Senator Schumer / FMCSA Press Announcement on GPS Receivers for Commercial Motor Vehicles

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, joined by Administrator Anne Ferro of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), held two press conferences in the New York City area on March 11, 2013 to alert commercial vehicle drivers of the importance of using updated, professional-quality GPS devices to prevent routes that include height-restricted overpasses and bridges. Administrator Ferro also announced the availability of a GPS safety visor card for truck and bus drivers now downloadable at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.

Related press release: http://www.schumer.senate.gov/Newsroom/record.cfm?id=340971

Related Wall Street Journal article: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP305d8a9922414e468e7641fd907769b5.html