News from August 2019
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Senate Majority Leader's announcement of an FAA deal:
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today congratulated two elementary school students – a second grader from Maryland and a third grader from Missouri – as this year’s winners of the “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” Safety Belt Student Art Contest sponsored by the Commercial Motor Vehicle ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Col. Hellis: 'I'm Deeply Honored' WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today named Colonel (ret.) James Helis, Ph.D., as the new superintendent for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Helis, a 30-year Army veteran, will begin work at the Academy next month after spending the past eight ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: NHTSA 06-13 NHTSA Unveils ‘SaferCar’ App for iPhones Free mobile app provides real-time info to help consumers “Buy Safe, Drive Safe, and Stay Safe” WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a new iOS app for iPhones ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today helped kick off construction of a new 2.6-mile streetcar line that will run through the heart of Atlanta's business, tourism, and convention corridor, bringing jobs and new development to the city and reflecting President Obama’s blueprint for an America that’s built to last. The Secretary was joined at the kick off by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and local officials.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Betty, for your generous introduction, your leadership on behalf of Ohio, and your invitation to visit the beautiful campus here at the University of Akron. Congratulations on the news that the National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials will be located right here – alongside the nation’s first corrosion engineering program. It’s a well deserved honor. And thank you, all, for the warm welcome.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Assistance part of $10.9 billion emergency relief package to restore transit in 12 states and the District of Columbia
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The nation’s largest airlines reported only one flight in August with a tarmac delay of more than three hours, compared to 66 flights in August 2009, with no change in the rate of canceled flights, 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: FMCSA 40-13 New Hours-of-Service Safety Regulations to Reduce Truck Driver Fatigue Begin Today WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that new federal regulations designed to improve safety for the motoring public by reducing ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: DOT 139-12 DOT to Call for Innovative Research Proposals from Small Businesses. On Dec. 10, the Research and Innovative Technology Administration/John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center released the first FY 2013 solicitation for businesses interested in conducting research for the Department ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Second grader Caleb Zhao from Gaithersburg, MD, was the grand prize winner of last year’s "Be Ready. Be Buckled." art contest (kindergarten through second grade age group).
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Issues ‘Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving,’ Announces $2.4 Million for California, Delaware Pilot Projects
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Caribbean Airlines, a carrier based in Trinidad and Tobago, $60,000 for limiting reimbursements for lost, damaged and delayed baggage to less than consumers were entitled under an international treaty.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: Pilot Program Aims to Help Improve Condition of America’s Transit Systems, Safety of Operations.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined with Washington, D.C. officials and construction industry leaders at the construction site for D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge Project and called on Congress to pass the American Jobs Act and make significant investments in job-creating infrastructure projects. He was joined at the event by Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, DDOT Director Terry Bellamy, and Associated General Contractors CEO Steven Sandherr.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FTA 16-13 EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Sun Metro Brio Rapid Transit System (BRT) – the first 8.6-mile segment in a planned bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving El Paso. When completed, ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: U.S. Maritime Administration Approves Title XI Ship-Construction Loan Guarantee for New York Based Shipholding Group.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: FMCSA Requests Input on Proposed Changes to SMS Website: This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) began previewing proposed enhancements to its Safety Measurement System (SMS) website where companies and the public can find safety information on motor carriers. The agency undertook ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2019
News Release: First penalty assessed for a violation of the Department’s new airline consumer rules
