U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Joins Kentucky, Ohio Governors for Signing of Brent Spence Bridge Agreement

COVINGTON, Ky. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the signing of a Memorandum...

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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Charlotte Streetcar Starter Line

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined Mayor Anthony Foxx and other local officials to break ground on the Charlotte Streetcar Starter...

Airlines Report Two Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, None Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in October

Airlines reported two tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights but no tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in October...

New NHTSA Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent

New NHTSA Analysis Shows 2011 Traffic Fatalities Declined by Nearly Two Percent Highway deaths fell to lowest level in more than six decades, down 26 percent since 2005

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (...

U.S. Department of Transportation Orders LEX Express, Inc. to Shut Down

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FMCSA Orders Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service to Shut Down

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Ben Gordon Enterprises LLC d.b.a. Gordon’s Tree Service of Slidell, La., to...

U.S. DOT Proposes Broader Use of Event Data Recorders to Help Improve Vehicle Safety

U.S. DOT Proposes Broader Use of Event Data Recorders to Help Improve Vehicle Safety Requirement aims to capture valuable safety-related information in seconds before and during a motor vehicle crash

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National...

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE RAY LAHOOD SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE RAY LAHOOD, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, ON HIGH SPEED RAIL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 6, 2012

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