News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Fine is First Penalty Under New Advertising Requirements
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 32-13 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas-licensed truck driver Ruben Galindo to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: 30-Mile Project Creates Roughly 4,700 Construction-Related Jobs and Reduces Travel Times
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $100,000 for failing to appropriately record and respond to complaints about the carrier’s treatment of passengers with disabilities, violating DOT’s rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act which prohibits discrimination in air travel on the basis of disability.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 19-13 D.C.-Based Washington DC Party Shuttle/Onboard DC Tours Declared Imminent Hazard to Public Safety WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Washington, D.C.-based passenger carrier Washington DC Party Shuttle, which ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Amadeus, a global distribution system (GDS), $95,000 for providing software to travel agencies that resulted in their websites failing to disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement. Amadeus is the first GDS to be fined by DOT.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 140-12 Six New Initiatives Would Reduce Burden on Small Businesses, Save Taxpayer’s Money WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced six new actions it will take to eliminate out-of-date or duplicative paperwork, saving taxpayer dollars and reducing the workload for ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 75-13 DOT Fines United for Failing to Make Timely Refunds; Airline Also Filed Inaccurate and Late Reports The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined United Airlines $350,000 for failing to make prompt refunds to consumers. The Department also cited the airline for filing inaccurate ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: In an effort to prevent fatal crashes, FMCSA has issued as many imminent hazard orders placing carriers out-of-service in the past two years as in the previous 10 years combined; agency seeks regulatory and enforcement authorities from Congress
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 133-12 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in its continuing effort to protect airline consumers, has assessed a $50,000 penalty against the online ticket agent Travelzoo for failing to properly disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement, and ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 36-13 The U.S. Department of Transportation is currently reviewing a motion filed by two airline industry associations, Airlines for America (A4A) and the Regional Airline Association (RAA), requesting a moratorium of the tarmac delay rule in light of sequestration-related furloughs by the Federal ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Under 1 Percent of Flights Cancelled in May
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: John Sligting of Round Lake Beach, Illinois Remembered by His Daughter Charlene as Father’s Day Approaches
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: MONTREAL – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today signed an agreement to make flying safer around the globe through the exchange of safety information between the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and international aviation bodies.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $1.195 billion in high-speed rail funds originally designated for Wisconsin and Ohio will be redirected to other states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States. Wisconsin has suspended work under its ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Every time gas prices rise, families and businesses feel the pinch. Outraged politicians habitually respond with a lot of talk, but little action. When nothing gets done, the people they serve still are stuck with the bill. During my three decades in Washington — as a staffer, as a Congressman, as part of President Obama's cabinet — I have watched it happen over and over again.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Public Demand for High-Speed Rail Continues to Exceed Available Dollars in Latest Round of Awards
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 2-13 FMCSA Orders Two Drivers from Canadian Bus Company Mi Joo Tour & Travel to Cease Operations in the United States
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Daylight Saving Time to Begin Sunday, Mar. 13, for Most Americans.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Michael, for the introduction. Thank you all for joining us.
