Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo said his agency will issue a final rule this year, followed by a requirement that freight carriers develop Risk Reduction programs.
The agency seeks comments on whether or not it should propose a rule banning voice communications via mobile devices on flights.
From 2011 to 2012, the data show a slight increase in the number of transportation fatalities and a decrease in aviation, pipeline, and marine deaths.
Under the newly proposed rule, employers would have to check the clearinghouse before hiring new workers.
The agency announced weekend work and closures will begin Feb. 14 and that PATH will be one of the country’s first rail transit systems to meet the December 2015 federal deadline for implementing the technology.
The three-day event for Grainger's customers has grown large enough for the exhibits to occupy two halls in the Orange County Convention Center's West Building.
The three newly approved models bring the total of approved devices to 23.
Due to several unsafe occurrences last year, NTSB has decided to hold a cruise ship safety forum March 25-26.
Attorney General Pam Bondi joined with legislative leaders this week to announce their support for a bill to remove the incentive for drunk drivers to flee the scene of an accident.
The agency announced that it will allow light vehicles to be equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology.
The energy company announced Feb. 4 that it has begun production from the giant platform; the company's largest floating deep-water platform in the Gulf of Mexico is located about 130 miles south of New Orleans.
The rating indicates India's civil aviation safety oversight regime does not currently comply with the international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Governors of most states in the eastern half of the United States have issued emergency orders to allow propane delivery drivers to be exempt from hours of service regulations during the second half of January.
The FAA has ordered stricter inspections of Boeing 767s, suggesting they may have consequential rivet problems.
The organization awards the money as part of the MTA’s ongoing efforts since Hurricane Sandy.
The DOT inspector general's office announced that Wisla Express, LLC was fined and sentenced to probation, and the company's owner and manager were ordered to divest themselves of all ownership interests in it.
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety released its 2014 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws.
Following a fatal accident on Interstate 75 in Gainesville, the city decided to implement safety equipment.
Unfamiliarity with safety issues also contributed to the collision, which caused one of the ships to sink and caused the death of one crewman, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada concluded.
For the first time, the safety agency's recommendations are issued in conjunction with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.