Category: Bus

FMCSA issues regulatory guidance

November 6, 2015 FMCSA has issued regulatory guidance concerning the editing of records created by automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRD) to make clear that drivers may review or edit their AOBRD records, annotate and correct incorrect records, and certify the accuracy of the informatio [...]

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Right-to-work proposal introduced in Ohio

October 23, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Cincinnati, Ohio lawmaker introduced his plan to bring a right-to-work law to Ohio despite opposition from fellow Republicans. The proposal from Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Mount Lookout) would prohibit mandatory union membership at workplaces. The change would gi [...]

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FMCSA, FRA begin work on sleep apnea rulemaking

October 21, 2015 WASHINGTON – If left untreated, sleep apnea poses serious risks to anyone who sits behind the wheel of a commercial motor vehicle or climbs into the cab of a locomotive. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rece [...]

Tags FMCSA, FRA, Sleep Apnea, U.S. DOT

FMCSA awards grants for veterans as bus drivers

October 9, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced nearly $2.3 million in grants, double the amount provided in 2014, to 13 technical and community colleges across the country to help train veterans and the [...]

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First Student maintenance workers ratify contract

October 9, 2015 The maintenance workers of First Student Inc. of Bus Local 1908 in Rochester, N.Y. have ratified a four-year agreement. The agreement was approved with 17 members voting for the agreement and one against, for a total of 18 votes. A collective effort improved work rules, crea [...]

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Metro's top 100 bus survey results announced

October 6, 2015 With public transportation usage growing around the nation, many agencies are looking at ways to attract millennials, who are looking for more options and driving less and less, according to respondents of METRO’s Top 100 Bus Fleets survey. The Metropolitan Transportation Aut [...]

Tags Big Blue Bus, bus, NJ Transit, SEPTA, transit

FTA's TRACS reports on fatigue and worker assaults

October 5, 2015 WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has recently accepted two reports from the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), a safety committee established by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and compromised of transit industry stakeholders. In Es [...]

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FTA issues guidance on implementing ADA

October 5, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today published detailed guidance to transit agencies on how to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Since the ADA became law in 1990, FTA has ensured that transit syst [...]

Tags ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Federal Transit Administration, FTA

Transportation sector gains 3,500 jobs in September

October 2, 2015 The transportation sector gained 3,500 jobs in September as the national unemployment remained steady at 5.1 percent, according to statistics released by the Department of Labor on Friday. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said there were 4,797,800 jobs [...]

Tags BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment, jobs, transportation sector

FMCSA: commercial motor vehicle study concludes

October 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study has concluded data collection for the congressionally-mandated naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health, and fatigue [...]

Tags CMV, driver fatigue, fatigue, FMCSA, hours of service