WASHINGTON – As one of the deadliest holidays for drunk driving crashes quickly approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging motorists to drive sober, be alert and always buckle up.
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The U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation announced an open forum on April 10, 2015, and issued a Federal Register notice on May 5, 2015 (80 FR 25671), soliciting information and views on assertions that three foreign airlines – Emirates Airline,...
NAIROBI, Kenya – A U.S. trade delegation led by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and joined by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets Arun Kumar concluded a three-nation trade mission in Nairobi, Kenya, today. The mission introduced representatives from 14 U.S. companies...
April 2015 North American Freight Numbers
WASHINGTON – More than 10,000 veterans and active duty personnel have now taken advantage of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Military Skills Test Waiver Program. In the first three years of the Military...
Nation’s Driving Increases for 14th Month in a Row
WASHINGTON – New estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that Americans drove 987.8 billion miles for the first four months of the year, topping...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) that would improve the process for testing the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with federal dollars. The proposed rule would...
1st Quarter 2015 Airline Financial Data
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are jointly proposing standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that would improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution to reduce...
FAA and the European Union Plan to Extend and Expand Cooperative Work Toward Seamless Air Traffic Services for Aircraft Flying Between the U.S. and Europe. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and the European Commission’s Director General for Mobility and Transport, Mr. Joao Aguiar Machado,...