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News Digest DOT 108-14
FMCSA Announces Intention to Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Drivers. ...
October On-Time Performance Slightly Down From September 2014
WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 80.0 percent in October, down from the 81.1 percent mark in September 2014, according to the U.S. Department of...
U.S. Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Billion Annual Paperwork Burden for U.S. Trucking Industry
Final Rule Marks Obama Administration’s Largest Paperwork Reduction
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that, effective Dec. 18,...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $5 million in competitive grant funds to enhance public transit...
FHWA Celebrates Opening of Kennebec Bridge in Central Maine
RICHMOND and DRESDEN, Maine – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration today celebrated the opening of the newly built Kennebec Bridge (...
U.S. Department of Transportation Declares Florida Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Florida-licensed truck driver James H. Patterson to be an imminent hazard to...