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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Government Cracks Down On Companies' Unsafe Practices

Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry.

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06/02/12 Monday meeting with Transportation Secretary LaHood... Source: Crain's Detroit Business U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled to meet Monday morning at the office of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing with the private-sector backers of a $137 million streetcar plan for Woodward Avenue â and could announce that the project will get the $25 million in federal funding it has been seeking.
06/02/12 Bus Lines Shut Down Source: NBC - KSEE 24 - Fresno CA The federal government is slamming the brakes on more than two dozen bargain bus companies after a series of fatal accidents.
06/01/12 Ohio bans texting while driving Source: Automotive News Ohio today became the 39th state to ban texting while driving.
06/01/12 Department of Transportation shuts down 26 low cost... Source: NBC - WVLA 33 - Baton Rouge LA The federal government is slamming the brakes on more than two dozen bargain bus companies after a series of fatal accidents.
06/01/12 Feds Shut Down 26 Chinatown Bus Lines Source: The Week They're cheap, they're convenient, and according to the federal government, many Chinatown buses were also death traps.

Background on ray lahood

Raymond H. "Ray" LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is a Republican politician from Illinois who is currently the United States Secretary of Transportation, having served since 2009. Previously, he represented the Illinois's 18th congressional district in the U.S.

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