Meghan Keck

Professional biography of Meghan Keck, Director of Public Affairs.

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News Digest DOT 11-14

DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Game Ticket Scams.  Air travelers going to Super Bowl XLVIII this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the Feb. 2 game in East Rutherford, N.J.  Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer...

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $886 Million to New York MTA for Ongoing Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff today awarded approximately $886 million to help the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continue rebuilding and replacing transportation equipment and facilities damaged or...

Statement on NTSB Crude Oil Recommendations

Safety is DOT's top priority, and we agree that a comprehensive, all-of-the-above approach is needed to ensure the safe transport of crude oil. DOT has already begun taking actions on these recommendations and other additional steps, from investigating proper classification through the Bakken...

News Digest DOT 10-14

FMCSA Finalizes Rule to Shut Down Carriers Based on Patterns of Safety Violations.  Next week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will publish a Patterns of Safety Violations Rule which implements the agency’s authority to shut down a bus or truck company if the company...

October 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Up 1.8 Percent from October 2012

October 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Up 1.8 Percent from October 2012

U.S. Department of Transportation Fines Qantas for Not Informing Passengers of Opportunity to Leave Delayed Aircraft

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that Qantas Airways, an airline based in Australia, violated federal rules last March by not informing passengers on a delayed aircraft at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport that they had the opportunity to leave the...

News Digest DOT 09-14

DOT Report Finds Rule Prohibiting Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours Has Virtually Eliminated Long Tarmac Delays, Has Little Effect on Cancellations.  The U.S. Department of Transportation today released a report which found that its consumer protection rule prohibiting tarmac delays over three...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Final Rule to Streamline Environmental Reviews for Transit, Highway Projects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a final rule this week that will significantly cut red tape, while achieving better environmental outcomes, for certain transit and highway projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and spur them towards completion...