April 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

April 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

April Airline On-Time Performance Up, Cancellations Down From Previous Year, March

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.6 percent in April, up from both the 77.3 percent on-time rate posted in April 2013 and the 77.6 percent on-time rate posted in March 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer...

News Digest DOT 53-14

FMCSA Grants Exemption to Livestock Haulers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that drivers of vehicles hauling livestock will be granted a one-year exemption from the 30-minute break requirement during the first eight hours of a shift. This requirement is...

Federal Railroad Administration Launches Investigation into Recent Metra Incidents

Inspectors to conduct 45-day focused safety assessment of Metra

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 45-day focused deep dive safety assessment of Chicago’s Metra in response to three...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for I-65 Bridge over Alabama’s Middle River

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the release of $1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Alabama Department of Transportation for repairs to the northbound I-65 bridge over Middle River in Baldwin and...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $2 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Delaware’s I-495 Bridge Over Christina River

Funds will help begin repair work to critical Wilmington-area bridge

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate release of $2 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration to help the Delaware Department...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces the Availability of $100 Million for New Ladders of Opportunity Initiative to Connect More Americans with Jobs

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces the Availability of $100 Million for New Ladders of Opportunity Initiative to Connect More Americans with Jobs

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $123.5 Million to Improve Passenger Ferry Services, Ferry Boats and Terminals

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the award and distribution of approximately $123.5 million for passenger ferry projects and ferry operators throughout the United States and selected territories. The funds will support existing ferry service on many of the...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Breaks Ground on San Juan’s $16.1 Million PR 18/21 Improvements Project

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla and other territorial officials for the groundbreaking of the PR 18/21 Improvements project on the island’s busiest north-south corridor. The $16.1 million project, which relies on...

News Digest

DOT 52-14

United States – Botswana Open-Skies Aviation Agreement Enters Into Force.  The United States – Botswana Open-Skies aviation agreement, which was negotiated in December 2013 at the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Conference (ICAN), entered into force on May 23,...