Transportation Safety


Nevada Trucking Company Shut Down

FMCSA ordered JDJD Transportation, LLC to immediately cease operations, saying the company is an imminent hazard to public safety.

NYC Crash Kills '60 Minutes' Reporter

Bob Simon, 73, died in a Feb. 11 car accident, the show’s executive producer announced.

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations to Ensure Alertness Devices Work as Intended

The recommendations are for the Federal Railroad Administration, the Association of American Railroads, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and the American Public Transportation Association.

EUROCONTROL Video Explains New Aircraft Locating System

GADSS, which will be implemented "over the next few years," will be a system that tracks aircraft all the time and in all conditions.

DOT Announces Increased Oversight, Civil Penalty for Wheelchair Lift Manufacturer

Ricon Corp. will have to pay $1.75 million, the department announced.

$120 Million Loan Funds Improvements to Chicago Blue Line

The loan will upgrade tracks and stations between the downtown Loop and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

FMCSA Funding Study of Truckers' Restart Breaks, Fatigue

VTTI reported that Hanowski and his team will recruit about 250 truck drivers from fleets of various sizes -- long-haul, short-haul, and regional -- for the on-road study and will compare five-month work schedules of drivers.

NTSB Announces Slight Drop in 2013 Transportation Fatalities as Rail Deaths Rise

Acting Chairman Christopher Hart said transportation fatalities decreased by 3 percent that year.



This photo in the NTSB letter to FRA

NTSB: Strengthen Requirements for Passenger Railcars' Vulnerable Ends

The safety board sent that recommendation on Feb. 2 to Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

Malaysia Declares Flight 370 Disappearance an Accident

The 239 passengers and crew on board have been declared dead, but the recovery operation continues.

Dr. Richard Compton Receives 2015 Robert F. Borkenstein Award

The National Safety Council cited his research on human factors and programs to reduce impaired driving casualties.

NHTSA Adding Two Technologies to NCAP

Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the agency is adding two automatic emergency braking systems to the recommended advanced safety features included under its New Car Assessment Program.

DOT Announces $1.33 Billion Loan for Seattle Regional Light Rail Extension

The loan will go to Sound Transit's Link Light Rail.

Report Suggests Expanding Licensing Requirements to Reduce Teen Driver Crashes

The report from the National Safety Council and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation is based on extensive research and proven crash prevention tactics.

The Coast Guard is holding the public meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to get public comments on its proposed rule to standardize the security requirements of cruise ship terminals.

Coast Guard Sets Meeting on Cruise Ship Terminal Security Rule

The Feb. 9 public meeting in Hollywood, Fla., is the agency's opportunity to get public comments about the proposed rule.

Driver William D.W. Scott

Washington State DOT Posts Bridge Height Trip Planning Tool

WSDOT was already updating its bridge clearance information when a truck impact caused part of the Skagit River Bridge to collapse in May 2013. The online tool is part of the department's response to that accident.

NSC Applauds NTSB's Most Wanted List

The annual summary of transportation policies includes addressing distracted driving, substance impaired driving and medical fitness for duty.

NTSB Investigating DC Subway Incident

NTSB Investigating DC Subway Incident

One passenger died while dozens of others were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation in an incident in the nation's capital.

FMCSA to Award $30 Million in State Grants to Advance Real-Time Safety Technologies

States are encouraged to apply for annual CVISN and PRISM grants.

OSHA Orders Pilot to be Reinstated after Being Illegally Fired

OSHA also ruled that Air Methods Corp. must pay more than $166k in back wages and damages.

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