FMCSA News

South Carolina-based Motorcoach Company Deemed an Imminent Hazard by FMCSA

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Hardeeville, S.C.-based passenger carrier The People’s Choice, USDOT No. 1298771, to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its vehicles and drivers pose an imminent hazard to public …

New Safety Regulations to Reduce Truck Driver Fatigue in Effect

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that new federal regulations designed to improve safety for the motoring public by reducing truck driver fatigue took effect on July 1, 2013. “Safety is our highest priority,” …

FMSCA Orders N.C. Van Company Off the Road For Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared North Carolina-based ATA Trail Inc. an imminent hazard to public safety, and ordered the passenger van company to immediately cease all transportation services. FMCSA issued an imminent …

Kansas Will Get $5M to Improve Truck, Bus Safety

Kansas is getting more than $5 million in federal funds to improve truck and bus safety. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne S. Ferro made the announcement last week in Goddard. The grants include nearly $4 million for the Kansas …

Nationwide Passenger Bus Safety Inspection Sweep Announced

Federal, state and local police began conducting thousands of surprise safety inspections of motorcoaches, tour buses, school buses and other passenger vehicles across the country as part of a nationwide Passenger Carrier Strike Force. The two-week inspection sweep will continue …