May 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data

FHWA Releases Latest National Highway Construction Cost Index Figures

WASHINGTON – The FHWA today released its latest National Highway Construction Cost Index, a quarterly estimate of the rising cost of domestic highway construction and maintenance over time. It is the first time the Index – now called “NHCCI 2.0” – has been published since the agency made major...

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Order Proposing to Grant Authority to Norwegian Air UK

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued a show cause order tentatively granting a foreign air carrier permit to Norwegian Air UK (NAUK), the UK-flag subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle. DOT’s order is now open for public comment by interested parties. ...

Airlines Report 27 Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delays Over Four Hours on International Flights in May

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its July 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of May 2017. In May, airlines reported 27 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and no...

April 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $226.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Transit Bus Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity to apply for approximately $226.5 million in competitive grant funding for transit bus projects nationwide. The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure...

U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Plan for Northeast Corridor

Sets Stage for Expedited Permitting Process for Rail Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Record of Decision (ROD). NEC FUTURE is FRA’s...

May 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

FMCSA Announces Electronic Logging Device Implementation National Tour

New public education campaign is designed to help commercial motor vehicle drivers transition to electronic logging devices

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced its electronic logging device...

U.S. Department of Transportation to reexamine civil penalty rate for Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is reexamining a rule that adjusts civil penalties related to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for inflation.

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