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NTSB issues report on deadly Amtrak passenger train derailment

June 25, 2019
On December 18, 2017, at 7:34 a.m. Pacific standard time, southbound Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) passenger train 501, consisting of 10 passenger railcars, a power railcar, a baggage railcar, and a locomotive at either end, derailed from a bridge near DuPont, Washington.
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Transportation Secretary Chao: Safety is #1 priority

June 24, 2019
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao delivered the keynote address at the 2019 U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Here is Secretary Chao’s speech: Let me give a shout out to our Department of Transportation employees across the country who are watching this important Safety Summit from your offices.
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Space, the final frontier, gets regulated

June 19, 2019
The U.S. Department of Transportation is in the midst of building a regulatory framework in order to “retain United States leadership and enable the limitless potential and possibilities of commercial space.” That’s the message delivered by Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Daniel K. Elwell recently in Le Bourget, France, to an aerospace industry Commercial Space Panel at the Paris Air Show.
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School bus driver's medical condition a factor in fatal crash, fire

June 19, 2019
By allowing someone with a known physical impairment to drive a school bus, an Iowa school district is partly responsible for a 2017 crash and fire that killed both the driver and a female student who was his passenger. That determination is part of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation into the Dec. 12 incident in Oakland, Iowa involving a bus operated by the Riverside Community School District.
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J. J. Keller launches new ‘Transport Daily Insight’ Alexa skill

Get a daily dose of transport insight from J. J. Keller’s trusted team of industry experts
June 18, 2019
To help promote ongoing motor carrier compliance, J. J. Keller — the nation’s leader in transportation regulatory compliance — has unveiled its NEW transport daily insight skill for Amazon Alexa. Linked to their popular transportation newsletters as part of the J. J. Keller Compliance Library, this intuitive Alexa skill delivers on-demand, transport-related compliance tips each day — and enabling it is quick and easy!
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Captain, deckhand go down with the ship due to pilot’s inexperience

June 14, 2019

The sinking of a towboat in the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans last March that killed two mariners is being blamed on the towboat company, in a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A Marine Accident Brief issued by the agency said the company’s decision to ignore its own pre-employment hiring procedures led to an inadequately vetted pilot on board the Natalie Jean, a towing vessel on which he did not have previous experience.


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California, feds battle over bus driver meal, rest breaks

June 12, 2019
In a state v. federal fight regarding worker protections, California and the bus industry are butting heads over hours of service (HOS) regulations. The latest salvo was fired this week, when California Attorney General Xavier Becerra urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to deny a petition by the American Bus Association (ABA) that claims California labor protections for bus drivers are preempted by federal law.
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Driving Dynamics modernizes its flagship hands-on training course, releases updated 2019 open enrollment schedule

June 6, 2019
Driving Dynamics Inc., a provider of driver safety training and risk services for fleet-based organizations that operate light-to-heavy duty vehicles in North America and around the globe, announced today enhancements to its legacy advanced performance behind-the-wheel safety training program, DriveReady Advantage™ (DriveReady) and publication of the summer-fall open enrollment schedule for the course.
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Contractors to drivers: Go slow in highway work zones

Associated General Contractors of America tries to reduce risk to workers
May 29, 2019
Some 67 percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). In response, association officials have launched a new radio and media campaign urging drivers to slow down and remain alert in highway work zones.
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