Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Get quick access to information from the Department of Transportation in MA
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt, Freelance Writer The Massachusetts Transportation Department is a great starting point for many business resource links including driving records, available highway projects and roadside sponsoring programs. Whether you need to find out where to send your drivers for a DMV test, or would like to put a bid in on a highway department project, you'll find the information you need at the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation website.

Use the Department of Transportation Massachusetts website as a gateway to many other transportation-related venues. Find out the latest road closures and restrictions before your shipment leaves the dock, or keep your employees informed of any upcoming road construction and traffic hassles so they can prepare ahead of time and get to work on time.

1. Easily access potential employee driver’s driving records.

2. Get all the project information you need including applications and forms, specific requirements and dates on the Mass. Department of Transportation website.

3. Set up a traffic report link on your company server so employees can check road status before heading to or leaving work.

Search records and divisions within the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Start all your DMV searches at the Mass DOT site. Order driving records for potential employees who will be driving company vehicles, or help your employees obtain the registration and licensing they need by printing out forms and handbooks for them to read. Use online forms to access driving records and find schedules for trains, boats and more.
Try:  The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is a one-stop shop for information relating to driver's licensing, regulations and other motor vehicle information. View the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority website for specific schedules and regulations.

Get the latest traffic information regulated through the Mass. Dept of Transportation

Keep yourself and your employees informed by using one of several traffic report websites available. If your employees have easy online access to the latest traffic reports, they are more likely to get to work on time. Help them commute hassle-free by providing them with a daily morning report.
Try:  Use ETraveler from the Massachusetts Turnpike to get turnpike traffic updates, or find the latest traffic reports at BeatTheTraffic.com. Look at Boston.com for up-to-date traffic information for the greater Boston area.

Do business with the Massachusetts DOT

Whether you're looking to bid on a highway project, or want to sponsor a roadside clean up, you'll be able to find the information you need on the Massachusetts DOT website.
Try:  Check out the regulations for doing business with the Massachusetts Highway Department, or find projects through the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. To sponsor a roadside beautification project, consider the Adopt-A-Highway Program through the Department of Transportation MA.

• Even vehicle accident reports are available online at the Massachusetts Dept of Transportation DMV site.
• For by-the-minute traffic up dates check out the DOT Massachusetts traffic camera views available through the website.