
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 46-13 Secretary Foxx Announces Proposal to Save Trucking Industry $1.7 Billion Annually by Eliminating Major Paperwork Burden Proposed rule would maintain safety inspections while eliminating unneeded paperwork WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a proposal ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Statement by Secretaries Clinton and Lahood

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Friday, Apr. 12, 2013 Statement from Secretary LaHood on the New International Trade Crossing The New International Trade Crossing will be much more than just a bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario - as those who have worked so hard to move this project forward know, it will be an economic ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 33-13 NEWS DIGEST BTS’ National Transportation Statistics Updated. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), today updated National Transportation Statistics (NTS) – a web-only reference ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Several recent incidents involving tire blowouts on passenger buses have prompted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to take a closer look at the potential cause of these incidents. In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), FMCSA has conducted ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Trucks Transported 60.6% of U.S.-NAFTA Trade in April 2013

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Volaris Fined for Failing to Disclose Baggage Fees

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: August 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Down 2.2 Percent from August 2012

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 78-13 DOT Fines Virgin America for Failing to Make In-Flight Safety Videos Accessible to Passengers with Hearing Impairments The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Virgin America $150,000 for failing to make its in-flight safety video accessible to passengers with hearing impairments. ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good afternoon. Thank you, Monte [Belger], for the introduction and congratulations on your new gig. We look forward to working with you. Before we get too far along, let me also say to Lisa [Piccione]: On behalf of President Obama and the U.S. Department of Transportation, thank you for your extraordinary service to the Aero Club and the traveling public.

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: November 2012 Airline System Passengers Up 0.8% from November 2011

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: $28 Million DOT Grant for New Dearborn, MI Train Station Will Help Revitalize West Downtown District, Serve Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village.

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 18-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Launches “Protect Your Move” Campaign to Help Consumers Spot the “Red Flags” of Moving Fraud WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the launch of its new moving fraud prevention ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 22-13 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared North Carolina-licensed truck driver Johnny Allen Spell to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 27-13 FMCSA Orders Mexican Bus Company Autobuses Zacatecanos to Cease Operations in the United States WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Mexico-based passenger carrier Autobuses Zacatecanos, LLC, to cease U.S. operations ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PDF | Excel Five Years: Freight Transportation Services Index, May 2008- May 2013 Source for Recession Dates: National Bureau of Economic Research, US Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in May from April, ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: News Digest FMCSA Final Rule Helps Consumers Protect Their Move and Eliminates Unnecessary Burdens for Moving Companies. This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule that strengthens protections for consumers moving their ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BALTIMORE – U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari and Federal Transit Administrator (FTA) Peter Rogoff today participated in a groundbreaking to replace the Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) aging Kirk Avenue bus maintenance garage with a modern facility that will improve ...

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PHMSA Launches Online Database of Hazardous Materials Incident Reports.

By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Freight Shipments Rose 1.7% in November from October