This is a big day. We are here to talk about safety on America's roads, streets, and highways.
And in giving remarks like this, it might be customary to begin by telling the story of a person whose life was cut short, or forever changed - to help people to picture the reality...
As the nation grapples with rise in traffic fatalities, new strategy outlines steps for the U.S. Department of Transportation and calls on stakeholders from across sectors to take action to address this urgent crisis
The U.S. Department of Transportation...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of November 2021 for on-time performance, mishandled baggage, mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, complaints received, and oversales. The...
Secretary Buttigieg gives remarks at the
Consumer Electronics Show on the future of transportation innovation
Las Vegas, Nevada
January 6, 2021
Hello, I’m Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and it’s an honor to address this year’s CES. I wish that I...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Delivers Sharp Increase in Funding
for Appalachian Development Highway System Improvements
WASHINGTON – President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced more than $1.2 billion for the Appalachian...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of up to $17.8 million over five years to re-establish seven Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Centers across the...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) today announced a final rule that will help it move more swiftly to protect aviation consumers from unfair and deceptive practices. The rule will simplify and speed up the hearing procedures that the Department uses when it issues...
Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Robin Hutcheson will become the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As Deputy Administrator, Ms. Hutcheson will serve as the Acting Administrator.
Since January 2021, Ms. Hutcheson...