May 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

Airlines Report Fourteen Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, Two Tarmac Delays Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in May

WASHINGTON – Airlines reported 14 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and two tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in May, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. Ten of...

PHMSA Releases Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery and Accident Notification Regulatory Proposal

Proposal package requires faster notification following pipeline accidents, other important regulatory adjustments and updates.

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

TRAVEL ADVISORY: NHTSA Encourages Motorists to Drive Sober this Fourth of July Holiday

WASHINGTON – As one of the deadliest holidays for drunk driving crashes quickly approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging motorists to drive sober, be alert and always buckle up.

During...

U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, STATE, AND TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCE DEADLINES AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS UPDATE ON GULF CARRIER SUBSIDY CLAIMS

The U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation announced an open forum on April 10, 2015, and issued a Federal Register notice on May 5, 2015 (80 FR 25671), soliciting information and views on assertions that three foreign airlines – Emirates Airline,...

U.S. TRADE MISSION TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONCLUDES IN KENYA

NAIROBI, Kenya – A U.S. trade delegation led by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and joined by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets Arun Kumar concluded a three-nation trade mission in Nairobi, Kenya, today. The mission introduced representatives from 14 U.S. companies...

April 2015 North American Freight Numbers

Veterans Transition into Civilian Jobs as Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers in Record Numbers through USDOT/FMCSA Program

WASHINGTON – More than 10,000 veterans and active duty personnel have now taken advantage of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Military Skills Test Waiver Program. In the first three years of the Military...

U.S. Driving Nears 1 Trillion Miles In First Four Months of 2015

Nation’s Driving Increases for 14th Month in a Row

WASHINGTON – New estimates released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show that Americans drove 987.8 billion miles for the first four months of the year, topping...

FTA Proposes Rule to Improve Testing Safety, Reliability of New Transit Buses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) that would improve the process for testing the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with federal dollars. The proposed rule would...

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