News Archive
Strong Demand for TIGER Grants Highlights Continued Need for Transportation Investment
TIGER applications for fiscal year 2014 funding totaled $9.5 billion, 15 times more than available funding
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary...
March Airline On-Time Performance Down From Previous Year, Up from February
WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 77.6 percent in March, down from the 79.8 percent on-time rate posted in March 2013, but up from the 70.7 percent on-...
News Digest DOT 41-14
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Funding to University Transportation Centers. The U.S. Department of Transportation released $62,631,600 in grants to 33...
U.S. DOT Takes New Emergency Actions as Part of Comprehensive Strategy to Keep Crude Oil Shipments Safe
Emergency order requires railroads transporting crude to notify state emergency response commissions; safety advisory urges use of tank cars with highest integrity
WASHINGTON –...
DOT Secretary Foxx, Administrator Ferro Announce 2014 “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” Safety Belt Contest Winners
Safety Belt Usage Among Bus and Medium-to-Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Reaches New High
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that first-grader Annie...
Statement of Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx Regarding the Passing of Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar
Statement of Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx Regarding the Passing of Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar
"Chairman Jim Oberstar's passion for sound transportation policy...