercially to transport between 9 and 15 occupants in interstate commerce.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today announced a final rule that will shut down interstate commercial vehicle (CMV) owners, operators, brokers, and freight forwarders who do not pay their fines.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has revised its drug and alcohol testing rule, which affects employees of transportation companies who occupy sensitive safety positions, an action that will further enhance the safety...
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Acting Deputy Administrator Clyde J. Hart Jr. today announced the release of a final report recommending stronger oversight of the Illinois and Florida commercial driver's license (CDL) programs and addressing other issues that may have contributed to licensing...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced an interim final rule to revise its requirements for motor carriers to file the Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that ETV, Inc., of Coopersville, Mich., a for-hire motor carrier that primarily hauls produce and furniture, was fined $185,770 for multiple violations of the federal hours-of-service...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has modified its licensing and insurance information database and web site to allow registered insurance companies and other financial institutions to file information for motor carriers' about their...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today signed an inter-agency agreement with the International Trade Data System Board of Directors to participate in the the International Trade Data System (ITDS) at the federal ports of entry in Buffalo...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will assess aggressive fines against motor carriers who repeatedly violate important highway safety regulations, and he proposed to shut down...