Category: Transportation
DOT seeks input on screening & treating Sleep Apnea in bus and rail workers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that the agencies are seeking public input during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating [...]
FAA proposes Rule to streamline safety upgrades for small aircraft
Read the complete press release here.FAA proposes Rule to expedite safety upgrades for small aircraft
Rule would streamline approval of new technologies WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today proposed a rule that overhauls the airworthiness standards for small general aviation airplanes. The FAA’s proposal, which is ba [...]
Q & A – Comparison of benefits under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
Employers and employees covered by the Railroad Retirement Act pay higher retirement taxes than those covered by the Social Security Act, so that railroad retirement benefits remain higher than social security benefits, especially for “career” employees who have 30 or more ye [...]
NJT’s ‘contingency plan’ would leave 120,000 riders without service
As the March 13 deadline approaches, NJ Transit lays out a contingency plan that would leave a majority of riders without service. Read the complete story here.NJ Transit train strikes and kills Amtrak employee
Trains.com reported that an Amtrak employee was struck and killed on March 1, 2016, on the Northeast Corridor. Read the entire article here.
Hundreds rally in support of NJT union workers; strike date nears
CBS New York reported that hundreds gathered over the weekend to show their support for NJT union workers, who have worked without a new contract since 2011. Read the complete story here.