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Large trucks and buses have large blind spots, long stopping distances, and make wide turns, which is why it’s vital for everyone on the road to make a plan for road safety. Follow the rules of the road below to learn about actions passenger vehicle drivers can take to help avoid crashes....
Pursuant to Title 49 CFR § 390.25, I, DaVina L. Farmer, Acting Field Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, declare an emergency exists that warrants extension of the Wisconsin Emergency Declaration continuing the...
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2016, the National Hurricane Center designated Tropical Depression #3 as Tropical Storm Colin, with maximum sustained winds of at least 39 miles per hour;
WHEREAS, as...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that passengers riding in large commercial trucks will be required to use seat belts whenever the vehicles are operated on public roads in interstate commerce. Effective August 8, 2016,...
Pursuant to section 5513 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (P.L. 114-94), the letter-report provides a determination that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s current research: (a) does not conflict with existing electronic screening systems or create...
The severe weather and flooding event that began on May 26, 2016, and that continues, has caused a disaster in Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Coleman, Colorado, Erath, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Hidalgo, Hood, Jasper, Kleberg, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Lubbock, Montgomery, Palo...
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the state of Michigan in the Governor; and
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FMCSA/FRA Public Listening Sessions on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Kentucky-licensed truck driver William R. Eichhorn to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. ...