Jul 01 Trump administration to ease truckers’ drive-time rules By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Interest groups have lobbied for revisions they say would make the rigid "hours of service" rules more flexible. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Trump touts $1 trillion infrastructure plan at DOT By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that, thanks to him, U.S. infrastructure will "once again be the envy of the world."… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Street art inspires redesign of accessibility icon By PBS News Hour The Department of Transportation in New York City is in the middle of updating the accessibility icon, which advocates say better reflects those with disabilities. NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Sep 10 Texting while driving? Long Island DA wants to disable your phone By Corinne Segal In Long Island, drivers hooked on their phones could soon see new penalties for distracted driving. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has proposed the use of a “kill switch” to disable the phone of someone who has been convicted… Continue reading
Sep 02 U.S. rejects bid for low-cost U.S.-Europe flights By Joan Lowy, Associated Press In a case that has labor and trade policy implications, the Obama administration on Tuesday rejected a request that would have immediately permitted a low-cost air carrier to begin flights between the U.S. and Europe while the government is still… Continue reading
May 16 Watch News Wrap: Top VA health official resigns after testimony By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Dr. Robert Petzel, the top health official at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has resigned. He testified Thursday before a Senate panel on the department's failures to provide adequate care for veterans. Also, the Department… Continue watching
May 07 Emergency order requires crude oil shippers to disclose train routes By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The emergency order requires that each railroad operating trains containing more than 1 million gallons of crude oil — the equivalent of about 35 tank cars — from the booming Bakken region of North Dakota, Montana and parts of Canada… Continue reading
Mar 13 Government agency proposes ‘electronic logs’ for trucks and buses to prevent accidents By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Commercial trucks and buses that cross state lines would have to be equipped with electronic devices that record how many hours the vehicles are in operation, according to a government proposal Thursday aimed at preventing accidents by tired… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Toyota Faces Federal Probe Over Prius Brakes The bad news continues for Toyota, as brake problems surface in the company's popular Prius model this week. The Transportation Department is considering an investigation, after receiving 124 complaints about the possible brake-power issues. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch News Wrap: East Coast Digs Out From Wintry Deluge In other news, states in the Mid-Atlantic spend the first official day of winter digging out from a record weekend blizzard, and the Obama administration announced new rules for tarmac delays. Continue watching