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Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2024 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of March 2024 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, and 1st quarter oversales. The ATCR is...Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $10.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Plan Housing Near Transit
Priority will be given to mixed-use development projects near transit stations that promote affordable housingU.S. Department of Transportation’s Research Agency Advances Work to Incorporate Artificial Intelligence Safely into Transportation Applications
New RFI now in Federal Register seeks input from a broad array of stakeholders on how best to pursue this emerging technologyFRA Continues Strengthening Rail Safety Through New Rules Requiring Certification of Dispatchers and Signal Employees
Final rules announced today will require railroads to certify train dispatchers and signal employees and bolster training requirementsFMCSA Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Fraudulent Household Goods Movers and Brokers
Ahead of busy summer moving season, agency conducts enforcement sweep and provides consumer resourcesUSDOT Keeps Infrastructure Week Going into the Infrastructure Decade with New Video and Fact Sheet
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation is celebrating the historic progress of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and its impact on America’s transportation systems — and charging forward on the country’s Infrastructure Decade— with a new fact sheet and video featuring...DOT BIL Progress Fact Sheet
Biden-Harris Administration Selects 99 Communities for Grants Aimed at Making Local Roads Safer; Invites Applications for Future Rounds of Funding
More than half of all trips are three miles or fewer, and USDOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for all funding deployed at the community level stands to improve safety for short trips that can be made by bike and on footDOT Fines Volaris $300,000 for Unlawfully Keeping Hundreds of Passengers on the Tarmac for Hours
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Volaris Airlines $300,000 for violating federal statutes and the Department’s rule prohibiting tarmac delays of four hours or more on international flights without providing passengers an opportunity to deplane. The airline was...