The decision by the International Association of Ports and Harbors earlier this month to back requiring that the weight of loaded export containers be verified before the vessel is loaded means both ports and carriers endorse it.
America’s Road Team Captains, professional truck drivers chosen by the American Trucking Associations, are offering advice on how to navigate through congested highways and extreme weather conditions to arrive at your destination safely.
The voting among projects from 36 start-up companies will take place in January.
A boarding team found the crew of the Still Mis Behavin did not have the required number of fire extinguishers or safety flares, the life raft was not mounted in the proper location, and the emergency position indicating radio beacon had expired.
The hazard for the Arctic Cat Inc. 2102 F, XF, and M models is that their headlamp fuse can fail, which the company found during production testing. The Hamilton Beach Brands Inc. toasters can begin heating as soon as they're plugged in.
The T/V Kings Pointer was the first vessel to arrive at the crash site of Egypt Air Flight 990 in October 1999.
“The number of lives affected by large disasters in the past year is simply staggering,” said Charley Shimanski, senior vice president for Red Cross Disaster Services.
The Anchorage Daily News reports the police department's increased enforcement during the past decade has reduced traffic deaths in the city by 85 percent.
Comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking are due by Jan. 12. There would be an administrative review before an out-of-service order in such a case could take effect.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Anthony Beale, who chairs the City Council Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, introduced a reform package that includes revamped training for drivers and a limit of no more than 12 hours of driving per day.
The proposed civil penalty was assessed for carrying out 49,870 flights with aircraft not incompliance with Federal Aviation Regulations, according to the agency.
Fatality and injury data from 2010 show that highway deaths fell to 32,885 for the year, the lowest level since 1949.
Health and safety issues in the automotive repair industry include injuries involving sprains and strains, cuts and lacerations, and bruises and contusions.
The Allstate Foundation and the National Safety Council released the License to Save Report on Dec. 6. They hope it will be part of the discussion of a new multi-year highway funding bill in Congress.
The five board members will participate in the Jan. 10 hearing in Washington, D.C. The agency continues to investigate the Sept. 16 crash during a race in Reno that killed 11 people and injured 74 others.
It will help users find their current location, call 911, notify friends and family, and calculate how long it is possible to run their vehicle's engine to keep warm before running out of fuel
The agency sets minimum safety standards for airplane propellers, but its regulations don't specifically define the term propeller critical part – so there are no requirements for design, manufacture, or maintenance.
The final rule takes effect Jan. 3. It does not ban hands-free phone use.
The revised materials address OSHA's Materials Handling and Storage standard that protects workers who service single-piece and multi-piece rim wheels.
The reporting threshold for calendar year 2012 for rail equipment collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, etc. is $9,500, up from $9,400 this year.