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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...
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.
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. 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. 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...