DOT issues notice of proposed rulemaking on improved rear impact protection for trailers and semitrailers

DOT issues notice of proposed rulemaking on improved rear impact protection for trailers and semitrailers 

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Improved Rear Impact Protection for Trailers and Semitrailers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that focuses on upgrading the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) that address underride protection in light-vehicle crashes into...

News Digest - December 4, 2015

DOT Releases Plan for Accessing Federally Funded Research Results.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released its Public Access Plan: Increasing Access to Federally Funded Research Results. This plan sets out a framework for enhancing the tracking of the complete...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Announces $410 Million in Emergency Relief for Road and Bridge Repairs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $410 million in emergency relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help 33 states, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana...

Statement from Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on House passage of the Transportation Bill

“After 36 extensions, hundreds of Congressional meetings, two bus tours, visits to 43 states, and so much uncertainty, it has been a long and bumpy ride to a long-term transportation bill.  It’s not perfect, and there is still more left to do, but it reflects a bipartisan compromise I...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $211 Million TIFIA Loan for US 301 Project in Delaware

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $211 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to finance construction of the new US 301 mainline toll project in Delaware to...

Federal Transit Administration Kicks Off Initiative to Help Communities Develop Successful Transit-Oriented Development Projects

Federal Transit Administration Kicks Off Initiative to Help Communities Develop Successful Transit-Oriented Development Projects

Federal Highway Administration Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief for Washington State’s Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to help repair roads...

New Data Show Increase in Older Drivers on the Road

Drivers 50 or Older Remain Fastest Growing Demographic, Supports 30-year Framework

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published new data today that show a record-high 214.3 million licensed...

DOT Explores Consensus-Based Initiative to Make Flying Easier for Individuals with Disabilities

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department has hired a neutral convenor to consider the feasibility of a negotiated rulemaking to develop additional rules to ensure equal access to air transportation for air travelers....