Category: Bus

FMCSA requires electronic logging devices

December 11, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the adoption of a final rule that will improve roadway safety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers’ compliance with hours-of-se [...]

Tags electronic logging devices, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, final rule, FMCSA

Reform rail/bus equipment purchases, boost jobs

December 9, 2015 $5.4 billion — that’s how much public transit agencies collectively spend on buses and trains each year. U.S. public transportation authorities are using taxpayers’ dollars to employ Americans. Well, sort of — there’s a lot of room for improvement. Thanks to weak laws and pro [...]

Tags AFL-CIO, Buy America, FAST Act, infrastructure, TTD

SMART TD praises passage of FAST Act

December 4, 2015 On December 3, 2015, Congress passed H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST ACT) by overwhelming bipartisan votes of 83 to 16 and 359 to 65 in the Senate and House respectively. The legislation is the first long-term surface transportation reauthorizat [...]

Tags alerters, Amtrak funding, ECP brakes, FAST Act, Hair Testing, infrastructure, John Previsich, John Risch, PTC, signal protection, tank car safety

FTA launches transit-oriented initiative

December 4, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has launched a nationwide transit-oriented development (TOD) initiative to encourage development near transit systems that boosts the local economy; provides easy access to jobs and serv [...]

Tags FTA, TOD, Transit-oriented development technical assistance initiative

Study finds Americans support more public transit

December 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – A new national survey reveals that more than 7 in 10 Americans support increased federal funding for the nation’s public transportation systems, including those that serve small cities, towns, and large urban areas. The survey was conducted by ORC International f [...]

Tags American Public Transportation Association, APTA, public transit

FMCSA publishes final rule prohibiting coercion

December 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the publication in the Federal Register of a Final Rule to help further safeguard commercial truck and bus drivers from being compelled to violate federal safety [...]

Tags final rule, FMCSA, MAP 21, OSHA, U.S. DOT, whistleblower

Pause to give thanks to transportation employees

November 25, 2015 It’s that time of year again. Americans across the country will get ready for the time-honored tradition of gathering with family and friends to give thanks. But first, they will agonize – possibly panic – over how to get where they’re going on the busiest travel day of the y [...]

Tags AFL-CIO, give thanks, TTD

U.S. transit bolsters security in wake of Paris attacks

November 18, 2015 Following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris that left 129 dead and hundreds of others wounded, U.S. transit agencies have stepped up security measures. Among agencies that announced tighter security yesterday is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (W [...]

Tags security, terrorist attacks, transit

Rule prohibiting driver coercion clears White House

November 17, 2015 A congressionally mandated regulation to prevent coercing drivers from violating the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations is close to becoming reality. The final rule was cleared by the White House Office of Management and Budget on Thursday, Nov. 12. The regulation has b [...]

Tags Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regulationss, FMCSA, White House Office of Management and Budget

OSHA issues final rule on retaliation, whistleblowing

November 10, 2015 WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule establishing procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the National Transit Systems Security Act (NTSSA) and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRS [...]

Tags Federal Railroad Safety Act, National Transit Systems Security Act, OSHA, retaliation, whistleblower