DOT Fines Brazilian Airline for Violations of Airline Consumer Rules

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the Brazilian airline GOL $250,000 for violating a number of DOT’s rules protecting the rights of air travelers.  This is the largest penalty assessed for violations of the rules adopted in April 2011.

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Kirk Avenue Bus Facility to Improve Transit Service in Baltimore

BALTIMORE – U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari and Federal Transit Administrator (FTA) Peter Rogoff today participated in a groundbreaking to replace the Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) aging Kirk Avenue bus maintenance garage with a modern facility that will...

FMCSA’s Moving Fraud Task Force Shuts Down Five Companies in One Week

Investigators suspend web of related movers in Florida and South Carolina

WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that its Moving Fraud Task Force has shut down five household goods moving companies...

FMCSA Orders Phoenix-based Bus Company Shut Down for Failing to Ensure Vehicle and Driver Safety, Endangering the Traveling Public

WASHINGTON – Safety investigators for the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have ordered Phoenix-based Autobuses Rayon, Inc., USDOT No. 2011920, to immediately cease all passenger transportation operations after finding that the company was...

News Digest DOT 98-13

DOT Soliciting Applications for University Transportation Center Grants. 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $275 Million Loan for Northwest Corridor Project in Atlanta

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined representatives from the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta today to announce a Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $275 million to build new reversible lanes along I-75 and I-575. ...

August 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Down 0.1 Percent from August 2012

August 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Down 0.1 Percent from August 2012

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NHTSA Announces Final Rule Requiring Seat Belts on Motorcoaches

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a final rule requiring lap and shoulder seat belts for each passenger and driver seat on new motorcoaches and other large buses.  This new rule enhances the safety of...

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% in September from August

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% in September from August