WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $2.47 million for projects that will speed deployment of innovative road and bridge work in Maine, Pennsylvania and Washington. The funds, the first awarded this calendar year...
Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Plan to Add Two Automatic Emergency Braking Systems to Recommended Vehicle Advanced Technology Features
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx launched the “Mayors' Challenge for Safer People and Safer Streets,” which invites Mayors and local elected officials to attend a Safer People, Safer Streets Summit and then take significant action over the next year to improve...
November 2014 Passenger Airline Employment Data
FMCSA Releases Crash Weighting Analysis; Seeks Public Input on Next Steps. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced through the Federal Register a study that examined (1) whether Police Accident Reports provide sufficient, consistent, and reliable information...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $1.33 billion loan to Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for construction of the East Link Light Rail Extension Project. The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA...
BTS Releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2015. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has published the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2015 – a quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics. The 18th annual Pocket Guide covers data on moving people and...
Largest Civil Penalty Assessed Against a Carrier for Violating Tarmac Delay Rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that Southwest Airlines violated federal rules involving lengthy tarmac delays last January. Southwest failed to offer passengers...
October 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
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