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Improved website design will make it easier for travelers to understand their rights
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it is launching its redesigned airline consumer website.
“This redesigned website will provide clear...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued a final rule that expands the Department’s current drug testing panel to include certain semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone) to its drug testing panel for DOT-regulated...
September 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
BTS Releases National Census of Ferry Operators Highlights - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the 2016 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States. Key findings from the 163 ferry operators that...
Check for recalls twice a year on NHTSA.gov/recalls
WASHINGTON – As the end of daylight saving time approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding motorists to check their vehicles for open recalls as part...
Department Encourages Local, State, and Tribal Governments to Complete a Notice of Intent
WASHINGTON – Joined by hundreds of drone operators, industry leaders, members of the public, law enforcement and first responders, and local, state, tribal and federal officials at Department...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced they have awarded a grant to the Maryland Department of...
WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump directed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions. The Unmanned Aircraft...
WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump directed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)...