WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued the Public Transportation Safety Program final rule that establishes procedural rules for FTA to administer a comprehensive safety program to improve the safety of federally-funded public...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor – a measure of the use of airline capacity – remained unchanged at 83.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted,...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), today announced a final rule amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to codify certain requirements of...
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.6 percent in June from May, rising for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a Safety Directive to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) requiring the transit agency to complete 12 actions to correct track integrity deficiencies in the...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Belle Glade, Florida-based Billy R. Evans Harvesting, Inc., USDOT No. 1310998, to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate operations after a...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Belle Glade, Florida-based Billy R. Evans Harvesting, Inc., USDOT No. 1310998, to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate operations after a...
FTA Launches National Online Dialogue to Seek Ideas for 5-Year Research Strategic PlanThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has launched an online dialogue to inform the agency on how it should position its research program to be forward-thinking to advance access and mobility nationwide. FTA...
Project will improve access to redeveloped areas, transit and bike-ped network
CARLISLE, Pa. – U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez was on hand today to announce a $5 million grant for a Carlisle Connectivity project. Once...
Keystone State recognized for using cutting-edge technologies to reduce fatalities and accelerate highway projects
HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau joined state and local officials today at the...