News Archive
DOT Fact Sheets Highlight Grim State of U.S. Roads and Bridges
WASHINGTON – The Highway Trust Fund is set to expire on July 31. Without action from Congress, federal funding for transportation will come to a screeching halt. And with it, so will traffic in...
Airlines Report Fourteen Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, Two Tarmac Delays Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in May
WASHINGTON – Airlines reported 14 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and two tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in May, according...
U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, STATE, AND TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCE DEADLINES AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS UPDATE ON GULF CARRIER SUBSIDY CLAIMS
The U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation announced an open forum on April 10, 2015, and issued a Federal Register notice on May 5, 2015 (80...
TRAVEL ADVISORY: NHTSA Encourages Motorists to Drive Sober this Fourth of July Holiday
WASHINGTON – As one of the deadliest holidays for drunk driving crashes quickly approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety...
PHMSA Releases Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery and Accident Notification Regulatory Proposal
Proposal package requires faster notification following...
U.S. TRADE MISSION TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONCLUDES IN KENYA
NAIROBI, Kenya – A U.S. trade delegation led by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and joined by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets Arun Kumar concluded a three-nation...
U.S. Driving Nears 1 Trillion Miles In First Four Months of 2015
Nation’s Driving Increases for 14th Month in a Row
WASHINGTON – New estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal...
Veterans Transition into Civilian Jobs as Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers in Record Numbers through USDOT/FMCSA Program
WASHINGTON – More than 10,000 veterans and active duty personnel have now taken advantage of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety...