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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2011

FMCSA orders N.C. operator to cease services

ATA Trail was immediately shut down after FMCSA safety investigators found the company in violation of multiple federal standards, including using drivers without the required medical qualifications, violating hours-of-service rules for drivers, operating without the proper insurance, and using vehicles that were not regularly inspected and repaired.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2011

N.Y. bus safety crackdown removes 100-plus drivers from road

The inspections, conducted between September and October, resulted in 116 bus drivers and 95 buses being taken off the road throughout the state. In the New York City area alone, 48 drivers and 26 buses were taken out of service.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2011

L.A. paratransit provider reduces claims by 50.2 percent

Results from the second quarter of 2011 show that Access Services lowered the number of claims by 50.2 percent compared to the baseline period, during which in-vehicle recording equipment was calibrated and drivers and supervisors were trained.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2011

Md.’s TransIT drivers awarded for safety, customer service

The Transportation Association of Maryland, an association of rural and urban transportation providers, named two of Frederick, Md.’s TransIT drivers as the 2011 Best in State for both fixed-route and paratransit services. Devin Naylor is Maryland’s “Fixed-Route Driver of the Year” and Tracy Carson is “Paratransit Driver of the Year.”

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

N.Y. MTA driver assaults up

There were 69 physical assaults in the first nine months of this year — compared with 57 during the same stretch last year.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

OCTA begins $600M train track project

Known as the O.C. Bridges Program, the projects will eliminate the need for drivers to waste time idling at rail crossings, waiting for trains to pass.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2011

Chicago’s Pace bus drivers honored for safety

Twenty-five bus operators won the National Safety Council’s "Million Mile" award for 2011. The program rewards safe driving for professionals who have gone 12.5 years without a preventable accident. Five of the drivers have reached the two million mile plateau for driving 25 years without a preventable accident.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2011

NTSB issues safety recs

The FHWA; AASHTO; NHTSA and the GHSA, as well as all 50 states and the District of Columbia, received recommendations for median barrier installation, communication and prohibiting driver cell phone use.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2011

FRA issues rail safety advisory

Goal is to raise awareness and ensure universal compliance with safety rules that protect employees who must physically place themselves between rolling equipment in the normal course of their work. Recommendations include ensuring the use of sound communication protocols to notify employees when going between two pieces of rolling equipment.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2011

Calif. makes cell phone ban for rail operators permanent

The decision, which was made during a Commission meeting last Thursday, also requires the installation of cameras to enforce the rule.

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