The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 83.4 percent in May, up from the 77.1 percent on-time rate of May 2011, but slightly down from April 2012’s 86.3 percent rate,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent TripAdvisor $80,000 for violating the Department’s rules on full-fare advertising, the first penalty for...

Lahood: Good News for Air Travelers

The U.S. Department of Transportation today granted an application from Hainan Airlines, a carrier of China, to provide new scheduled service between...

D.C. Circuit decision calls U.S. DOT protections "common sense"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C...

Announces $10 Million for Area Transit Safety Improvements

MIAMI – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff visited Miami-...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $36.5 million in federal funding for Massachusetts to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve...

BALTIMORE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $45 million in federal funding for Maryland to replace aging buses and transit facilities that will improve service for...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced two grants totaling $23.5 million to make air service safer and more convenient for Puerto Rico’s air travelers....

The nation’s largest airlines set record marks during the first half of this year for on-time performance, the fewest long tarmac delays, and the lowest rates of canceled flights and mishandled...

FMCSA’s Fit, Willing and Able Regulatory Policy Raises the Safety Bar For Truck and Bus Companies Seeking Operating Authority. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s...