August 2016 North American Freight Numbers

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.6 Million for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1.6 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by flooding in Wisconsin. ...

2nd-Quarter 2016 Air Fare Data

News Digest DOT 130-16

Revised 2017 Airline On-Time Reporting Directive Released - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today issued a revised annual directive detailing the requirements for the reporting of airline on-time data for calendar year 2017. In 2017, BTS will...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Matthew in South Carolina

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin road and bridge repairs damaged by Hurricane Matthew in South Carolina.

August 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation

Department is Seeking Innovators, Experts to Join Cross-Modal Committee to Shape Future of Automated Transportation Technologies

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that he will establish an Advisory Committee on...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Enhanced Protections for Air Travelers, Actions to Promote Airline Competition

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking a number of actions to enhance protections for air travelers and promote competition in the airline industry. The actions are a result of the Department’s...

FMCSA Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants to Help Train Veterans in Jobs as Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to seven technical and community colleges across the country to help train veterans and their families for jobs as commercial...

U.S. DOT and Safety Partners Highlight Teen Driver Safety Week Events

Officials hold events across country to address teen driver safety and toremind parents of “5 to Drive” safety principles for young drivers

WASHINGTON—Traffic deaths in the first half of 2016 are still going up, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway...

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