News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: June 2013 Passenger Airline Employment Down 2.4 Percent from June 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 10-13 FMCSA Declares Massachusetts Bus Company, Santana Busline, Inc., to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety; Ordered to Cease Unauthorized Passenger Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Springfield, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Thank you for the welcome. I’m delighted to be in Iowa City – the 100th city I’ve visited since taking office – and, as you can see, I haven’t come empty handed.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 06-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $25 Million for Woodward Ave. Streetcar Project in Detroit Additional $6.5 million awarded to plan new regional bus rapid transit network DETROIT, Mich. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the M-1 Rail project ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you, Peter, for the introduction and your tireless work to bring this gathering to life. Thank you for joining us, Secretary Solis and honored guests. A special hello to the people participating remotely on www.distraction.gov, particularly the students. And welcome, everyone, to the Second National Distracted Driving Summit.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The European Commission and United States Department of Transportation (DOT) have published a report on the role of alliances in the market for transatlantic air services. The report completes a joint research project aimed at developing a greater understanding of airline alliances and the separate regulatory approaches applied by each agency to address competitive issues.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 21-13 Daylight Saving Time to Begin Sunday, Mar. 10, for Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 10, when clocks will be turned ahead one hour, providing an additional hour of daylight in the evening. Under law, daylight saving time is ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 31-13 WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is immediately making available $5 million in emergency relief funds to help New York cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by flooding in June and July in central ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FRA Develops Model State Legislation to Improve Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), together with states, developed model state legislation for use in developing bills to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings without gates or barriers. The model ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Let me quickly recognize several special guests: David Strickland, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Sheriff Craig Webre of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; Warren Diepraam, Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County, Texas; Sheriff Beth Arthur of Arlington County, Virginia; and Doug Scott, Chief of the Arlington County Police Department. Thank you for joining us.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Gina Harris of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Remembers Her 19-Year-Old Daughter, Brittanie
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: PHMSA 10-13 New Procedures Speed Approval of Fireworks Transport While Maintaining High Safety Standards WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has updated the certification process for the transport of consumer fireworks, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 47-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Fines Ticket Agent for Violating Code-Share Disclosure Rules The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the ticket agent JTB USA, Inc., $60,000 for failing to adequately disclose to consumers when flights were being operated by a different airline ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – In support of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (December 2-6), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a new strategic plan that will serve as a roadmap to ensure the safety of our nation’s growing population of older drivers and passengers.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Job-Creating Grants Announced Months Ahead of Schedule as Part of the Obama Administration’s “We Can’t Wait” Initiative
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 20-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Four Trucking Companies to Cease Operating FMCSA finds companies reincarnated an out-of-service truck company WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered four Olathe, Kan.-based ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, President Obama will deliver remarks in front of Washington, D.C.’s Key Bridge and urge Congress to pass the transportation piece of the American Jobs Act, which will make an immediate investment of $50 billion in our nation’s transportation infrastructure and a $10 billion investment ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Environmental Justice at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT Fines World Atlantic Airlines for Charter Violations Related to Direct Air’s Shutdown
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined representatives from the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta today to announce a Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $275 million to build new reversible lanes along I-75 and I-575. The 29.7-mile-long ...
