News Archive
HR Policy and Oversight
The HR Policy and Oversight Program ensures DOT’s policies and guidance are consistent with law and regulation. An appropriate level of oversight is provided that is consistent with law,...
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
What are CAFE Standards?
First enacted by Congress in 1975, the purpose of CAFE is to reduce energy consumption by increasing the fuel economy of cars and light trucks....
Airlines Report No Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, One Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on an International Flight in June
WASHINGTON – Airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on an international flight in June, according to the...
News Digest DOT 77-14
DOT finalizes approval of IATA Resolution 787. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved a proposal for the development of a new data transmission...
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Awards $35 Million to Help Expand Capacity, Improve Service of Chicago’s L
Grant is first in the nation to address “core capacity” expansion needs of a major urban rail transit system
CHICAGO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined...
Hyundai Agrees to Pay $17.35 Million Fine in Brake Defect Case
Automaker Failed to Report Defect in a Timely Manner
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that...