Transportation

Washington — Deputy transportation secretary nominee Steven Bradbury faced scrutiny over his past with the Department of Transportation during a Feb. 20 confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

Washington — Expanded use of in-vehicle technology for trucks can improve safety in work zones, transportation experts testified during a Feb. 12 House Highways and Transit Subcommittee hearing.

Boston — Spurred by three fatal incidents involving four roadway workers over the past year or so, the Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program has issued a statewide safety alert.

Washington — Citing technological advancements, a recent NIOSH policy update calls on employers to use “individual, quantitative fit testing” to assess the effectiveness of workers’ hearing protection devices.

Frankfort, KY — Legislation recently introduced in Kentucky is aimed at protecting tow truck drivers who remove vehicles or debris from roadways.

Washington — The American Trucking Associations is calling on lawmakers to assist in efforts to expand safe truck parking and drug testing for truck drivers.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency won’t regulate the manufacture, processing and distribution of lead wheel weights, citing “extremely low risk” of lead exposure and an ongoing phaseout of the equipment.

Washington — Department of Labor Inspector General Larry Turner and Department of Transportation Inspector General Eric Soskin are among more than a dozen IGs reportedly dismissed by President Donald Trump in recent days.

Washington — Sean Duffy is the new transportation secretary after the Senate confirmed his nomination with a 77-22 vote on Jan. 28.

Washington — Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy moved a step closer to confirmation after the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee unanimously advanced his nomination on Jan. 22.