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Agency News

05/09/2008—Presidential Proclomation, National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2008.
04/29/2008—Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Launches DOT's Blog
04/10/2008—OIG Testimony: Key Safety Challenges Facing the FAA
03/31/2008—DOT Proposal Revolutionizes Rail Hazmat Tank Car Safety, Improves Puncture Resistance, Limits Speed, and Phases Out Oldest from Most Toxic Service

03/12/2008—Department of Transportation Releases Study of Potential Environmental Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure in U.S. Central Gulf Coast

03/10/2008—U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Announces Agreement To Limit Flights at Newark, Efforts to Accelerate NextGen

03/10/2008—U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Announces Agreement To Limit Flights at Newark, Efforts to Accelerate NextGen

03/05/2008—TSA Announces Expansion of 'Diamond' Self-Select Lanes

03/04/2008—Train Accidents Decline for Third Consecutive Year, Other Rail Safety Data Improves

02/13/2008—U.S. DOT Takes Action to Reduce Train Accidents Caused by Human Error, Greater Accountability Placed on Railroad Management and Employees for Safety

02/12/2008—Dangerous Goods Advisory Bulletin: Ethyl Chloride in Aluminum Cylinders

01/15/2008—New 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook Coming

01/15/2008—DOT to Address Cargo Tank Rollovers

01/31/2008—Important Change in International Land and Sea Travel Document Procedures

01/07/2008—Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in October 2007

12/28/2007—US DOT Hazmat Safety Rule to Place Limits on Lithium Batteries Carried by Passengers Aboard Aircraft Effective January 1, 2008

12/27/2007—Highway Signs to Get Brighter, Safer Under New Federal Requirements
New Rules on Highway Sign Retroreflectivity Issued This Week

12/26/2007—FMCSA Proposes Rule with Mandatory Training Requirements for Commercial Driver’s License Applicants

12/14/2007—FAA Statement on Pilot Retirement Age

12/11/2007—FMCSA Announces Retention of Limits on Truck Driver Hours of Service

11/23/2007—Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.59 Million in Grants for Innovative Highway Technologies

11/07/2007—New FAA Rule Boosts Aircraft Wiring Safety

11/05/2007—Safety Rules Reinforced with Satellite Technology for Mexican, U.S. Trucks Participating in the Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project

10/31/2007—BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for August: August Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.2 Percent from August

10/01/2007—$250,000 Grant Boosts Hazardous Materials Response Training Around the Nation

10/01/2007—DOT Grants $372,000 to American Indian Tribes to Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training

10/01/2007—DOT Grants $12.8 Million to First Responders and Emergency Workers to
Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training

09/28/2007—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Opens Comment Period For Revised Edition of “How to Use the Hazardous Materials Regulations”

09/06/2007—Issues Pertaining To The Proposed NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project

09/06/2007— U.S. & Mexican Trucking Companies Cleared to Operate Beyond the Border; DOT Provides Details on Steps Taken to Ensure Safety of Year-Long Demonstration Project in Response to Latest Inspector General Report

09/05/2007—FAA Issues Final Decision on Airspace Redesign

09/04/2007—FRA Proposed Rule Promotes Adoption of Advanced Train Braking Technology To Improve Rail Safety and Efficiency

08/22/2007Canada Gazette: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

08/09/2007—New US DOT Rule to Ban Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Shipments on Passenger Aircraft Finalized

08/03/2007—Despite TSA's Lift on the Cigarette Lighter Ban, DOT's Hazmat Rules Still Hold Restrictions

International Transportation Agency News

05/08/2008—Airline Industry Sees Fewer Fatalities
04/03/2008—UN Committee of Experts to Consider New Regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities

03/06/2008—IMO Convention Adopted 60 Years Ago

02/20/2008—Regulatory Amendments Enhance Safety in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods

02/12/2008—Dangerous Goods Agreement Enters Into Force

02/12/2008—BLG Sub-Committee Agrees Technical Proposals for Reduction of Air Pollution From Ships

12/28/2007—ICAO:Sharp Focus on Safety and Environmental Protection in 2007

12/05/2007Weaker Economic Outlook Puts Drag on Cargo Growth

11/15/2007—DGAC/PHMSA Hazmat Transportation Instructor Best Practices Partnership

11/06/2007—Fifty Years of Safe Dangerous Goods

11/05/2007Paper-Free Air Freight Era Begins - IATA Launches Six E-Freight Pilot Programs

10/30/2007APL Taking Delivery of the World's First 'Ocean-Capable' 53-Foot Containers

08/31/2007—Industry Registers Record Traffic Volumes, Load Factors in July

08/02/2007— High–Level Meeting on Comprehensive Regional Implementation Plan for Aviation Safety in Africa, September 17, 2007, ICAO Headquarters, Montreal

08/02/2007— IATA Publishes an Addendum to the 48th Edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations

 

Enforcement Actions

04/2/2008—Missouri Truck Driving School Owner Found Guilty for Involvement in CDL Testing Fraud Scheme

12/05/2006—FRA Proposes Higher Fines for Violations of Federal Rail Safety Regulations

10/30/2006—U.S. DOT Fines Fung Wah for Violating Federal Safety Regulations

08/31/2006—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration August 2006 Notice of Hazardous Materials Regulations Enforcement

08/07/2006—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration July 2006 Notice of Hazardous Materials Regulations Enforcement


See Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) Enforcement Actions

 

Legislation

See Key DOT Federal Registers

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