October 2015 Driving Sets New Record, New Federal Data Show

WASHINGTON – New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that U.S. driving reached 273.5 billion miles in October 2015, the highest of any October on record, and more than 2.63 trillion miles so...

3rd Quarter 2015 Airline Financial Data

3rd Quarter 2015 Airline Financial Data

FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing...

October Airline On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, Month

WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 87.0 percent in October 2015, up from both the 80.0 percent on-time rate in October 2014 and the 86.5 percent mark in September 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report...

Federal Highway Administration Announces $2 Million in Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Roads and Bridges in Oregon and Washington

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to...

News Digest DOT 123-15

FMCSA Proposed Rule Would Close Safety Gap by Requiring All Large Commercial Truck Passengers to Use Safety Belts.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it is seeking public comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requiring passengers riding in...

Federal Highway Administration Ranked Among U.S. Government’s ‘Best Places to Work’ for Fourth Straight Year

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) was named one of the best places to work in the federal government Tuesday by the Partnership for Public Service. 

Maritime Administration Celebrates Completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project

$50 million in essential infrastructure improvements will create jobs and boost the local economy

PITI, Guam – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced the completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project.  The $50 million project,...

U.S. DOT Fines Fiat Chrysler $70 million for Failure to Provide Early Warning Report Data to NHTSA

September 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

September 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data