City audit calls for upgrades to Austin’s speed safety program

The city auditor’s office said the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department’s (ATPW) current approach to slow down ...

Discounted Wheel Warehouse Releases 2026 Work Truck Reliability Maintenance & Safety Checklist

Work trucks are the backbone of construction, delivery, and field services. A single breakdown halts operations, delays projects, and destroys your reputation. Reliable trucks protect drivers, reduce ...

Audit: Transportation Department within spending plan

Even in a year where disaster response to Hurricane Helene pushed on operations and maintenance expenditures, the North ...
Yahoo

OIG report flags ongoing safety challenges for DOT in highway safety despite declining fatalities

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) faces persistent hurdles in enhancing safety across ...
ABC15 Arizona

Audit shows investment into safety communication systems between schools, law enforcement not up to par

The report found that the systems purchased by law enforcement agencies involved only about 20% of Arizona’s public schools, which include traditional public districts and charter schools PHOENIX — A ...
Lawrence Journal-World

City of Lawrence to get nearly $400,000 from federal, state governments to support road safety audits, crossing signals

The corner of Sixth and Mississippi Streets in Lawrence. The city announced Monday it received a federal grant that will provide $400,000 for safety work along streets, including a road safety audit ...
Washington Examiner

DOT realizes road safety a concern with marijuana rescheduling

(The Center Square) – With the impending rescheduling of marijuana in the U.S., the transportation industry is searching for answers on whether it still will legally be able to test employees before ...
The Washington Post

Low-cost steps we can take to stop the surge in pedestrian deaths

Simple, low-cost solutions could bring down America’s soaring rate of pedestrian deaths, according to traffic safety experts. But states and cities have been slow to adopt them even as fatalities have ...
CCJ

Marijuana rescheduling won't affect DOT drug testing rules, agency says

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order expediting the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous substance, giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the green light ...
Valley News Live

Safety changes expected for Moorhead Schools in new year

MOORHEAD, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Safety and security changes could be coming to Moorhead schools in the new year. District leadership has received a comprehensive safety audit report and is ...
Overdrive

California sues DOT over losing $40M in federal funding due to lack of ELP enforcement

The state of California has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and FMCSA chief Derek Barrs challenging FMCSA’s decision to ...