{"text":"Members of the trucking industry reacted with surprise when they learned Ray Martinez, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for about 18 months, was leaving before the end of October.\n\nMartinez’s departure was announced Thursday, Oct. 10, prompting many in the industry to praise him and say he will be missed. Martinez, who was sworn in as the agency’s sixth administrator Feb. 28, 2018, is leaving the job to oversee a Department of Transportation construction project at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The New Jersey native took the new role to be closer to home, according to the statement.\n\nRead more: https://www.truckersnews.com/trucking-organizations-praise-departing-martinez/ ","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}