BTS Statistics Release: 2nd-Quarter 2015 Air Fare Data

BTS Statistics Release: 2nd-Quarter 2015 Air Fare Data

News Digest DOT 02-16

BTS Releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has published the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016 – a quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics. The 19th annual Pocket Guide covers data on moving people...

U.S. Department of Transportation and Mobileye Partner to Equip Smart City Challenge Winner with Crash Avoidance Technology

LAS VEGAS – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the latest partnership in the Smart City Challenge;  the winning city's...

United Fined for Violating Airline Disability, Tarmac Delay Rules

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined United Airlines $2.75 million for violating the Department’s rules protecting air travelers with disabilities and for violating the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays.  The airline...

Maritime Administration Announces Funding Availability for Small U.S. Shipyards

Grants Will Help Modernize and Improve Efficiency at U.S. Shipyards

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the availability of $4.9 million in Federal funding to support capital...

PHMSA Releases Safety Alert for Hoverboards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a safety alert that identifies safety concerns with the transport of hoverboards containing lithium batteries.   The agency issued the alert that includes...

News Digest 12.23.15

PHMSA Withdraws Cargo Tank Motor Vehicle Wetlines Rulemaking. On December 28, 2015 the Federal Register will publish the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) notice withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking that would have amended  the Hazardous Materials...

Kris Kringle (DBA Santa Claus) 2015 Operating Authority

Approval decision for granting Kris Kringle, doing business as "Santa Claus," special operating authority for the night of December 24-25, 2015.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fines BMW $40 million for failing to meet safety requirements

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fines BMW $40 million for failing to meet safety requirements

News Digest 125-15

FMCSA Launches Online Unified Registration System that Strengthens Safety and Improves Efficiency.  On Dec. 12, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched a new, simplified online registration process that truck and bus companies, freight forwarders, brokers,...