By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the online ticket agent Orbitz $60,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 42-13 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Alaska-licensed motorcoach driver Steven Forrest McKinley, II, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued an industry-wide Safety Advisory to help ensure railroads adhere to federal regulations regarding maximum authorized train speed limits. The advisory contains four recommendations to ensure railroads comply with speed restrictions through appropriate operating policies, procedures and effective implementation.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: TIFIA Financing Could Leverage Up to $50 Billion in Transportation Investment
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 51-13 WASHINGTON— U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, along with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Double Happyness Bus Company Prohibiting the Illegal Sale of Bus Tickets to Consumers.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 13-12 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $28 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Damaged Transportation Links in Federal Parks and Recreation Areas in New York and New Jersey WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $28 million will be made ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Issues Transportation Statistics Annual Report.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 9-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Updates Environmental Review Process to Cut Red Tape and Move Critical Transit Projects Ahead More Quickly and Efficiently Changes will help expedite emergency relief funds for Hurricane Sandy recovery WASHINGTON, D.C. — In keeping with President Obama’s emphasis ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined AirTran Airways $60,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the overwhelming demand for TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants has once again far surpassed the available funding.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Also Meets with California Manufacturers, Suppliers
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 38-13 News Digest FMCSA Eliminates Redundant Regulation on Interstate Truck and Bus Drivers, State Licensing Offices. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it has eliminated a reporting regulation for interstate commercial ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 90-13 “President Obama has made protecting our environment a top priority, and today’s Executive Order is just the latest example of the administration’s commitment to strengthen our resilience to the impacts of climate change. At the Department of Transportation (DOT), we share in this commitment ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: April 2013 U.S. Airline System Passengers Down 0.9% from April 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: October 2012 Passenger Airline Employment Down 1.3 Percent from October 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: OST 129-12 NEW YORK – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today attended the reopening of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, formerly known as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, for cars traveling between Brooklyn and Manhattan. LaHood highlighted the Obama Administration’s continued efforts to support the restoration ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 137-12 Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, None Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in October Airlines reported two tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights but no tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: MARAD 08-13 U.S. Maritime Administration Announces $9.46 Million in Support of Shipyards Nationwide Small Shipyard Grant Program Creates Jobs and Increases Economic Competitiveness JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced $9.46 million ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: New Station Improves Access to Amtrak Service, Passenger Amenities
