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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines for providing inaccurate information to passengers about how much compensation they could potentially receive for being...
DOT Fines Air Canada for Violating Rules Protecting Air Travelers with Disabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) fined Air Canada $225,000 for violating the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and the Department’s disability regulation by not adequately responding to complaints...
June 2016 North American Freight Numbers
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PHMSA Proposes to Harmonize U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations to International Standards. Today, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is seeking comment on proposed revisions to the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain...
FHWA’s ‘Traffic Volume Trends’ Report Shows Gains In Nearly Every State
WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving reached 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months...
We welcome the entry into force on August 21 of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States and Mexico that was signed on December 18, 2015. This new agreement will expand travel and trade between the United States and Mexico, and facilitate broader economic growth in...
BTS Releases Smartphone App for Pocket Guide to Transportation – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has introduced its most innovative product – a smartphone app for the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016. The...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced in a letter to the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia departments of transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair roads and bridges damaged by heavy rain and flooding in Louisiana.
“The...
June 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data