April 25, 2003 | DOT, Headlines, Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters distributed the following news release on April 24.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing new truck safety regulations that ignore a vital element— safety. Under the new regulations,...
April 25, 2003 | DOT, Headlines, Teamsters
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse appeared in the New York Times on April 25.) NEW YORK — The federal government issued new rules for truck drivers yesterday to permit them to drive more hours in one stretch but require that drivers take off more time...
April 25, 2003 | DOT, Headlines, Teamsters
(The DOT issued the following news release on April 24.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the first substantial change to the hours-of-service rules (HOS) since 1939. The...
April 1, 2003 | DOT, Headlines, TTD
(The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO issued the following press release on March 31.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), representing the vast majority of the nation’s flight attendants, today said it would refuse to...
April 1, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following press release on March 31.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most of the nation will return to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 6, when clocks will be set ahead one hour. The change will provide an...
March 24, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
(The following article by Bryon Okada and Gordon Dickson appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on March 23.) FORT WORTH — The Transportation Security Administration has had a mandate to protect U.S. airports, highways, rails and pipelines from terrorists, but...
March 19, 2003 | DOT, Headlines, TTD
(The TTD distributed the following statement.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), in sharp criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration’s delay in...
February 21, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
(The following article by Christopher Lee appeared in the Washington Post.) WASHINGTON — Norman Y. Mineta’s voice is nearly a whisper on the phone, raspy from a breathing tube doctors put down his throat for five days after operating on his back last...
February 5, 2003 | Canada, DOT, Headlines
(The following press release was issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation.) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued temporary regulations that will provide for security checks of Canadian truck and rail operators carrying...
February 4, 2003 | DOT, Headlines
(Newsday.com posted the following Associated Press article on February 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agency: Department of Transportation Spending: $53.3 billion Percentage change from 2003: +6 percent Highlights: * Would increase federal aid to states for highway...
