PHMSA to Seeks Information on Crude Oil Volatility through ANPRM

New USDOT Report on Highway, Transit Conditions Reveals America’s $926 Billion Infrastructure Investment Need

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a new report on the state of America's transportation infrastructure, “2015 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance,” confirms that more investment is needed not only to maintain...

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FMCSA Sets Schedule for Safety Fitness Determination - Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. On January 21, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update its present Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) methodology and...

October 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

BTS Statistics Release: November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.5 percent in November from October, rising for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of...

DOT Focuses on Training to Improve Access to Air Travel for Individuals with Disabilities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released a series of new disability-related training materials for airlines and passengers with disabilities on the four areas where the Department receives the greatest number of air travel disability complaints. DOT worked...

FMCSA Issues Guidance to Organizations and Businesses Transporting Passengers to Clarify Existing Federal Regulations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued guidance to organizations and businesses that transport passengers in interstate commerce, clarifying existing FMCSA regulations and requirements that have...

USDOT Announces New Federal Committee on Automation

Committee to Hold First Meeting on January 16, 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced today that it is establishing a new advisory committee focused on automation across a number of modes. The committee, which includes leading professionals and...

Transportation Department Issues Report on Economic Growth Due to Transportation Investments During Recovery Act

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a new report introduced by Vice President Joe Biden, Shovel Worthy: What the Recovery Act Taught Us About Investing in Our Nation’s Infrastructure, to review the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act...

New FHWA Rules Aim to Improve Performance of Nation’s Highway System

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released two final rules outlining new performance measures to improve the condition of the nation’s roads and bridges and assess travel reliability, congestion and emissions at a national level. The...

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