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News Release: Daylight Saving Time to End Sunday, Nov. 6, for Most Americans.


U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Porcari Announces Agreement to Bring Intercity Bus Service to Union Station

News Release: New Partnership Will Provide Travelers with Transportation Options, Improve Rest Facilities for Drivers


DOT Fines United Airlines for Providing Inaccurate Information About Baggage Liability

News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined United Airlines $20,000 for providing inaccurate information to passengers about how much compensation they could potentially receive for lost, damaged or delayed baggage on international flights.


U.S. Department of Transportation Fines JetBlue for Not Informing Passengers of Opportunity to Leave Aircraft During Delay at Gate

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today said JetBlue Airways violated federal rules last March by not informing passengers on an aircraft delayed at New York’s JFK Airport that they had an opportunity to leave the plane as it sat at the gate with the door open. DOT fined JetBlue $90,000 and ordered the airline to cease and desist from further violations.


Freight Shipments Fell 0.6% in August from July

News Release: Freight Shipments Fell 0.6% in August from July


No Tarmac Delays Longer Than Three Hours for the Second Month in a Row

News Release: November was the second month in a row that the nation’s largest airlines reported no flights with tarmac delays of more than three hours, while the carriers reported only a slight increase in the rate of canceled flights during the month, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by ...


U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood On-Hand for Opening of New Orleans Streetcar Line

News Release: DOT 08-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood On-Hand for Opening of New Orleans Streetcar Line New Line Connects Residents, Tourists to City’s Major Attractions NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today participated in the grand opening of the Loyola Avenue-Union Passenger Terminal ...




BTS Releases North American Transportation Statistics; Personal Vehicles Entered the United States Nearly 96 Million Times in 2012

News Release: BTS Releases North American Transportation Statistics; Personal Vehicles Entered the United States Nearly 96 Million Times in 2012


U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video

News Release: 9-Year-Old Erica Forney of Fort Collins, Colorado,Remembered By Her Mother Shelley


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Reports Launch Partnership to Fight Distracted Driving

News Release: New CR poll: Younger drivers more likely to text and drive, less likely to view as a danger


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.