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FTA Issues Safety Advisory to Collect Information on Third Rail System Hazards
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) this week issued Safety Advisory 16-2 to collect...
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FMCSA Declares Kentucky 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 Kentucky-licensed truck driver William R....
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USDOT Releases Failure Investigation Report for May 2015 Plains All-American Pipeline Spill in Santa Barbara, California
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced today that it has completed its investigation of...
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DOT Bans E-Cigarettes From Checked Baggage
Charging the devices and/or batteries on board an aircraft also prohibited
WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to improve transportation safety, the U.S....
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US Department of Transportation adds NXP Security Technologies to Smart City Challenge
AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will expand its partnership with ...
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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Million for Repairs to Roads Throughout Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal...
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March 2016 Complaints About Airline Service Down From Previous Year and February 2016
WASHINGTON – Airline consumer complaints filed with DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division in March 2016 were down 17.7 percent from March 2015 and down 5.0...
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News Digest - DOT 54-16
BTS Releases Rail Network Spatial Dataset - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the rail network and rail nodes portion of the...