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

Inspectors are monitoring the progress of DOT organizations in implementing prior recommendations. The post OIG report flags ...
WVVA

DOT awards two grants to Virginia Tech to track unsafe driving with cameras and train high school drivers

Virginia Tech will use cameras, surveys and training feedback to test interventions that reduce risky driving, thanks to a ...
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DOT proposes adding fentanyl to truck driver drug testing rules

The DOT's proposed rule would add fentanyl and norfentanyl to drug testing panels for safety-critical roles such as CMV drivers, with detection thresholds as low as 1 ng/mL in urine. The fentanyl ...
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Iowa DOT says safety project is preventing wrong-way incidents

THROUGH IN THOSE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE D-O-T SAYS IT IS STOPPING MORE WRONG-WAY DRIVERS ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THANKS IN PART TO AN INITIATIVE THAT STARTED BACK IN 2021. SEE, SEVERAL SAFETY UPGRADES WERE ...
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Iowa DOT launches new driver safety course as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is launching a driver safety course designed to complement standard driver education programs. Called “Alive at 25”, the four-hour ...