News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 54-13 News Digest MARAD Unveils Virtual Tour of USNS Comet. The Maritime Administration has launched a virtual tour on its website of the USNS Comet, a non-retention vessel currently located at its Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. This 360 degree photographic tour provides the ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Releases September North American Freight Numbers: Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S. NAFTA Trade in September 2013 than in September 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: North American Transportation Statistics: Almost 93 Million Personal Vehicles Entered the United States in 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Aeroflot, a carrier based in Russia, for violating the Department’s expanded airline passenger protection rules, which took effect in January.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Representatives of the aviation industry, advocates for persons with disabilities, and current and former government officials came together today at U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) – the landmark law that banned ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: During the first 12 months after a new rule limiting airline tarmac delays went into effect, lengthy delays experienced by passengers aboard aircraft largely disappeared and only a minimal number of flights were canceled to avoid delays on the tarmac, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 81-13 Statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation on the Washington Navy Yard Shootings "As a part of the Navy Yard community, everyone at the Department of Transportation is saddened by the shooting incident this morning and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and first responders. ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Investigators suspend web of related movers in Florida and South Carolina
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Secretary LaHood Awards $6.5 Million To Ease Truck Parking Shortages in Michigan and Minnesota.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 23-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Ohio Bus Company to Cease Interstate Operations FMCSA finds company operated without proper registration WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered Toledo, Ohio-based Destiny ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. – Today, the Obama Administration launched Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2), a new and customized pilot initiative to strengthen local capacity and spark economic growth in local communities, while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely and efficiently. To accomplish this, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that U.S. manufacturers are being invited to submit bids to produce high-performance, next-generation diesel-electric locomotives.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Pilot Programs in Syracuse, NY and Hartford, CT Significantly Curb Texting and Cell Phone Use Behind the Wheel
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 35-13 FMCSA’s “Operation Quick Strike” Shuts Down South Carolina-based Passenger Carrier WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Lake City, S.C.-based passenger carrier Destiny Tours, USDOT No. 2208481, to immediately ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: BTS Releases Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Increased Safety, More Energy Capacity & Thousands of New Jobs
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Project on Short List for Competitive Federal Credit Program
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has approved a $545.9 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan that will enable the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to advance construction of a new light rail transit line along the Crenshaw corridor that will enhance access to existing transit service throughout Los Angeles.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 30-13 U.S. Department of Transportation Declares New Mexico Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New Mexico-licensed truck driver Bobby C. Cleveland ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: MARAD 05-13 WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the appointment of seven members to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Advisory Board. The USMMA Advisory Board serves as an independent body whose purpose is to examine the course of instruction and management ...
