Federal Highway Administration Announces $2 Million in Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Oregon and Washington

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to...

News Digest DOT 123-15

FMCSA Proposed Rule Would Close Safety Gap by Requiring All Large Commercial Truck Passengers to Use Safety Belts.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it is seeking public comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requiring passengers riding in...

Federal Highway Administration Ranked Among U.S. Government’s ‘Best Places to Work’ for Fourth Straight Year

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) was named one of the best places to work in the federal government Tuesday by the Partnership for Public Service. 

Maritime Administration Celebrates Completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project

$50 million in essential infrastructure improvements will create jobs and boost the local economy

PITI, Guam – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced the completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project.  The $50 million project,...

U.S. DOT Fines Fiat Chrysler $70 million for Failure to Provide Early Warning Report Data to NHTSA

September 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

September 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

Electronic Logging Devices to be Required Across Commercial Truck and Bus Industries

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the adoption of a Final Rule that will improve roadway safety by employing technology to strengthen commercial truck and bus drivers’ compliance...

October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

U.S. DOT Imposes Civil Penalty on Harbor Freight Tools For Failure To Recall Trailer Kits

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has imposed a $1 million civil penalty on Harbor Freight Tools, an equipment importer, for failing to issue a timely recall of more than 800,000 after-market trailer...

U.S. Department of Transportation to Investigate Possible Discrimination through Alabama Driver License Office Closures

WASHINGTON — Today, following widespread closures and reduction in services at driver license offices across Alabama, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will investigate whether these actions by the State and the Alabama Law Enforcement...