December 2015 North American Freight Numbers

News Digest - DOT 15-16

BTS Seeks Nominations for Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is seeking nominations for the newly-created Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group. The working group, mandated by the...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $500 Million in Eighth Round of TIGER Funding

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced $500 million will be made available for transportation projects across the country under an eighth round of the highly successful Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program....

Federal Railroad Administration Awards Wisconsin $3 Million to Increase Safety along Railroad Crossings in Waukesha County

Part of agency’s comprehensive campaign to reduce fatalities at railroad crossings

Village of Pewaukee, Wis. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded a $3 million grant to the State of Wisconsin to increase safety at 10 railroad crossings along 10 miles of...

U.S. Driving Tops 3.1 Trillion Miles In 2015, New Federal Data Show

FMCSA Declares California 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 California-licensed truck driver Edward Herbert Crane to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial...

2015 Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year

WASHINGTON – Airline consumer complaints filed with DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division during 2015 were up 29.8 percent from 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.

For all of last year, the Department received 20...

December 2015 Passenger Airline Employment Data

PHMSA Releases Preliminary Results for Plains Pipeline Failure Investigation

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today provided a preliminary report regarding its investigation into the Plains All American pipeline failure, which occurred on May 19, 2015, in Santa Barbara County,...

Federal Railroad Administration Awards Louisiana $1.1 Million to Increase Safety at Rail Crossings Along 6-Mile Route in Baton Rouge