Operator Classification

In March 2013, PHMSA and the FRA began planning Operation Classification, also known as The Bakken Blitz. It involved joint activities at all phases of transportation to investigate to determine if shippers were properly...

Operation Safe Delivery Update Report

Marathon Oil Company Notice of Probably Violation

Hess Corporation Notice of Probable Violation

Call to Action

In response to recent accidents involving crude oil shipments by rail in the U.S. and Canada, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has issued a "Call to Action," calling on rail company executives, associations, shippers, and others to discuss how stakeholders can prevent or mitigate the...

Letter from Secretary Foxx on Call to Action on Rail Safety

Safe Transportation of Energy Products Overview

Nearly a million shipments of hazardous materials move throughout the U.S. each day. While most of these shipments reach their final destinations without incident, accidents can and do occur. Enhancing the safe transport of crude oil by rail is one of the Department’s top priorities. DOT...

Definitions

Safe Travel Overview

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration develops and enforces regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation's 2.6 million mile pipeline transportation system and the nearly 1 million daily shipments of hazardous...

PHMSA and Pipelines FAQs