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News Digest - PHMSA 19-17

DOT issues revised Regulatory Impact Analysis updating original RIA associated with electronically controlled pneumatic brake provision of PHMSA’s May 8, 2015, Final Rule titled “Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains.” The U.S. Department of...

BTS Statistics Release: July 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ July systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements rose 0.8 percent from June, rising for the seven consecutive month to 71.6 million, to reach...

News Digest - October 13, 2017

BTS Releases Freight Facts and Figures 2017 - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released Freight Facts and Figures 2017. This 12th edition is an in-depth report on the volume and value of freight flows in the United States; the extent, condition, and performance of...

American Public Transportation Association Annual Conference

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAmerican Public Transportation Association Annual ConferenceAtlanta, GAWednesday, October 11, 2017

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for that introduction, Nat [Ford, Jacksonville Transportation...

USDOT Releases 2016 Fatal Traffic Crash Data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released fatal traffic crash data for calendar year 2016. According to NHTSA data, which was collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 37,461 lives were lost on U.S...