In a historic first, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
DOT Chief Chao Appeals for Trucking's Help to Combat Human Trafficking
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has rolled out several new programs aimed at combatting human trafficking with the help of the nation's trucking and other transportation segments.