February 2016 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

NHTSA Kicks Off Click It or Ticket Campaign as Traffic Fatalities Rise

CHICAGO – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Illinois State Police, the Chicago Police Department...

Accident/Incident Reporting Time; Cost Recovery; Operator Qualification; Plastic Pipe Among Topics to be Discussed at Upcoming Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee Meetings

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced that it will hold meetings with its Pipeline Advisory Committees from June 1-3, 2016 to consider and vote on proposed rulemakings that, if implemented, would strengthen...

March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Digest - DOT 53-16

FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory for the Immediate Repair and Retesting of TYTAL Cargo Tanks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice to owners and operators of cargo tank motor vehicles manufactured by...

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Denver Southeast Light Rail Extension at Groundbreaking Ceremony

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the groundbreaking of Denver’s Southeast Rail Extension Project, which will add to Colorado’s growing transit system by expanding light rail service south of Denver. ...

PHMSA Seeks Nominations for Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees

Committees evaluate proposed pipeline safety standards and provide information, advice, and recommendations on policy initiatives.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)...

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Kansas City Streetcar Grand Opening

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today joined Kansas City Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James Jr. and other local officials to celebrate the opening of a two-mile streetcar...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $10 Million TIGER Grant to Extend Amtrak Service to Burlington

Project includes new passenger platforms in Middlebury, Vergennes, and Burlington

BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg joined U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, U.S. Congressman...

FMCSA Declares Tennessee Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Tennessee-licensed truck driver Jason L. Flynn to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor...

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