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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its October 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on marketing and reporting air carrier data compiled for the month of August 2018. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the appointment of 15 members to DOT’s new Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking.
“Members of this committee have extensive experience in combating human trafficking, and the Department looks...
WASHINGTON – By the end of the 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made available more than $63.9 billion in FY 2018 multi-modal discretionary and formula transportation investments and $1.6 billion in FY 2017 discretionary funds. This marks a...
USDOT Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Bill PassageStatement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
This 5-year reauthorization – the longest since the 1980’s – provides the certainty and resources the FAA needs to help ensure the safety and efficiency of our...
What They Are Saying:U.S. DOT Announces Latest Federal Guidance on Autonomous Vehicles
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA):"With the new AV 3.0 guidelines, Sec. Elaine L. Chao has focused on road and driver safety while leaving room for...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Allegiant Air $225,000 for violating federal law and the Department’s airline consumer protections rules concerning tarmac delays and ordered it to cease and desist from future similar violations.
DOT’s Aviation...
The first joint, multi-modal guidance document for on-road surface transportation automation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released new Federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the safe integration of automation into...
Fatal motor vehicle crashes are down by almost 2 percent after two years of large increases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that 2017 highway fatality...