USDOT Observes Ninth Annual National Safe Digging Month

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced a grant package of more than $1.2 million for the state One-Call centers that respond to the national 8-1-1 hotline. The grants come during this year'...

DOT’s Pipeline Safety Agency Closes Record Number of Enforcement Orders for Three Consecutive Years

PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to TransCanada Oil Operations

Press Release- Corrective Action Order TransCanada

PIPELINE SAFETY, REGULATORY CERTAINTY, AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 2011

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Flammable Liquid Unit Trains Response Curriculum

WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the launch of the web-accessible Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness and Response (TRIPR) training resource, which provides emergency...

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes to Expand the Use of Excess Flow Valves in Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues First Ever Order to Stop Companies from Transporting Cylinders Filled With Experimental Gas

DOT Press Release 116-06

U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes to Require Railroads to Route Hazardous Materials Based on Range of Safety and Security Factors

Railroad companies would be required to perform a safety and security risk analysis to determine the most appropriate route for shipping hazardous...

DOT Press Release 116-06 (PDF)

Press Release

PHMSA Press Release 16-06 (Grant announcement)

New Federal Grant to Help Train Minnesota First Responders to Deal with Hazardous Materials Incidents

Police and firefighters in Minnesota will be better prepared to deal with hazardous materials incidents thanks to a new federal grant of over $262,000, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...