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PHILADELPHIA –Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the four winning cities of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Every Place Counts Design Challenge, which aims to raise awareness and identify inclusive community design solutions that bridge the...
New safety law now requires all passengers in large trucks to buckle up
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Deputy Administrator Daphne Jefferson today awarded top honors in the 2016 “Be...
BTS Releases Geographic Databases for 2016- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the 2016 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) this week. The NTAD is a compilation of datasets representing the nation’s transportation...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden today were joined by representatives from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), American Airlines, and the...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Tennessee-licensed truck driver Randall J. Weddle to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce...
April 2016 North American Freight Numbers
Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. awards additional $10 million
COLUMBUS, OH – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that Columbus, OH has been selected as the winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT)’s Smart City Challenge. As winner of...
Winning city to receive up to $1 million in “smart intersection” vehicle-to-everything technology
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that Continental Automotive has become a partner in the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)’s Smart City Challenge...
Launch Partner Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. will provide continued support to all seven cities
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that it will collaborate with government and private sector partners to help all seven finalist cities...
Regulations will create new opportunities for business and government to use drones
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules (PDF) for routine commercial use of small...