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Camire Vanishes, Barrs Nominated to FMCSA Post

The Trump administration has nominated Derek Barrs to serve as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator after acting administrator Adrienne Camire inexplicably disappeared from the agency’s top post, Transport Topics reports.             Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades of public safety experience, would take a role that has seen a series of leadership changes. Camire ... [+]

USDOT Official Visits Port of Greater Baton Rouge to Officially Award MARAD Grant of $1.75 Million for Container-on-Barge Service

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen visited the Port of Greater Baton Rouge’s container-on-barge operation on December 6 while delivering his personal congratulations on the recent awarding of a $1.75 million grant to the Baton Rouge port and the Port of New Orleans. The grant will be ... [+]

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