September 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

September 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

FRA Releases Options to Guide Future Investment in Nation’s Critical Northeast Corridor

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for NEC FUTURE, FRA’s long-term investment framework for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between...

Statement from Secretary Foxx on the Passing of Jackie Berrien

I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend, Jacqueline Berrien, former chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Jackie was a dedicated public servant and an effective and principled advocate for civil rights, opportunity and justice. She devoted her career to...

News Digest DOT 112-15

FMCSA Webinar Nov. 18 to Examine Large Truck Crash Fatalities Involving Pedestrians and Bicyclists.  In support of the Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People and Safer Streets, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on November 18 will hold a webinar...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for New Orleans Canal Street Ferry

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Transportation Assistant Secretary Carlos Monje, Jr. announced today that the Department of Transportation has awarded the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority a $10 million TIGER grant to replace and modernize the terminal at the New Orleans Canal Street Ferry. The project...

News Digest DOT 111-15

DOT Issues Order Against American Airlines for Violating 24-Hour Rule.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a cease and desist order against American Airlines for violating the Department’s regulation that requires airlines to hold a...

U.S. DOT Imposes Largest Civil Penalty in NHTSA’s History on Takata for Violating the Motor Vehicle Safety Act; Agency Accelerates Recalls to Get Safe Air Bags into U.S. Vehicles

WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued two orders designed to protect the traveling public from defective Takata air bag inflators. The orders impose the largest civil penalty in NHTSA’s history for Takata’s violations of the...

DOT Releases New Online Tool to Help Promote Health through Transportation

Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation has joined with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a new online tool that provides profiles of how transportation may be affecting human health in each State and region. The Transportation and Health Tool provides...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for the Truck-to-Rail and Rail-to-Water Improvements in Jeffersonville

Projects Target Future Needs in Rural and Urban Communities Nationwide

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – Maritime Administrator Paul ‘Chip’ Jaenichen today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the Truck-to-Rail and Rail-to-Water Improvement project at the Port...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant for Montana

Kalispell, MT – U.S. Transportation Under Secretary Peter Rogoff announced today that the Department of Transportation has awarded the City of Kalispell a $10 million TIGER grant to initiate the revitalization of downtown Kalispell. The project is one of 39 federally-funded transportation...