The Department of Transportation released a comprehensive national road safety strategy on Aug. 5, alongside data showing 2025 had the second-lowest traffic fatality rate in recorded U.S. history. The fatality rate improvement reversed a troubling multi-year trend of increased traffic deaths that peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic period, when emptier

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a rulemaking on Aug. 7 to formally codify English language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers operating in the United States, citing highway safety concerns. The move reverses a prior administration’s rollback of enforcement of existing English proficiency rules under Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced $870 million in federal investments in airport infrastructure on Aug. 4, covering facilities across 44 states and two territories in one of the largest single airport funding announcements in recent memory. Funding categories include runway safety improvements and family-friendly terminal upgrades, with airport-by-airport allocations to

The Federal Transit Administration announced Aug. 7 a $1.28 billion commitment for the Utah FrontRunner 2X project, the largest single federal transit investment in the state’s history, which will increase train frequency along one of the nation’s fastest-growing commuter corridors. The project will boost passenger capacity by at least 60%

The year 2025 recorded the second-lowest traffic fatality rate on U.S. roads in recorded history, the Department of Transportation announced Aug. 5, releasing the milestone alongside a new national strategy to continue reducing road deaths. The data measures fatalities per vehicle miles traveled, the standard metric for assessing road safety

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Aug. 7 a regulatory action to permanently codify English language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers, making it more difficult for future administrations to reverse the rule. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations have long required English proficiency for commercial drivers, but enforcement has varied

The Department of Transportation announced $870 million in Airport Improvement Program funding for infrastructure projects across 44 states and two U.S. territories, the agency said, on Aug. 4. Projects include runway improvements, safety upgrades and family-friendly infrastructure enhancements. The Federal Aviation Administration simultaneously certified the funding allocations. The investment reaches

The Federal Transit Administration pledged $1.28 billion for Utah’s FrontRunner 2X project, which will increase commuter train frequency along the Wasatch Front corridor connecting Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo, on Aug. 7. The investment will boost system capacity by at least 60 percent and is one of the larger

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a certification statement regarding the Boeing 737 MAX-7 variant on Aug. 3. The long-delayed aircraft has been awaited by airlines including Southwest Airlines, which has built fleet plans around the smaller MAX variant. The MAX-7 certification is a critical component of Boeing’s production and delivery

The Department of Transportation announced $870 million in FAA Airport Improvement Program funding for infrastructure upgrades at airports across 44 states and two U.S. territories on Aug. 4. Officials described it as one of the widest-reaching single airport investment packages in recent history. The funding supports runway upgrades, safety improvements

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement addressing the certification status of the Boeing 737 MAX-7 on Aug. 3, drawing attention to the smallest and longest-delayed variant in Boeing’s 737 MAX family whose approval has been closely watched by airlines, investors, and aviation safety advocates. The MAX-7 certification has been

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced $870 million in Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grants funding runway improvements, safety upgrades, and family-friendly infrastructure at airports in 44 states and two U.S. territories on Aug. 4. The investment represents one of the largest single-day Airport Improvement Program announcements in recent FAA

A joint Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security operation removed 800 unsafe commercial trucks or drivers from roads across four states over a three-day period ending Aug. 4, officials announced. The operation, dubbed Highway Shield, is the second wave of a multi-agency enforcement initiative targeting unsafe commercial motor

The Federal Aviation Administration on Aug. 3 issued a formal statement on the certification status of the Boeing 737 MAX-7, the long-delayed variant of the 737 MAX family that has been pending agency approval for years. The MAX-7 certification decision is one of the most closely watched pending actions in

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Aug. 4 announced $870 million in airport infrastructure funding covering 44 states and two U.S. territories, one of the largest single-day airport investment announcements of the current administration. The funding flows through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and covers runway upgrades, safety improvements