News Archive
NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined in the First Half of 2024
The number of traffic fatalities declined by 3.2 percent compared to the same period in 2023, marking the ninth straight quarter of declines In 2022, USDOT adopted a comprehensive road safety plan...
USDOT Seeks to Protect Consumers' Airline Rewards in Probe of Four Largest U.S. Airlines' Rewards Practices
Secretary Buttigieg orders airlines to provide reports, records as part of DOT inquiry aimed at protecting the value of rewards and benefits earned by travelers Inquiry follows joint CFPB-DOT...
Frequent Flyer Programs
Frequent flyer programs allow passengers to earn certain travel benefits based on the number of miles that they accrue during the course of their travel on a particular airline or group of...
Airline agents for service of process
The Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings ("Enforcement Office") has become aware that a number of U.S. and, particularly, foreign air carriers have failed to maintain an up-to-date...
National Evacuation Conference Features State-of-the-Art Evacuation Modeling and Analysis
Many recent advancements in the theory and practice of mass evacuation transportation planning, operations, and management spawned the need for a forum where practitioners,...
USDOT Tackles Distracted Driving, Gains New Safety Allies
Event at USDOT Headquarters shares best practices to reduce distraction on roadways and advance National Roadway Safety Strategy goals