Automotive Fleet
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
NewsJanuary 29, 2013

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood to Step Down

Secretary Ray LaHood sent a letter via email to DOT employees across the country, thanking the DOT’s staff for its hard work and mentioning specific accomplishments.

Read More →
NewsJune 7, 2012

U.S. DOT Issues New Plan and $2.4M in Funding to Prevent Distracted Driving

WASHINGTON - The plan provides an outline for different groups, including lawmakers and safety organizations, to follow in order to reduce the risk distracted driving presents. The funding is for two pilot programs, one in California, the other in Delaware.

Read More →
NewsFebruary 16, 2012

U.S. DOT Issues New Distracted Driving Guidelines for In-vehicle Technologies

WASHINGTON – NHTSA and the DOT proposed new guidelines designed to encourage automakers to limit the risk of driver distraction when using communications, navigation, and entertainment technologies built into vehicles.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJanuary 26, 2010

Government Bans Trucker Texting While Driving

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood announced federal guidance to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses.

Read More →
NewsAugust 5, 2009

Summit to Address Driver Distractions

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week announced plans to hold a national summit in late September to study texting while driving and other driver behaviors that take attention off the road.

Read More →