"By working together with EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop standards for the next generation of clean cars, we can set a standard that works for automakers across the country,” said DOT Secretary Ray LaHood.
Recommendations for railroad station safety include providing audible and visual warnings of approaching trains, station and platform structural improvements and, where feasible, fences to prohibit access to railroad tracks.
The U.S. transportation secretary says continued investment in infrastructure is essential to cope with growth in air traffic and to boost international trade.
Panel discussions during the March 28-29 event will help the transportation industry, the media, and investigative agencies learn how families are helped after accidents around the world.
Transport planners, airlines, and airport managers are using the estimate of 16.9 million flights as they plan air traffic control for the future.
The Feb. 22 public meeting in Washington, D.C., is part of the agency’s review of its steadily increasing approvals for movements of damaged packages or leaking tank cars that are not in compliance with hazardous materials regulations.
Reports posted by the Itar-Tass news service say about 130 people were injured by the explosion in a baggage claim area at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport at 4:32 p.m. Monday local time.
Every Member State except Sweden already requires hands-free devices if they are used while driving, but the European Transport Safety Council's recent report recommends a complete ban on mobile phone use, including hands-free.
Air carriers affected by the final rule must establish initial and recurrent CRM training for crewmembers within two years of the effective date of the rule.
Proposed by the European Air Safety Agency for adoption in April 2012, the rule is similar to FAA's September 2010 proposed reduction of duty hours. Comments on the EASA rule are due by March 20.
Several organizations are working with TRANSCAER, the voluntary national program helping responders and communities prepare for hazmat transportation incidents, as it begins a yearlong training effort in Stockton, Calif.
Under the new rule, vehicle manufacturers must develop a countermeasure for light passenger vehicles under 10,000 pounds that prevents the equivalent of an unbelted adult from moving more than 4 inches past the side window opening in the event of a crash.
FAA's NextGen and the Single European Sky program are two that Airbus ProSky will assist, according to the company's announcement.
The Collaborative Safety Research Center's charter partners are the University of Michigan, Virginia Tech, and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. Reducing driver distractions is an initial focus, and proposals from others on advanced automotive safety will be invited.
Secretary Ray LaHood supports contestant Loren Vaillancourt's efforts to educate young drivers about the dangers of distractions as they drive, and he's asking Americans who are inspired by her message to vote for her video before voting closes Thursday. State Farm's Teen Driver Safety Facebook is featuring her video and posts.
The Coast Guard published the 2011 testing rate Monday. If maritime employers had recorded an overall positive rate below 1.0 percent for two consecutive years, it could have been lowered.
Instructors at the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, Calif., tell motorcyclists that lane sharing is unsafe, even though it is not illegal. On the other coast, local traffic patrols have increased at the main gates of Camp Lejeune.
This worldwide campaign launches May 11 and has big-name support. The goal: Reducing traffic deaths 50 percent by 2020.
The agency issued the recommendations following the Aug. 9 plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and five other passengers.
OSHA has ordered the railroad, which provides commuter rail service in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, to take corrective action and pay the worker $80,500 in punitive damages and attorney's fees.