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U.S. DOT PROPOSES SPEED LIMITERS FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Requirement could save lives and more than $1 billion in fuel each year           

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that the Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) propose equipping heavy-duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways, and requiring those devices be set to a maximum speed, a safety measure that could save lives and more than $1 billion in fuel costs each year.

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $7 Million in Funding for Innovative Research to Improve Public Transportation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced an opportunity https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/applying/notices-funding/safety-research-and-demonstration-srd-program to apply for $7 million in federal funding for projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to improve safety for public transportation workers and passengers.

FMCSA Launches New Safety Campaign to Raise Awareness about Sharing the Road with Large Trucks and Buses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the launch of its new safety-focused campaign, “Our Roads, Our Responsibility,” to raise public awareness about how to operate safely around large trucks and buses, or commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).

News Digest DOT 98-16

FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory Related to the Possession and Use of Battery-Powered Portable Electronic Smoking Devices in or Around Commercial Motor Vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice and information to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) concerning incidents that have occurred relating to the possession and use of battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices [e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery syst

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Rule to Improve Bus Testing, Safety, Reliability

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Final Rule that will improve the process for ensuring the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with FTA dollars. The new rule will establish a set of minimum performance standards, a standardized scoring system, and a pass-fail threshold that will better inform local transit agencies as they evaluate and purchase buses for use in their communities.

PHMSA Proposes $1.6M in Civil Penalties for Safety Violations Following Fatal 2015 Louisiana Compressor Station Explosion

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today proposed $1.6 million in civil penalties and issued a Notice of Probable Violation (NOPV) and a Proposed Compliance Order to the Transcontinental Pipeline Company (Transco) for violations of the Federal pipeline safety regulations.

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