Updated rule would slash highest federal paperwork burden after taxes and prevent fatigued drivers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to require interstate commercial truck and...
December 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Up 6.1 Percent from December 2012
Freight Shipments Fell 2.8% in January from December
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Salem, Mass.-based passenger carrier D’Boston Transportation, LLC, USDOT No. 2456132, to immediately cease all passenger transportation services due to widespread and serious...
Daylight Saving Time to Begin Sunday, March 9 for Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2014, when clocks will be turned ahead one hour, providing an additional hour of daylight in the evening. Under law, daylight saving...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today highlighted $2.5 billion recommended in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget to advance the construction or completion of 26 rail, bus rapid transit (BRT), and streetcar projects in 16 states. These projects, competitively funded...
Four-year, $302 Billion Surface Reauthorization Proposal Would Help Address Infrastructure Deficit, Provide Greater Access to Ladders of Opportunity
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today praised the Administration’s vision for transportation as...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed to approve United Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s downtown Haneda Airport from San Francisco, Calif.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a new report on the state of America's transportation infrastructure, 2013 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance, confirms that more investment is needed to maintain and...
Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S.-NAFTA Trade in December 2013 than in December 2012