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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. It is one of ten agencies within the U.S. Department of Transportation concerned with intermodal transportation.
What does the FRA do...FMCSA is the lead federal government agency responsible for regulating and providing safety oversight of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), to include more than 500,000 commercial trucking companies, more than 4,000 interstate bus companies, and more than four million commercial...
The SLSDC is a wholly owned government corporation responsible for the operations and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Lake Erie. This includes maintaining and operating the two U.S. Seaway locks in Massena, NY, and performing...
The FHWA, a USDOT agency, supports state and local governments in the design, construction and maintenance of the nation’s highway system, and roads on federally and tribally owned lands.
What does FHWA do?FHWA provides financial and...
PHMSA is an operating administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation that develops and enforces regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation's 2.6 million mile pipeline transportation system and nearly 1 million daily shipments...
The Federal Aviation Administrator is the regulator of all the nation’s civil aviation activities, including management of air traffic in U.S. airspace.
What does FAA do?Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.
The FAA...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that works to reduce deaths and injuries and economic costs due to motor vehicle crashes.
What does NHTSA Do?NHTSA works to deliver safer...
Who is MARAD?
The Maritime Administration is the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation dealing with waterborne transportation. Its programs promote the use of waterborne transportation and its seamless integration with other segments of the transportation system, and the...