Detailed Report Shows Most Railroads Will Miss Positive Train Control Deadline

Detailed Report Shows Most Railroads Will Miss Positive Train Control Deadline

MARAD Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Port of Brownsville Marine Cargo Dock

TIGER Grant Funding Supports Regional and National Economic Growth

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Maritime Administrator Paul ‘Chip’ Jaenichen today joined state and local officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a marine cargo dock at the Port of...

FMCSA Orders Utah Bus Company to Cease all Operations

WASHINGTON – A Woods Cross, Utah-based bus company that primarily transported children has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to cease all intrastate and interstate operations for repeatedly operating unsafe vehicles and...

NHTSA and Safe Kids Worldwide Encourage Parents and Caregivers to Take Proactive Steps in Preventing Child Heatstroke in Hot Vehicles

31 children died last year as a result of heatstroke; 11 so far in 2015

OXON HILL, MD – As part of National Heatstroke Prevention Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) joined Safe Kids Worldwide in urging parents...

GAO Report Supports Positive Safety Impact of Hours-of-Service Rule

WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a response today to the recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that examined the Agency’s 2014 study on the hours-of-service (HOS) changes that were made in 2011 and implemented in 2013. The report...

May 2015 North American Freight Numbers

May 2015 North American Freight Numbers

Substantial Demand Underscores Need for TIGER Grants

TIGER 2015 applications totaled $9.8 billion, far exceeding the $500 million for the program

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for its seventh round of Transportation Investment...

FRA Announces Final Rule to Prevent Unattended Trains from Rolling Away

Adds securement verification requirements to provide greater safety

WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude, ethanol, poisonous by inhalation (PIH), toxic by inhalation (TIH), and other...

U.S. DOT announces Fiat Chrysler enforcement action

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has acknowledged violations of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act’s requirements to repair vehicles with safety...

News Digest DOT 67-15

BTS Releases Geographic Databases for 2015.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics released the 2015 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) this week.  The NTAD is a compilation of datasets representing the nation’s...