Frontier Airlines Fined $1.5 Million for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Frontier Airlines $1.5 million for violating the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays.  The airline was ordered to cease and desist from future similar violations.

Of the $1.5...

July 2017 Flight Cancellations Down From Previous Year, Equal to June 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its September 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, on air carrier data compiled for the month of July 2017.  In July, the reporting carriers canceled 1.1 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, an improvement over the...

July 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative Application Development Awards

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded six application development research contracts, totaling $6.185 million* for a period of performance through FY 2019, under its Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI) to improve...

U.S. DOT Releases New Automated Driving Systems Guidance

Ann Arbor, MI - The U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released new federal guidance for Automated Driving...

Purple Line FFGA Signing & Groundbreaking

Remarks as Prepared for DeliveryU.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. ChaoPurple Line FFGA Signing & GroundbreakingTakoma Park, MarylandMonday, August 28, 2017

Good morning, everyone.  And thank you, Secretary Peter Rahn,...

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $25 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Rebuild Florida’s Infrastructure Following Hurricane Irma

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has directed Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials to make $25 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds available to help Florida address the initial damage resulting from Hurricane Irma. The funds, which...

Emergency Declaration Issued by USDOT in Advance of Hurricane Irma

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to issue a Regional Emergency Declaration in advance of Hurricane Irma for the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $500 Million Funding Opportunity through TIGER Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the opportunity for state and local stakeholders to apply for $500 million in discretionary grant funding through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.

“The TIGER grant program is a...

Department of Transportation Update on Hurricane Harvey

WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation and all operating agencies continue to work closely with officials in Texas as well as FEMA and Department of Homeland Security to assess the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey as we begin to move from rescue to recovery process.

USDOT’s...