News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Alison Holden of Washington, DC, Recounts Her Recovery from a Devastating Distracted Driving Injury
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you for the introduction and welcome.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Statement from Secretary LaHood on the Announcement of New CEO of California High-Speed Rail Authority
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Requests Top $13 Billion for Federal Credit Program
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA 01-13 FMCSA Orders Canadian Bus Company Mi Joo Tour & Travel to Cease Operations in the United States WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered the Canadian bus company, Mi Joo Tour & Travel of Coquitlam, British Columbia, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: September 2012 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 0.1 Percent From September 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Interagency Agreement Marks Major Milestone in Development of FTA’s New Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: On Sequestration and the Federal Aviation Administration
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: News Digest BTS Releases U.S. North American Transshipment Data. In 2010, $60.8 billion of goods shipped between the United States and countries outside of North America passed through Canada or Mexico, according to a new transshipment database released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 53-12 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Joins Kentucky, Ohio Governors for Signing of Brent Spence Bridge Agreement COVINGTON, Ky. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule on Emergency Notification Systems at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you, David, for the introduction – and for your outstanding leadership of the Maritime Administration. Thank you, all, for the warm welcome. I’m grateful for this opportunity to join you – almost exactly a year after we formally launched America’s marine highways program. But before I take your questions, I’d like to talk for a moment about what we’ve accomplished since we last came together some 363 days ago.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $54.6 million loan to Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) for the purchase of 30 new General Electric ES44AC locomotives. These diesel-electric locomotives, built in Erie, Pennsylvania, will help KCSR meet increasing economic demand, and are more energy-efficient and produce significantly less carbon emissions than the locomotives they are replacing.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FHWA 52-12 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces an Additional $10 Million in Quick Release Emergency Relief Funds for Hurricane Sandy Damage in New Jersey Brings Total of Highway Funds to $59 Million for Impacted Region WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: THE HILL Through 10 presidential administrations and 28 sessions of Congress, Americans planned and paved a state-of-the-art highway network. Our roadways connect people with school and jobs. They carry products of agriculture and industry to market. They remain the world’s envy. Simply put: No modern ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Good morning. Thank you, all, for joining us. In a moment, you’ll hear from Lisa Jackson, my friend and colleague in the cabinet, and the EPA’s outstanding administrator. You’ll also hear from Jim Guest, President and Chief Executive Officer of Consumers Union, a longtime champion for consumer rights; and Kathleen Marvaso, Vice President for Public Affairs at AAA, a tireless advocate for consumers on vehicle safety, fuel efficiency, and conservation issues.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 61-13 DOT Fines Korean Air for Violating International Baggage Liability Rule. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has assessed a civil penalty of $60,000 against Korean Air for limiting its liability for mishandling checked baggage to an amount less than allowed by an international ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: September 2012 Airline System Passengers Decline 1.1% from September 2011
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that effective immediately the FAA will place an additional air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 control towers around the country that are currently staffed with only one controller during that time.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The United States and Montenegro have concluded an Open-Skies aviation agreement that will liberalize air services for the carriers of both countries.
