U.S. DOT: Maryland Trucking Company declared ‘imminent hazard to the public’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 17, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Maryland-based Gunthers Transport LLC an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the trucking company to immediately cease all transportation services. FMCSA issued ...

LaHood: Highway deaths lowest since 1950

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 09, 2010

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Sept. 9 released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year, the lowest number since 1950. The record-breaking decline in traffic fatalities occurred even while estimated vehicle ...

U.S. DOT releases update to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 17, 2009

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 16 released a comprehensive update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual, which has been administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) since 1971, sets the standards for road ...