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FMCSA Holds Random Testing Rate at 25 Percent for 2017

The agency announced it is maintaining that rate for regulated motor carriers during the 2017 calendar year.

Washington's Subways Operating Extra Hours New Year's Eve

The transit agency said information about 2017 SafeTrack surges will be announced in early January, but there would be no scheduled maintenance on the Metrorail system over the Christmas or New Year's holiday weekends.

This Amtrak photo shows one of its trains traveling along the Northeast Corridor. (Amtrak photo by Chuck Gomez)

DOT Reveals Plan for Northeast Corridor Upgrade

"The Department of Transportation believes that investing in this vision for the Northeast Corridor must happen—because rail does more than take us places; it provides us with opportunities and connects us to the future," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

$75 Million Awarded for Utah Transit Authority's Bus Rapid Transit

The line will connect two communities south of Salt Lake City.

FAA Issues Final Rule on Small Airplane Safety Standards

The rule will streamline approval of new technology, according to the agency.

E-Cigarette Sparks Fire on American Airlines Flight

No one was hurt on the flight, which made an emergency landing in Arkansas.

States Agencies Stressing Holiday Driving Safety

Winter weather this week across the Midwest and New England is causing agencies to remind motorists to drive carefully and safely, now and throughout the holiday season.

DOT Announces Funding for Technology to End Drunk Driving

The agency is urging the driving public to "drive sober or get pulled over."



DOT Proposes Rule Advancing Connected Vehicle Technology

The proposed rulemaking would allow for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication.

Delay Reduction Technolooy Now Available at Chicago O'Hare and Midway

Data Comm helps reduce delays by making pilot-controller communications shorter and more accurate, FAA announced.

FAA Suspends Certificate of Atlanta Technical College

The agency says the school failed to maintain approved grade, attendance, and make-up reports for students.

This photo shows the final position of the transit bus and the school bus. (Maryland Transportation Authority Police photo)

School Bus Driver in Maryland Crash Unauthorized to Operate Commercial Vehicle: NTSB

Because a medical certificate was not on file, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration notified the school bus driver about two months before the Nov. 1 crash that he was no longer authorized to operate a commercial motor vehicle, NTSB reported.

Michigan Welcomes Self-Driving Vehicles

Safety requirements that pertain to the testing of autonomous vehicles will apply to autonomous vehicle operation, and the law allows for automated vehicle platoons, where vehicles travel together at electronically coordinated speeds, and authorizes on-demand autonomous vehicle networks.

DOT Proposed Rule Will Protect Airline Passengers from Being Exposed to Voice Calls

Airlines would have to disclose in advance if they allow voice calls on flights.

NTSB Holding Hearing on Texas Balloon Accident

The July 30, 2016, crash in Lockhart, Texas, killed the pilot and 15 passengers. The board's Dec. 9 hearing will examine the circumstances of the accident and the larger issues involving the safety of hot-air ballooning, including commercial balloon operations, training and decision-making, regulation and oversight, and medical factors.

New Chief of ICAO Air Navigation Commission Appointed

Hajime Yoshimura will serve a one-year term as president of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission beginning on Jan. 1, 2017. It is the UN civil aviation organization's main technical body.

U.S. Driving Tops 2.4 Trillion Miles in First Nine Months of 2016

Gains were shown in nearly every state, according to a FHWA report.

NTSB Meeting on 2014 Freight Trains' Collision

The August 2014 collision of two Union Pacific Railroad freight trains in Hoxie, Ark., prompted the safety board to issue urgent safety recommendations to help ensure that electronic alertness devices ("alerters") work as intended on trains.

FMCSA Final Rule Establishes Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

The database will service as a repository for records of violations.

NTSB Opening El Faro Docket Dec. 13

The U.S.-flagged cargo ship sank in October 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin, with the loss of all 33 crew members on board.

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