News and reports from the Department of Transportation.

The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) has recently released three new publications in support of its mission to advance transportation innovation for the public good.

The National Transportation Safety Board has called on the Federal Aviation Administration for the second time to require carbon monoxide detectors in general aviation aircraft, the agency said in a safety recommendation report released Thursday.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy Thursday praised the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for developing a new rating program to evaluate partial automation systems safeguards.

Five years after the Jan. 17, 2017, Edgemont, South Dakota, tragedy in which two railroad roadway workers were struck and killed by a BNSF train, the National Transportation Safety Board continues to advocate for implementation of recommendations addressing rail worker safety as a result of its investigation.

The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) today announced new ratings for six projects seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, helping them through the process of receiving a grant to expand or build new transit systems.

The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) today announced new ratings for six projects seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, helping them through the process of receiving a grant to expand or build new transit systems.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $10.3 million in Tribal Transit Program grant awards to 36 Tribal governments for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Robin Hutcheson will become the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As Deputy Administrator, Ms. Hutcheson will serve as the Acting Administrator.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared West Palm Beach based Professional Marine Hauler’s LLC, USDOT No. 3574084, to be an “imminent hazard” to public safety and has ordered the company and its principals, Claudia Angeligue Abreu and Ariel Martinez, to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations.

The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.