News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 27-12 FMCSA Orders Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service to Shut Down WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service of Slidell, La., to immediately ...
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: BTS Releases North American Transportation Statistics; Personal Vehicles Entered the United States Nearly 96 Million Times in 2012
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 08-13 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood On-Hand for Opening of New Orleans Streetcar Line New Line Connects Residents, Tourists to City’s Major Attractions NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today participated in the grand opening of the Loyola Avenue-Union Passenger Terminal ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today said JetBlue Airways violated federal rules last March by not informing passengers on an aircraft delayed at New York’s JFK Airport that they had an opportunity to leave the plane as it sat at the gate with the door open. DOT fined JetBlue $90,000 and ordered the airline to cease and desist from further violations.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Daylight Saving Time to End Sunday, Nov. 6, for Most Americans.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Consumers Cautioned on Air Tours to College Bowl Games.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $29 Million to Fund New Research on Strengthening Transit Safety and Disaster Recovery Capabilities
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The on-time performance of the nation’s largest airlines improved in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Secretary Ray LaHood --Remarks as Prepared-- Arab American Institute Foundation Presentation of 2011 Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Good evening. Thank you for the introduction and warm welcome. We gather tonight to honor the legacy of Khalil Gibran, who reminds us still that “work is ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 37-13 Federal Highway Administrator Mendez Celebrates Opening of DFW Connector Major Dallas project opens nine months ahead of schedule DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez today joined state and local officials at the opening of the DFW ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: No Tarmac Delays Longer than Three Hours On Domestic Flights Or Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in December
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: ALLENTOWN, Pa. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today launched a national pipeline safety initiative to repair and replace aging pipelines to prevent potentially catastrophic incidents.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FTA 64-12 U.S. Department of Transportation Signs $1.55 Billion Federal Funding Agreement to Build First Rail Transit System in Hawaii WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today participated in a ceremony to sign an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of Honolulu ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Parents serve as primary influences on teenage driving behavior
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Families affected by distracted driving share their stories in new web video series
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA Orders Immediate Shut-Down of Bus Company Scapadas Magicas
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: $550 million project built with the help of $452 million in federal aid from the Federal Highway Administration
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Investments Support President Obama’s Plan to Boost Economic Development and Create an America ‘Built to Last’
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 35-13 New FHWA Report Reveals States with the Busiest Highways California, Texas and Florida Highways Among Nation’s Most Heavily Traveled WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a new report on the nation’s busiest interstates ...
